Kent County Zoning Information: 2358 BAY RD, Milford
LED Signage Regulations for Businesses in General Business Districts
Based on § 205-235, the business is allowed to install an on-premises LED sign under the following conditions:
Allowed LED Signage Options
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Wall-Mounted or Canopy Sign
- Size Limit: Up to 10% of the building frontage occupied by the business.
- Placement: Must be mounted on the building facing a state or county road.
- Illumination: Can be internally illuminated.
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Freestanding (Double-Faced) Sign
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Size Limit:
- Up to 32 sq. ft. if placed 5-15 feet from the front property line.
- Up to 64 sq. ft. if placed 15-25 feet from the front property line.
- Up to 100 sq. ft. if placed 25+ feet from the front property line.
- Height Limit: Maximum 35 feet.
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Size Limit:
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Canopy Sign (if applicable)
- Placement: Allowed on one end of the canopy perpendicular to the road or one front-facing sign.
- Size Limit: Each sign cannot exceed 30% of the fascia on the side it is installed.
Reference
Property Info
A.
On-premises signs permitted:
(1)
One single-faced wall mount sign or one architectural canopy sign for each business that is fronted on a state or county road. Such sign shall be no larger than 10% of the area of the building front which each business occupies.
[Amended 2-9-1993 by Ord. No. 93-01]
(2)
One double-faced sign, no more than 100 square feet in area, in accordance with the following setbacks:
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Distance from Front Property Line
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Maximum Size Permitted
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0 to 5
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Not permitted
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5 to 15
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32 square feet
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15 to 25
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64 square feet
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25+
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100 square feet
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(3)
Canopy structures may have only internally illuminated or nonilluminated signs located one sign on each end of the canopy perpendicular to the roadway; or one sign on the front facing the roadway; or on a corner lot, one sign for each street frontage or two signs perpendicular to the road. But in no case shall there be more than two signs on the canopy structure and limited to one sign per face of the canopy. Square footage of each sign shall not exceed 30% of the total of the facia of the side on which the sign is erected.
[Added 3-17-1998 by Ord. No. 98-03]
B.
Sign height shall not exceed 35 feet.
C.
No off-premises signs (billboards) are permitted.
D.
Temporary signs shall be no larger than 64 square feet in area nor more than 750 feet of streamers, flags or pennants.
E.
Signs for the sale of real estate shall be no larger than 96 square feet in area and must be removed within 14 days after settlement.
F.
Off-premises monument sign.
[Added 6-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-12]
(1)
No more than one double-faced off-premises monument sign is permitted per parcel, with no more than one advertisement per side.
(2)
Off-premises monument signs shall not be permitted within a major subdivision.
(3)
Off-premises monument signs shall only be permitted on roads classified as principal or minor arterials and major collectors according to DelDOT's Functional Classification Map.
(4)
If an on-premises sign is located on an individual parcel, no off-premises sign is permitted.
(5)
Off-premises monument signs shall not exceed 32 square feet in area.
(6)
Off-premises monument signs shall be no more than six feet in height.
(7)
Off-premises monument signs shall be set back a minimum of 25 feet from the street right-of-way.
(8)
No off-premises monument sign shall be closer than a five-hundred-foot radius to another off-premises monument sign or billboard