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standing signs in commercial zones would be at height establishments are open to the public or in oper- ation. Illuminated signs on public buildings and that approaches that of the building height in C zones. land are exempt from this provision. N. Section 174-55D currently reads: Advertising signs or other devices of any kind advertising products I. By revising Section 174-55F(l) to read as follows: or services for sale shall not be permitted to be affixed (1) No sign shall be intermittently illuminated,nor to the outside or inside windows of any structure so as of a traveling light,animated or flashing light type.. to be visible from outside of the structure, except that No internally lit signs shall be allowed, except as such signs or devices advertising seasonal products or provided in subsections (2)(b), (c) and (d) below. sale items may be permitted, but in no event shall more than ten percent 10% of the area of the window Explanation: As proposed limited use of internal illu- 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 i 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 174-55F(2) the total window size. A window sign shall be any to Section 174-55F(3) and replacing Section 174- sign, picture, symbol, or combination thereof that 55F(2) with the following: is placed inside a window or affixed to the window he ( ) g2 Si ns shall be illuminated in the following pane or glass and is intentionally visible from t 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- b) with a wall-mounted back-lit lettering sign. uation where an attempt is being made to regulate the c freestanding and buildings signs with their i "copy" of signs and has been found to be unconstitu- ) g tional. Therefore it is being rewritten so that a reason- letters internally lit, not to exceed one hun dred (100) lumens at eight (8) feet in all direc- able amount of window signage can be provided. tions. In no case shall more than 33% of the O. Section 174-55E currently reads: No freestanding sign be lit internally. In addition, any inter- sign shall have signboard area (or display area if no nally lit lettering sign shall require Design signboard) exceeding the dimensions allowed under Review comment and review and a Special Subsection C above, measured from the tops of the Permit by the Board of Appeals. topmost display elements, and including in such mea- d Two neon signs shall be allowed per surements any blank space between display elements. ) g 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- dow area,whichever is less. I. By revising Section 174-55E to read as follows: Explanation: This proposed rewritten section outlines i' No sign shall have signboard area (or display area the allowed methods of lighting for the Town of !k if no signboard) exceeding the dimensions allowed, 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. Explanation: Changes are being proposed in order to New methods of lighting are in existence that did not ` reduce redundancy to the sign article and make it i exist when Mashpee's sign article was originally writ- clearer to read, as Section 174-55C outlines the size ten. An example of a wall-mounted back lit lettering requirements. 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, plain background, what emerged was a compromise. (1) No sign shall be intermittently illuminated, inter- The Committee also found that neon signs can provide nally illuminated nor of a traveling light, animat- businesses with a method of letting their customers ed or flashing light type. No exposed neon-type know that they are open during day. signs shall be permitted in the Town of Mashpee. Q. Section 174-55G currently reads: Illumination (2) Sign illumination is permitted only between the Except cept as otherwise prohibited herein, signs may be hours of 7:00 a.m.and 11:00 p.m.,except that the 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 may be illuminated during any hours that these does not exceed one hundred (100) lumens per square 80 ��