[Amended 5-1-1989 ATM by Art. 53; 5-2-1989
STM by Art. 6]
No sign shall be erected on the exterior of
any building or on any land unless and until an application for the
erection of such sign has been filed with the Building Commissioner,
with such information and drawings as he may reasonably require, and
a permit for the erection of the sign has been issued by him. The
fee for such permits shall be $30. The provisions of this section
shall not apply to:
A.
In residential areas, signs such as by the terms of
the Zoning By-Law are permitted.
B.
In all areas, one real estate sign of not over six
square feet in total area advertising the sale or rental of the premises
on which it is located.
C.
In all areas, political campaign signs.
D.
In all areas, temporary on-premises signs at nonprofit institutions
such as but not limited to religious institutions and schools.
[Added 5-6-2013 ATM by
Art. 33]
[Amended 5-2-1989 STM by Art. 6]
A person aggrieved by the refusal of the Building
Commissioner to issue a permit for the erection of a sign or by any
order of the Building Commissioner under this By-Law may appeal to
the Board of Appeals. The provisions of the Zoning By-Law as to the
time for taking such appeal and as to the notice of and hearing thereon
to be held by the Board of Appeals shall apply to appeals under this
By-Law.
The Board of Appeals, in granting a special
permit which in any way varies specific requirements of this By-Law,
or in granting a special permit as otherwise required by this By-Law,
shall consider the following criteria before granting such special
permit:
A.
The specific site is an appropriate location for the
proposed sign or signs.
B.
The proposed sign or signs will not be a nuisance
or a hazard to vehicles or pedestrians.
C.
The proposed sign or signs will not adversely affect
residential properties or business properties in the neighborhood.
D.
The special permit requirements are in accord with
the general spirit and intent of this By-Law.
[Amended 5-2-1989 STM by Art. 6]
The Building Commissioner is hereby designated
and authorized as the officer charged with the enforcement of this
By-Law, and the provisions of the Zoning By-Law in reference to the
enforcement of the Zoning By-Law shall apply also to the enforcement
of this By-Law.
[Added 5-2-1977 ATM by Art. 20; amended 5-2-1989
STM by Art. 6; 5-5-1997 ATM by Art. 25]
A.
Obsolete signs. The Building Commissioner may order
the removal of any sign which remains on the premises after the occupant
using said sign no longer occupies the premises after the expiration
of 30 days' notice sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, to the occupant and the assessed owner of the premises.
In the event that a sign on leased premises is owned by the landlord
of the premises, the sign may remain on the premises for 30 days from
the date that the tenant ceases to occupy the premises, provided that
the landlord removes all lettering from said sign.
[Amended 5-6-2013 ATM
by Art. 33]
B.
Nonconforming signs. The Building Commissioner may
order the removal of any sign which is not in compliance with this
By-Law. All such signage must be removed within 30 days of notification
by the Building Commissioner to the occupant and the assessed owner
of the premises.
