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Worcester Zoning Ord. art. IV

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Worcester Zoning Ord. art. IV
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Worcester Zoning Ord. art. IV
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Worcester (municipal)

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Note 7: Projecting Sign Bonus Area: For single-story buildings, where a projecting sign is located on a lot with no permanent freestanding signs and where the total combined area of all permanent
wall signs is 50% or less than what would otherwise be permitted, the maximum projecting sign area is 36 SF.
Note 8: Projecting Sign Bonus Area: For multi-story buildings an additional 0.5 SF of projecting sign area may be added to the base projecting sign area allowance for each linear foot of building
height.
Note 9: Projecting signs shall not be located closer than fifteen (15) feet from adjacent projecting sign(s) except for projecting banner signs or suspended projecting signs of the same tenant. The
length of suspended projecting sign(s) shall not exceed 80% of the building unit length for each tenant if they are parallel to the building wall and shall not extend beyond the building overhang if
perpendicular to the building wall.
Roof Signs
Note 10: No roof sign shall be located in such a way as to prevent free passage from one part of the roof to another and shall be located in a plane substantially parallel to the building wall. Roof
signs consisting solely of channel letters may project the entire length of the roof but not beyond the building walls.
Note 11: Roof signs shall not consist of internally illuminated cabinets, except for roof signs that consist of individual channel letters which may be internally illuminated.
Note 12: With the exception of roof signs consisting of channel letters, the supporting structure of a roof sign shall be completely enclosed except for vertical poles. No “A” frame structures, guy
wires, open framework or similar structure shall be visible from any street, alley or adjacent property.
Wall Signs
Note 13: Home Based Occupation Wall Sign Area: Permitted home-based occupations shall be limited to one (1) wall sign not to exceed six (6) square feet in area.
Note 14: Wall Sign Projection: No wall sign or portion of a wall sign may project above the wall, eave line, or top of a parapet wall except where wall sign is located on the side of a building where
the distance between the top of a window and top of the wall of the building is less than three (3) feet, in which case said wall sign may extend a maximum of three (3) feet above the roof line. Wall
signs that are permitted to extend above the roof line shall not have frames or bracing systems visible from a public street.
Note 15: Murals: For the purposes of this ordinance, murals are a noncommercial picture or decoration, typically painted, which is for artistic, cultural or societal purposes. (See Section-6(C),
above, - Definitions). However, a mural shall be considered a sign if it is related by language, logo, or pictorial depiction to the advertisement of any product or service or the identification of any
business. Murals shall be considered wall signs and shall comply with all requirements for wall signs.