§ 27-624.01. Gateway Signs (U-L-I Zone).

(a)

A permanent gateway sign identifying the businesses in an urban light industrial zone is permitted, provided that maintenance is the responsibility of a business association or other entity or person designated in a maintenance arrangement approved by the Planning Board, subject to the following design standards:

(1)

Maximum area per sign - one hundred (100) square feet.

(2)

Maximum height - eight (8) feet above established grade.

(3)

Location - at the entrance to an urban light industrial zone, setback from the roadway sufficient to maintain unobstructed lines of vision for five hundred (500) feet in all directions of travel.

(4)

Sign may include the names or logos and addresses of businesses. Such signs may also contain the name or logo of the industrial area. If the name of the industrial area is included, it shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the area of the sign and eight (8) inches in height.

(5)

Materials must be low maintenance, durable, and in keeping with the character of the area. Plastic signs with internal illumination are prohibited.

(6)

Landscaping which is attractive year-round shall be provided at the base of the gateway sign.

(b)

The design and location of a gateway sign and any accompanying entrance feature shall be reviewed by the Planning Board (or its authorized representative) prior to the issuance of a building permit. When the gateway sign or entrance feature is located within a municipality, the municipality shall be notified of receipt of a permit application by the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement. Notification shall be sent not less than ten (10) days prior to issuance of the permit.

(CB-1-1994; CB-29-2014)