A permit shall be required for any sign erected with a surface area in excess of two square feet.

All signs shall be constructed and maintained in a safe, orderly manner. No sign shall be placed in such a position that it will cause danger to vehicular or pedestrian traffic by obscuring view or causing distraction.

Any sign, if illuminated, shall be nonflashing, shall be of enclosed lamp design and shall be lighted in a manner not detrimental to any adjacent property or public right-of-way.

No sign, except traffic signs and other official signs, may be erected or extend onto any public street or right-of-way.

Any sign attached to or painted on a building may not extend more than a maximum distance of six feet from the wall to which it is attached, may cover a maximum of 25% of the total area of the wall to which it is attached and shall not extend beyond the highest point of the roof of the building to which the sign is attached.

The height of any sign may not exceed the building height regulation for the zone in which the sign is to be erected, and in no case may the height of a sign exceed 40 feet, as measured from the ground level to the top of the sign, except in a light manufacturing district as specified in § 155-41.

All signs erected in a residential zone shall be on-premises signs and refer, advertise or direct attention only to activities conducted on the site, except that a temporary directional sign may be erected for special events, if prior approval is granted by the owner of the property on which the sign is to be erected under the same conditions provided for temporary promotional signs in § 155-40A(6).

One temporary sign of contractors, realtors, architects, mechanics and artisans, provided that such signs shall not exceed six square feet and shall be removed within 30 days following completion of work.

One identification sign for each professional and accessory use indicating the name, profession or activity of the occupant of a dwelling or structure and similar type signs, provided that such signs do not exceed an area of two square feet per occupant and are set back a minimum of five feet from the nearest property line.

One identification sign for motels, office buildings, churches, schools, restaurants, mobile home parks, funeral homes and other places of business permitted in respective residential zones, provided that such signs shall not exceed an area of 24 square feet and are set back a minimum distance of 15 feet from the nearest property line.

Signs permitted within the front yard setback area (between the building setback line and the property line).

Signs permitted behind the setback lines of a commercial zone. In addition to the above-regulated signs permitted within the setback area, signs behind the setback line and those attached to a building shall be permitted and regulated as follows:

Off-premises signs may be permitted by special exception only in a commercial zone, provided that such signs comply with the area regulations of the district and that the land on which such sign is erected is owned or leased by the individual or business erecting the sign.

Any sign permitted in the R and C Districts.

A business or identification sign, not to exceed one square foot for every one linear foot of frontage per street occupied, but not to exceed 120 feet for any one sign.

One business or identification sign per street for a group of three or more businesses on one parcel or tract, not to exceed 240 square feet per sign.

Signs not attached to a building shall be set back at least five feet from a lot or street line or any required buffer area. Any sign mounted on a building may project above the ridge line of a sloping roof or above the eave line of a flat roof but cannot exceed 40 feet from ground level.