Montgomery Town City Zoning Code
§ 235-13.3
Business district identification signs.
The following supplemental regulations shall apply to business district identification signs:
A.
A wall identification sign shall be attached to or incorporated in the building wall. Such sign shall have:
(1)
A maximum area of two square feet for each horizontal foot of building wall on which it is mounted.
(2)
A maximum width of 75% of the building wall's horizontal measurement; except where such horizontal measurement is 20 feet or less, the maximum width may be 90% of such a measurement.
(3)
A maximum projection of 12 inches from the face of the building wall to which the sign is attached.
B.
A detached or ground identification sign may be erected where the building is set back from the street line a distance of 40 feet or more. Such sign shall have:
(1)
A maximum area of 100 square feet. For double-faced signs the maximum area shall be 100 square feet per side.
(2)
A maximum height of 20 feet measured vertically from the center line of the nearest street.
(3)
Adequate clear space shall be provided between the signboard and the ground to allow for visibility in vehicles between streets and drives. Necessary supports may extend through such clear space. [See § 235-13.5B(2).]
(4)
A setback of at least 20 feet from any property line, except if the average front setback of existing buildings within the same block is less than 10 feet, then the average setback so established shall be applied to such sign.
C.
Identification signs may be interior-lighted with nonglaring lights or may be illuminated by shielded floodlights; provided, however, that red and green lights shall be set back at least 75 feet from the point of intersection of the street lines at a street corner; and further provided that intermittent or flashing lights shall not be used on or in any sign or in conjunction with any sign. Moving or animated signs shall be prohibited.