DOVER PLANNING BOARD
Sign Ordinance Review
Committee
MEMBERS:
GARY GREEN, DAN BARUFALDI, LEE SKINNER, TOM CLARK,
MICHELLE GILMORE, ERIK ROY
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STAFF: PLANNER STEVE BIRD
DOVER PLANNING BOARD
PLANNING BOARD SIGN COMMITTEE MISSION STATEMENT:
The mission of the Sign Committee is to review the City’s sign
ordinance, research current industry standards and the sign
regulations of other communities, ensure that the sign ordinance
balances the needs of our business community with the safety,
health and welfare of the community, and to propose amendments
to the Zoning Ordinance as needed to develop sign regulations that
are current, comprehensive and user friendly.
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GOALS: (Agenda Item this morning)
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Identify and review sign ordinances
Hold public hearings (Citizens Forums)
Select a local sign company to prepare a
presentation on sign technologies to include:
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Wall signs
Hanging/Projecting signs
Electronic signs
Signs in Form Based Code district
Identify sign types not in definitions
Prepare and present a final report to the Planning Board
Sign Ordinance Review
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SIGN REGULATIONS AT ALL LEVELS OF
GOVERNMENT
HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION ACT 1965
SIGN ORDINANCE CHAPTERS NEED TO BE
CLEAR AND UP TO DATE
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NUMEROUS AMENDMENTS OVER THE YEARS
RECENT SIGN ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS 2009,
2010, 2012 & 2013
CURRENTLY, DIGITAL SIGNS ARE NOT
ALLOWED
EXISTING SIGNS WERE GRANDFATHERED AT
TIME OF AMENDMENTS
FORM BASED CODE ENACTED-Mill Motif
TEMPORARY SIGN ORDINANCE AMENDED IN
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GATEWAYS
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PORTSMOUTH CIRCLE
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York Maine
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NO UNIQUE GATEWAY AT ANY OF
DOVER’S EXIT OFF RAMPS
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EXAMPLES FROM CITY OF DOVER
SIGN INVENTORY
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INFORMATIONAL SIGNS
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MUNICIPAL AND COMMERCIAL
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VARIETY OF
TEMPORARY SIGNS
MESSAGE BOARDS
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CREATIVE
SIGNAGE?
LOOPHOLES?
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EXAMPLES OF EXISTING
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GRANDFATHERED SIGNS
IN DOVER
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SILVER STREET SHELL
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SILVER ST IRVING
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FEDERAL SAVINGS
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MEINEKE ON CENTRAL AVE
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MUCH TALKED ABOUT SIGN
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SURROUNDING TOWNS
MORE LIBERAL SIGN ORDINANCE?
EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE MAY NOT WANT?
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MOBIL STATION IN ROCHESTER
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ROCHESTER GAS STATION
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SOMERSWORTH MORTGAGE CO
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SOMERSWORTH MORTGAGE CO
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SOMERSWORTH MORTGAGE CO
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CLEARY CLEANERS ROCHESTER
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CLEARY FLASHING SIGN
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IS THERE A BUILDING HERE?
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INITIAL LIST OF ORDINANCE CHAPTERS
FOR REVIEW
170-32 SIGNS AND FENCES
– LIST OF DEFINITIONS
– ZONING TABLES
– APPENDICES (Sign)
TIM CORWIN WILL SPEAK AS THE STAFF
MEMBER IN CHARGE OF SIGN ENFORCEMENT
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RECOGNIZE PLANNING DEPARTMENT
GUIDANCE
VISION
ENFORCEMENT
DOVER IS A BETTER PLACE AS A RESULT
OUR CHALLENGE IS TO DETERMINE IF IT
CAN BE MADE EVEN BETTER
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DOVER PLANNING BOARD
Sign Ordinance Review
Committee
MEMBERS:
GARY GREEN, DAN BARUFALDI, LEE SKINNER, TOM CLARK,
MICHELLE GILMORE, ERIK ROY
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STAFF: PLANNER STEVE BIRD