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Town of Georgetown, MA
Essex County
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[Added 3-3-1970 ATM, Art. 46 (Amdt. No. 22)]
A. 
Motion. Signs, any part of which moves or flashes, or signs of the traveling light or animated type, and all beacons and flashing devices whether a part of, attached to or apart from a sign, are prohibited.
B. 
Illumination. All illumination of signs shall be so arranged as not to be directed towards any portion of a public way or upon another lot than that upon which it is located and shall not cause glare on any portion of a public way or upon another lot than that which it is located.
In Districts RA, RB and RC the following signs are permitted:
A. 
One sign for each family residing on the premises indicating the owner or occupant or pertaining to a permitted accessory use, provided that no sign shall exceed one square foot in area.
B. 
One sign not over 12 square feet in area pertaining to permitted buildings and uses of the premises other than dwellings and their accessory uses.
C. 
One temporary unlighted sign not over 12 square feet in area pertaining to the sale, rent or lease of the premises.
D. 
Unlighted directional signs not exceeding one square foot each in area pertaining to permitted buildings and uses of premises other than dwellings and accessory uses.
In Districts CA and CB and CC the following signs are permitted:
A. 
One sign mounted on the face of the building not to exceed in area more than 15% of the front wall area of said building if occupied by a single business; or one sign mounted on the face of the building for each separate business jointly occupying a divided building, each sign not to exceed 15% of the front wall area of that section of the building occupied by any individual business; and provided that in either circumstance the sign does not extend above a flat roof or the elevation of the front wall by more than 20% of the average height of the front elevation of said building.
[Amended 6-16-1997 ATM, Art. 46 (Amdt. 104)]
B. 
One freestanding sign located within the front yard area of a building and not exceeding 15% of the front wall area of the building or 60 square feet, whichever is the smaller, provided that the building has a minimum setback of 30 feet and the sign is so located as to be set back 15 feet from the street line and 20 feet from any side line.
C. 
Directional signs each not to exceed three square feet in area.
D. 
One window sign for each window of the building not to exceed in area 20% of the area of any window upon which located.
In Districts IA and IB the following signs are permitted:
A. 
One sign mounted on the face of the main building not aggregating in area more than 15% of the front wall area of said building as determined by orientation to the principal trafficway or street, and not extending above a flat wall by more than 20% of the average height of the front elevation of said building.
[Amended 6-16-1997 ATM, Art. 46 (Amdt. 104)]
B. 
One freestanding sign located within the front yard area of the building and not exceeding in area 15% of the front wall area of the main building or 60 square feet, whichever is the smaller, provided that said sign is set back a minimum of 20 feet from the street line and located a minimum of 30 feet from lot lines.
C. 
Unlighted directional signs each not to exceed three square feet in area.