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M,Section 174-55E currently reads: No freestanding Sign shall have signboard area (or display area if no tering sign shall require Design Review sig comment and review and a Special Per- signboard) exceeding the dimensions allowed under mit by the Board of Appeals. Subsection C above, measured from the tops of the d) Two neon signs shall be allowed per topmost display elements, and including in such mea- premises.The size of each neon sign shall surements any blank space between display elements. not exceed six (6) square feet, or 25% of No display or signboard dimensions shall exceed forty (40)feet for a freestanding sign. the window area,whichever is less. Explanation: This proposed rewritten section outlines 1.By revising Section 174-55E to read as follows: the allowed methods of lighting for the Town of Mash- No sign shall have signboard area (or display area pees C and I zones. The Sign By-law Review Com- b no signboard) exceeding the dimensions allowed, mittee found that externally lit signs can be hazardous and included in any such area measurements is any to passing traffic. s Space between display elements. i Explanation: changes are being proposed in order to New methods of lighting are existence that did notexist when Mashpee's sign article was originally writ- reduce redundancy to the sign article and make it ten. An example of a wall-mounted back lit lettering clearer to read, as Section 174-55C outlines the size sign is the Stop and Shop building sign. Regarding the requirements. internally lit letter provision: the Committee did not N.Section 174-55F currently reads: Illuminated signs want the Mobil type of externally lit sign with a white, are permitted subject to the following conditions; plain background, what emerged was a compromise. The Committee also found that neon signs can provide (1) No sign shall be intermittently illuminated, businesses with a method of letting their customers internally illuminated nor of a traveling light, know that they are open during the day. animated or flashing light type. No exposed neon-type signs shall be permitted in the Town of �• Section 174-SSG currently reads: Illumination. Mashpee. Except as otherwise prohibited herein, signs may be illuminated by any fixed steady light of such nature (2) Sign illumination is permitted only between and in such manner that the brightness of the sign face the hours of 7:00 a.m.and 11:00 p.m.,except that does not exceed one hundred (100) lumens per square the signs of commercial or industrial establish- foot. Except for nonexposed neon-type signs, where ments may be illuminated during any hours that permitted, such illumination shall be so arranged that these establishments are open to the public or in its exterior source is not directly visible from any way operation. Illuminated signs on public buildings or occupied building, and not illumination shall be of and land are exempt from this provision. any color that might be confusing to traffic. Holiday I.By revising Section 174-55F(1): lights shall not be deemed as coming within the provi- (1)No sign shall be intermittently illuminated, nor sions of this subsection,but this subsection shall apply Of a traveling light,animated or flashing light type. to window signs. No internally lit signs shall be allowed, except as I.By making the following change to the first sentence Provided in subsection s(2)(b), (c) and (d) below. of Section 174-55(G) to read as follows: Except as Explanation: As proposed limited use of internal illu- otherwise prohibited herein, signs may be illumi- Mated signs will be provided for, per requirements nated by any fixed steady light of such nature and outlined in changes to Section 174-55F(2). The dele- in such manner that the brightness of the sign face tion of the neon sign clause is to provide for limited does not exceed or project one hundred (100) neon sign use as outlined in Section 174-55F(2). lumens per square foot. i ,8Y moving the text of existing Section 174-55F(2) Explanation: the addition of"project" is to keep neon to Section 174-55F(3) and replacing Section 174- illumination at a reasonable level and make sure the 5Z(2)with the following: light remains on the same property and does not have (Z)Signs shall be illuminated in the following a"laser"effect of projecting into the atmosphere. manner; P. Section 174-55I currently reads: Where a group a) externally illuminated. [three(3)or more] of business buildings are build as a b) with a wall-mounted back-lit lettering "plaza," "mall," "village"or"shopping center," and it sign. is desired to identify the groupings as such, in addition c) freestanding and buildings signs with to signs permitted for individual buildings or busi- their letters internally lit, not to exceed nesses, there may be permitted one (1) freestanding {' one hundred (100) lumens at eight (8) sign, set back not less than twenty-five (25) feet from feet in all directions. In no case shall each major street and not to exceed eighty (80) square more than 33% of the sign be lit inter- feet in area nor the maximum building height permit- nally. In addition, any internally lit let- ted in the zoning district in which the sign is located. 71