350-7.5 Industrial signsA.
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City of Northampton, MA
Friday, November 9, 2018
Chapter 350. Zoning
§ 350-7.5. Signs permitted in any I, BP and PV Districts.
In all I, BP and PV Districts, the following exterior signs, and no others, are permitted:
Signs permitted in § 350-7.3 (R Districts), subject to the same regulations.
Business signs shall be permitted as follows:
In all GI and BP Districts, and for PV Districts as provided in Subsection B(4) below, not more than two wall signs for
each building, provided that each sign:
Shall not project horizontally more than 12 inches from the wall of the building;
The surface area of each sign shall not aggregate more than 7 1/2% of the area of the front or side wall area of the
oor on which it is displayed;
If lighted, it shall comply with lighting standards in § 350-7.4B(6), whether dynamic or static.
In all OI Districts, one wall sign shall be permitted, subject to the regulations set forth in § 350-7.4 above.
In all OI, GI and BP Districts, and for PV Districts as provided in Subsection B(4) below, one ground sign for each
building, provided that:
It shall not exceed 100 square feet in surface area;
It shall be set back at least 15 feet from any street lot line;
It shall be erected so that no portion of it is over 15 feet in an I or BP District and over 10 feet in a PV District
above the ground or sidewalk; and
If lighted, it shall comply with lighting standards in § 350-7.4B(6), whether dynamic or static display.
For PV Districts, for each building either up to two wall signs, as described in Subsection B(1) above, or one ground
sign, as described in Subsection B(3) above.
For GI, BP and PV Districts where a number of individually owned parcels are developed as a single collective entity
(i.e., an industrial, business park, or planned village), the Planning Board may grant a special permit permitting one
additional ground sign for each entrance to the development (not to a speci c building) o of a collector street
identifying the collective entity and/or the individual businesses located therein. Said sign must conform to all of the
requirements for ground signs contained in Subsection B(3) above.
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The Board of Appeals may issue a special permit allowing more than the number of signs herein permitted and/or for signs of a larger size,
but not taller than herein permitted, provided that:
(1)
Signs are located only where they are otherwise permitted in the district; and
(2)
The Board of Appeals determines that the architecture of the building, the location of the building or the land or nature of the use being
made of the building or land is such that additional signs or signs of a larger size would not detract from the character of the neighborhood
and should be permitted in the public interest. Additional ground signs shall only be approved if there are exceptional circumstances to
warrant their approval and if all efforts are undertaken to keep additional ground signs as small and low as possible.
(3)
The Board of Appeals specifies in the permit the exact sign permitted, the size and location of the sign or signs, and, if applicable, imposes
other restrictions. Any change in said signs requires a new or revised special permit unless the special permit specifies what types of changes
are allowed.