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standing signs in commercial zones would be at height establishments are open to the public or in oper-`. i that approaches that of the building height in C zones. ation. Illuminated signs on public buildings and N. Section 174-55D currently reads: Advertising land are exempt from this provision. signs or other devices of any kind advertising products I. By revising Section 174-55F(1) to read as follows: x� or services for sale shall not be permitted to be affixed (1) No sin shall be intermittently illuminatde y gi to the outside or inside windows of any structure so as 'nor ' to be visible from outside of the structure, except that of a traveling light,animated or flashing light type„ ! No internally lit signs shall be allowed exc such signs or devices advertising seasonal products or ept asrovided in subsections 2 b c and d below. ! sale items may be permitted, but in no event shall p O( )' O O more than ten percent 10% of the area of the window Explanation: As proposed limited use of internal illu- q?, be covered by said sign or device. minated signs will be provided for, per requirements outlined in changes to Section 174-55F(2). The dele- I. Also by deleting Section 174-55D and replacing it tion of the neon sign clause is to provide for limited with the following: neon sign use as outlined in Section 174-55F(2). Sign coverage of a window shall not exceed 25% of II By moving the text of existing Section 174-SSF(2) the total window size. A window sign shall be any , sign, picture, symbol, or combination thereof that to Section 174-55F(3) and replacing Section 174- t. is placed inside a window or affixed to the window 55F(2) with the following: � r pane or glass and is intentionally visible from the (2) Signs shall be illuminated in the following exterior of the window. No sign shall be affixed to manner: the outside of window. a) externally illuminated. Explanation: This section,as currently written,is a sit- uation where an attempt is being made to regulate the b)with awall-mounted back-lit lettering sign. "copy" of signs and has been found to be unconstitu- c) freestanding and buildings signs with their tional. Therefore it is being rewritten so that a reason- letters internally lit, not to exceed one hun- able amount of window signage can be provided. dred (100) lumens at eight (8) feet in all direc- 0. Section 174-55E currently reads: No freestanding tions. In no case shall more than 33% of the j sign shall have signboard area (or display area if no sign be lit internally. In addition, any inter- signboard) exceeding the dimensions allowed under nally lit lettering sign shall require Design Subsection C above, measured from the tops of the Review comment and review and a Special topmost display elements, and including in such mea- surements any blank space between display elements. d) Two neon signs shall be allowed per No display or signboard dimensions shall exceed forty premises. The size of each neon sign shall not (40) feet for a freestanding sign. exceed six (6) square feet, or 25% of the win- j I. By revising Section 174-55E to read as follows: dow area,whichever is less. No sign shall have signboard area (or display area Explanation: This proposed rewritten section outlines if no signboard) exceeding the dimensions allowed, the allowed methods of lighting for the Town of Mashpee s C and I zones. The Sign By-law Review and included in any such area measurements is any Committee found that externally lit signs can be haz- space between display elements. ardous to passing traffic. 1 Explanation: Changes are being proposed in order to New methods of lighting are in existence that did not j reduce redundancy to the sign article and make it 'clearer to read, as Section 174-55C outlines the size exist when Mashpee's sign article was originally writ- � requirements. ten. An example of awall-mounted back lit lettering sign is the Stop and Shop building sign. Regarding the P. Section 174-55F currently reads: Illuminated signs internally lit letter provision: the Committee did not are permitted subject to the following conditions: want the Mobil type of externally lit sign with a white, (1) No sign shall be intermittently illuminated,inter- plain background, what emerged was a compromise. nally illuminated nor of a traveling light,animat- The Committee also found that neon signs can provide businesses with a method of letting their customers ed or flashing light type. No exposed neon-type ! signs shall be permitted in the Town of Mashpee. know that they are open during day. c (2) Sign illumination is permitted only between the Q. Section 174-55G currently reads: Illumination. hours of 7:00 a.m.and 11:00 p.m.,except that the Except as otherwise prohibited herein, signs may be illuminated by any fixed steady light of such nature signs of commercial or industrial establishments and in such manner that the brightness of the sign face x may be illuminated during any hours that these does not exceed one hundred (100) lumens per square i 80