Worcester Zoning Ord. art. IV

Citation: Worcester Zoning Ord. art. IV
Parent Document: Worcester Zoning Ord. art. IV
Jurisdiction: Worcester (municipal)
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Maximum                                                                                                   not both. No building           Multiple signs are permitted. See area
                                                    N/A                  primary      viewable       which shall be permitted                                                                                       multiple panels. See Notes 24 & 25.
                            Number                                                     from a         multiple signs provided
                                                                                                                                   shall have both a painted                       requirements
                                                                          public                                                      roof sign on a sloped                                                          A lot may contain either a roof or
                                                                        entrance.     different        each individual sign                                                                                           freestanding sign but not both.
                                                                                                                                    roof and a roof sign that
                                                                                       street.        meets applicable area
                                                                                                                                   is structurally supported.
                                                                                                        requirements for
                                                                                                         projecting signs.
                                                                                                                                     May be double-sided               In BL, Downtown/                                24 SF for                 48 SF for
                                                                                                                                   provided each side faces       Blackstone Canal Overlay                          residential uses          residential uses
                                                                                                                                    and is viewable from a        districts: 25 SF or 1.5 SF                        except as noted           except as noted
                                         Counted towards maximum                                                                     different public street.      per linear foot of primary     50% of window        in Note 2:                in Note 2:
                                          permitted wall sign area                                                                  Signs consisting of roof           building unit length       area (including
                                                                                     Counted
                                          Where there is a canopy                                                                      signs painted on a          whichever is greater. In         glass doors)     Nonresidential           Nonresidential
                                                                                      towards
                                         with no associated building     12 SF                               16 SF                    sloped roof shall be           BG, ML, MP, IP, IN, A        may be covered        uses:                    uses:
                            Maximum                                                  maximum
                                         on site, the permitted sign                                                                    counted towards             districts: 25 SF or 2 SF      by temporary or
                            Area (SF)    area shall not exceed 2 SF    See Note 3
                                                                                     permitted
                                                                                                        See Notes 7 & 8            permitted wall sign area.       per linear foot of primary        permanent      1 tenant – 64 SF      1 tenant – 80 SF
                                                                                     wall sign
                                           per length of canopy on                                                                  Roof signs with channel            building unit length        window signs.     2 tenants – 80        2 tenants –100
                                                                                        area.
                                          each side viewable from                                                                  letters shall be permitted        whichever is greater.                                 SF                    SF
                                                different street.                                                                  same area as wall signs.        Additional wall sign area       See Note 20.      3 tenants – 100      3 tenants – 120
                                                                                                                                                                   is permitted for buildings                              SF                    SF
                                                                                                                                   For all other roof signs,              with particular                           4+ tenants – 140        4+ tenants –
                                                                                                                                   the maximum permitted              characteristics. See                                 SF                  160 SF
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