Newtown City Zoning Code
§ B70-6.02
General provisions.
[Amended 3-20-2012, effective 4-15-2012; 2-12-2014, effective 3-3-2014]
No zoning permits or site plans shall be approved if the proposed signage is not in conformance with these sign regulations. |
Directional signs shall contain no advertising. |
In all zones other than Residential, signs must be located on the same lot as the building or use to which the sign applies, the wording on the sign shall be limited to the name, trade name, address and profession of the person, organization, building, business or industry using the building lot or building, words descriptive of the items grown, produced, manufactured, sold or stored thereon or the services rendered thereon. |
If any lot lies in two or more zones, the sign regulations for the more restrictive zone will apply to the entire lot. |
Window advertising signs are not allowed in any zone. |
A.
Relationship to the streets.
(1)
In all zones other than Residential, no sign shall be located closer than 25 feet from the paved or traveled portion of any road in any zone with the exception of names and addresses attached to mailboxes or signs placed flush against the front wall of a building in existence.
(2)
Signs shall not conflict with the following corner visibility requirements. Signs shall not be so located as to obstruct or interfere with the visibility of vehicular or pedestrian traffic; they shall not obstruct or interfere with the view of any traffic control sign, signal or device. The minimum required lines of sight are:
(a)
Local residential streets and unclassified streets: 150 feet;
(b)
Minor and major collector streets: 200 feet;
(c)
Arterial streets: 250 feet.
Where the paved or traveled portion of such street is widened, then any sign obstructing the new lines of sight shall be set further back to conform to these requirements. |