# Sign Regulations in Killingworth Town, Connecticut

Sign permit rules, size and height limits, setbacks, and ordinance citations for Killingworth Town, Connecticut, compiled by PermitPal from the jurisdiction's published municipal code.

- **Jurisdiction:** Killingworth Town, Connecticut (CT)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/connecticut/killingworth-town
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/27043126#27043126)

## At a glance

Killingworth Town, Connecticut regulates 15 sign types across 4 zoning districts. Name Sign (Accessory to Residence Use)s in the Rural Residence District zoning district are capped at 2 sq ft (Sec. § 500-103A, § 500-110.1 Residential: Single-family dwelling name sign). Most commercial signs in Killingworth Town require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rural Residence District | 5 | — | 30 sq ft | — |
| Commercial District | 3 | — | 60 sq ft (directory sign); individual business sign counted toward 30 sq ft per business; max 3 signs per business | — |
| Industrial District | 1 | — | 30 sq ft (total), max 20 sq ft per sign | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 6 | — | 50 sq ft | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 4 zones)

### Rural Residence District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Name Sign (Accessory to Residence Use) | — | 2 sq ft | — | — | 1 | Accessory to a residence use described in § 500-43A(1) or (2) | — | § 500-103A, § 500-110.1 Residential: Single-family dwelling name sign |
| Business Name Sign (Customary Home Occupation) | — | 4 sq ft | — | — | 1 | Accessory to a customary home occupation described in § 500-43A(3) | — | § 500-103B, § 500-110.1 Residential: Customary home occupation |
| Business Name / Organization Name / Advertising Sign (By Special Exception or Municipal Improvement) | — | 12 sq ft | — | — | 1 | Accessory to other uses as authorized by a municipal improvement or special exception | — | § 500-103C(1), § 500-110.1 Residential: Nonresidential use sign |
| Directory Sign | — | 30 sq ft | — | — | 1 | Accessory to other uses as authorized by municipal improvement or special exception | — | § 500-103C(2), (3), § 500-110.1 Residential: Directory sign |
| Subdivision Sign | — | 12 sq ft | — | — | 1 | At entrance to a subdivision, as approved as part of a site plan | — | § 500-103D, § 500-110.1 Residential: Subdivision sign |

### Commercial District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Name Sign / Advertising Sign (General Principal Use, Principal Use, Special Principal Use) | — | 30 sq ft (total), max 20 sq ft per sign | — | — | 3 | Accessory to general principal use, principal use, or special principal use | — | § 500-104A, B, § 500-110.1 Commercial |
| Directory Sign (Commercial Cluster Development or Multiple Businesses in a Single Building) | — | 60 sq ft (directory sign); individual business sign counted toward 30 sq ft per business; max 3 signs per business | — | — | 1 per development/building | Within 50 ft of street | — | § 500-104C(1), D(1); § 500-110.1 Commercial: Commercial cluster directory sign, Multiple businesses in a single building directory sign |
| Name Sign (Commercial Cluster Development or Single Building with Multiple Businesses) | — | 20 sq ft | — | — | 1 per development/building | At entrance to commercial cluster development or single building with multiple businesses | — | § 500-104C(2), D(2); § 500-110.1 Commercial: Commercial cluster name sign, Name sign for single building with multiple businesses |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Parking and Directional Sign | — | — | — | — | 3 | On premises | — | § 500-107A |
| Temporary Sign | — | 6 sq ft | — | — | 1 | On premises | — | § 500-107B; § 500-110.1 Residential, Commercial, Industrial |
| Holiday Lights and Decorations | — | — | — | — | — | On premises | — | § 500-107C |
| Flags | — | — | — | — | — | On premises | — | § 500-107D; § 500-106B(2) |
| Newspaper Boxes, Historical Plaques, Restrictive Signs | — | Restrictive signs: 1 sq ft per sign; one sign per 15,000 sq ft of land | — | — | Restrictive signs: 1 per 15,000 sq ft | On premises | — | § 500-107E |
| Banner Sign (Temporary Event) | — | 50 sq ft | — | — | 1 | On premises; banner signs are only signs allowed in Town or state street right-of-way | — | § 500-107F; § 500-106B(8) |

## Prohibited signs in Killingworth Town

- No person shall construct, install, establish, modify, or place an advertisement or sign within 15 feet from the outside line of any highway or public road, except as specifically allowed.
- No sign shall be illuminated in such a manner that any spotlight or other source of illumination is directly visible in a rural residence district.
- No illuminated sign shall exceed 300 watts of electrical power.
- No sign shall be so designed, situated, constructed or illuminated as to have any characteristic which may be confused with a traffic control sign or signal or which may distract the attention of the operator of a motor vehicle.
- Signs must be constructed of good material, firmly supported and in good condition and repair.
- No sign shall move or rotate mechanically or be illuminated by a light source which visibly alternates, flashes, oscillates or otherwise automatically changes in message content, light intensity or color.
- No freestanding sign in any district shall exceed 12 feet in height.
- No sign in any district shall be located on any premises other than the same premises as the use or improvement to which such sign is accessory.
- All sources of light emission shall be directed in such a manner that such source is not directly visible from off the premises.
- No sign shall be higher than the highest portion of the roof ridgeline.
- Signs affixed either flat or parallel to the building shall not project more than 12 inches from the front of the building and shall not project beyond the side of the building.
- Signs which hang perpendicular to the building shall provide a clearance of at least eight feet from the grade to the sign.
- When the use for which the sign gives notice is terminated, all signs pertaining thereto shall be removed.
- Any sign, or any portion of any sign, which is not fixed or stationary, or which is capable of any movement, is prohibited.
- Any permanent sign that is not located on the lot for which the use has been permitted is prohibited.
- No freestanding sign structure shall be fewer than 15 feet from the adjoining street pavement or any lot line, whichever is closer to the sign.
- Permanent banners are prohibited.
- Banner signs are the only signs permitted in the Town or state street right-of-way.
- The Town shall remove any advertisement or sign that is displayed contrary to the provisions of this article.

## Signs exempt from permit in Killingworth Town

- The state or the Town may erect signs that solely indicate highway directions, traffic regulations, and dangerous places.
- The Board of Selectmen may permit the erection of temporary advertising signs, containing six square feet or less, designed to benefit local residents, charitable organizations, educational institutions, or Town organizations, within the limits of highways or public roads, but not in any location where such signs will obstruct the view along any highway or public road.
- Parking and directional signs (not more than three) bearing instructions to regulate access to and parking on the premises upon which they are located.
- One temporary sign per lot, permitted for the duration of the event and must be removed at the termination of the event, such sign not to exceed six square feet in area.
- Holiday lights and decorations.
- National flags, flags of political entities and subdivisions and state, Town or local flags.
- Newspaper boxes, tubes or receptacles for delivery and receipt of newspapers containing the name of the newspaper.
- Historical plaques.
- Restrictive signs (one per 15,000 square feet of land), bearing notification of restriction upon trespassing, hunting, fishing, or dumping, provided total area per sign does not exceed one square foot.
- Banner signs for up to 14 days prior to and seven days after the event.
- Signs described in §§ 500-103A and 500-107 do not require a certificate of zoning compliance.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A subdivision sign not exceeding 12 square feet in area is permitted when approved as part of a site plan for a subdivision.
- Certain signs (such as for other uses in Rural Residence District, directory signs, and nonresidential or multiple user signs) require approval by municipal improvement or special exception as applicable.
- Principal uses and special principal uses in the Commercial and Industrial districts (and cluster/multiple business developments) require site plan approval or special exception authorizing such use and their corresponding signs.
- Unless otherwise provided, no sign shall be established, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, extended, moved, or structurally altered until an application for a certificate of zoning compliance has been approved by the Zoning Enforcement Officer.
- The requirements for certificate of zoning compliance do not apply to signs described in § 500-103A (residential name sign) and § 500-107 (generally permitted signs, including temporary and informational signs as listed).

## Full detail

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