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24 hours following the event or holiday. For grand openings, such signs may be used for <br /> no more than 7 days. This excludes those signs which need Board of Selectmen approval. <br /> Explanation: This section is proposed to be re-written in order to provide more clarity on the <br /> time frame of these types of signs,. <br /> L. Section 174-55B currently reads: On each lot in a commercial or industrial district, there is <br /> permitted one (1) sign affixed to the exterior of each building for each business therein. The top <br /> edge of each sign shall be not higher than the roof ridge of the building, or the highest point of <br /> the roof if no ridge pole, and not higher than the plate of a flat roof The maximum area of the <br /> sign shall be five percent (5%) of the area of the wall upon which the sign is located. In <br /> addition, an identification sign at each building entrance will be exempted, which shall be up to <br /> four (4) square feet in area or three percent (3%) of the area of wall upon which the sign is <br /> located, if approved by special permit by the Board of Appeals. <br /> 1. By deleting the first, third and fourth sentences of Section 174-55B, moving the second <br /> 0 <br /> sentence with following changes, and adding the new text as follows: Building signs are <br /> allowed up to 10% percent of the aggregate square footage of the front wall area. The <br /> 0 0 # -no 0 -3 <br /> square footage allowed includes a single-sign, a series of signs representing inaivictual <br /> businesses or any combination thereoL Such signs can be placed on any wall, but in no <br /> case shall the total of all building signs exceed 1.0% of the front wall square footage, nor <br /> 0 so <br /> shall any wall have signage exceecting 10%. These signs can be any of the followingo. wall, <br /> window (per requirements in subsection E), projecting, and awning, No such sign shall <br /> 0 0 # <br /> exceed the outline of the face of the building or roof line from which it is viewed. <br /> Explanation: To provide clarity to businesses and developers and for more enforceable <br /> regulations for the Building Inspector as to what signage a building is allowed. As currently <br /> allowed, only one entrance sign is allowed per business. These changes will provide those <br /> businesses with two entrances the legal means to have one sign per entrance, and reduce <br /> requests for variances of this section. <br /> M. Section 174-55C currently reads: In an. industrial district, one (1) freestanding sign. is <br /> permitted on each lot, provided that it does not stand (40) square feet in signboard area, does not <br /> exceed five (5) feet in height and is located closer than fifty (50�) to a lot line. In commercial <br /> districts, one (1) freestanding sign per road access point is permitted. Such signs may not <br /> exceed forty (40) square feet in signboard area and may not be closer than twelve (12) feet to <br /> any lot line. The top edge of any such freestanding shall be not higher than twenty-five (25) <br /> feet vertical measure above the average level of the ground between the supports, of each sign. <br /> 1. By revising the first two sentences of Section 174,-55C to read as follows: <br /> 0 10 <br /> In an industrial district, one (1) freestanding sign 'i's permitted on each lot, provided that it <br /> does not stand (40) square feet in signboard area, does not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height <br /> 0 0 # <br /> and is not located closer than five (5) feet to any lot line or block a line of sight for <br /> pedestrian and traffic safetyif so determined by the D.P.W. Director. <br /> Explanation: The change of five to fifteen feet in height is to provide for the same s,ignage <br /> requirements as in commercial zones (as changed below)�. The change in the location of such <br /> 45 <br />