ARTICLE VII

SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS

 

(Amended 03/13/79; 03/14/89; 03/13/90; 03/8/94;

03/12/96; 04/8/97; 03/14/00)

 

 

7.30           SIGNS     

 

7.30.1        Advertising signs relating to businesses operated in Kingston shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area on both sides of Route 125, or twenty-four (24) square feet in area elsewhere in town, and shall be limited to one sign per two miles of road for any business.  No signs shall be permitted for any businesses not conducted in Kingston.

 

7.30.2        Signs must be permanently affixed at their site and set back a minimum of fifteen (15) feet from the pavement edge.  Flashing, intermittent, or revolving signs are not permitted.  A permit for installation of signs is required from the Board of Selectmen.  In instances where the fifteen-foot setback requirement cannot be met, installation of such a sign requires the approval of the Board of Adjustment.

 

7.30.3        One small sign, not to exceed two (2) square feet in area, used for identification at the business location, may he installed on the building.  If the business is located in a plaza or mall, then each business may have a sign no larger than 24 square feet affixed to its building.

 

7.30.4        The decorative frame of any sign may not exceed (10) percent of the size of the sign.

 

7.30.5        Signs on Route 125 for a plaza or mall shall not exceed 80 square feet.  Signs for each individual business within the plaza or mall shall not exceed 24 square feet on its portion of the building.

 

 

See also Article L, section 50.50 for sign requirements in the Historic District.

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