# Sign Regulations in Lyme Town, Connecticut

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Lyme Town, Connecticut (CT)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/connecticut/lyme-town
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/33284642#33284642)

## At a glance

Lyme Town, Connecticut regulates 5 sign types across 3 zoning districts. Occupant Identification Signs in the Rural Districts zoning district are capped at 3 square feet (Sec. § 315-22.6A(1), § 315-22.6B). Most commercial signs in Lyme Town require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (3 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rural Districts | 2 | — | 3 square feet | — |
| Commercial Districts, Waterfront Business Districts | 2 | — | 20 square feet | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 1 | — | 3 square feet per sign, up to 6 square feet total | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### Rural Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Occupant Identification Sign | — | 3 square feet | — | — | 1 | On the premises | — | § 315-22.6A(1), § 315-22.6B |
| Temporary Sign (For Sale/Rent/Construction) | — | 3 square feet | — | — | 1 | On the premises | — | § 315-22.6A(2), § 315-22.6B |

### Commercial Districts, Waterfront Business Districts

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freestanding Sign | — | 20 square feet | — | — | 1 | On the lot (only one per lot) | — | § 315-22.7A |
| Wall Sign (Attached to or Hanging from Wall) | — | 10% of area of wall or 30 square feet, whichever is less | — | — | — | Attached to or hanging from building wall | — | § 315-22.7B, § 315-22.7C |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Sign (General) | — | 3 square feet per sign, up to 6 square feet total | — | — | 2 | On premises; may be attached to a window or seen primarily through a window (not more than 40% of window area) | — | § 315-22.5 |

## Prohibited signs in Lyme Town

- No sign shall be attached to a tree, fence or utility pole, or painted or drawn on a rock or other natural features, or painted upon the wall or roof of a building.
- No sign, including its support structure, shall protrude above the building peak or the maximum prescribed building height.
- No sign shall project beyond any property line or intrude into yard setbacks, excluding the following: projection up to 15 inches into a driveway or pedestrianway provided the height exceeds 10 feet and presents no hazard.
- No sign shall have a pulsating, rotating or intermittent illuminating device and including moving signs such as banners, streamers, ribbons, spinners, pennants, and strings of lights, except emergency lights.
- Continuous strip lighting of structures is prohibited.
- Any sign that presents a hazard to public health or safety is prohibited.
- Billboards and inflatable signs are prohibited.
- Any vehicle or trailer exhibiting any sign and parked in such a manner as to be an advertisement device for products or activities related to the same or nearby property or premises is prohibited. This does not prohibit normal signage or lettering on buses or commercial vehicles.
- Off-premises real estate signs are not permitted.

## Signs exempt from permit in Lyme Town

- Public signs of a noncommercial nature and in the public interest, required under state or federal law, or authorized by a public officer (such as traffic signs, safety signs, directional signs, memorial plaques, historical signs, and similar signs) do not require a permit.
- Flags, pennants or insignia of any nation, or nonprofit organization do not require a permit, but may be subject to review by the Commission for public safety hazards.
- 'No Trespassing' and 'No Hunting' signs and ownership identification signs, such as land trust property signs, are exempt from the provisions prohibiting attachment to trees and fences.
- Temporary signs advertising special sales or events, not exceeding two per premises and three square feet each, not to be displayed for more than 30 days, and subject to additional window area limitations, do not require a sign permit.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- No sign shall be established, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, extended, moved, or structurally altered unless and until a sign permit has been issued.
- Applications for sign permits must include a scaled drawing of the proposed sign (showing size, height, construction details, and location), and a drawing showing all existing signs on the property.
- Other sign provisions may be imposed in connection with a special permit or the approval of a development plan.

## Full detail

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