# Sign Regulations in Hull Town, Massachusetts

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Hull Town, Massachusetts (MA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/massachusetts/hull-town
- **Data last verified:** 2025-04-28
- **Source:** [ecode360 municipal code](https://ecode360.com/34081592#34081592)

## At a glance

Hull Town, Massachusetts regulates 10 sign types across 1 zoning district. Real Estate Signs in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 8 square feet (Sec. § 410-7.1B(1)). Most commercial signs in Hull Town require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (1 zone)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 10 | — | 8 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Real Estate Sign | — | 8 square feet | — | — | 1 | Upon the property to be sold or rented | — | § 410-7.1B(1) |
| Construction Sign / Temporary Sign (During Construction) | — | — | — | — | — | In connection with and during construction operations | — | § 410-7.1B(2) |
| Portable Warning Sign (Dangerous Condition) | — | 8 square feet | — | — | 1 | — | — | § 410-7.1B(3)(a)-(c) |
| Wall Sign (Parapet Trade Name, Logo or Trademark) | — | — | — | — | — | On parapets | — | § 410-7.1D(1), § 410-7.1A |
| Wall Sign (Single-Family Area) | — | 1 square foot | — | — | — | Single-family area | — | § 410-7.1D(2) |
| Freestanding Sign / Ground Sign / Roof Sign / Pole Sign / Projecting Sign / Marquee Sign / Electric Sign / Poster Board / Billboard | — | — | — | At least 10 feet from residential boundary (where applicable); illumination restriction within 100 feet of residences. | — | — | — | § 410-7.1A, § 410-7.1D(3) |
| All Signs Over Sidewalks, Streets, or Highways | — | — | — | — | — | Over any sidewalk, street, or highway | — | § 359-8, § 410-7.1C |
| "No Smoking" Sign | — | — | — | — | — | At all building entrances | — | § 500-2.3 |

## Prohibited signs in Hull Town

- No person shall injure, deface or destroy any street sign, guide board, lamppost, lamp or lantern thereon, nor any tree, building, fence or post or other thing set, erected or made for the use of ornament of the Town.
- No person shall establish or maintain over any sidewalk, street or highway any sign, sign board or advertising device without a permit from the Select Board Members.
- No person shall affix such sign or device to any tree, tree guard, post, board or other object within the limits of such sidewalk, street or highway owned by the Town without obtaining a permit from the Select Board Members.
- Signs that are abandoned, dilapidated or illegible, or do not indicate the current use or service provided shall be prohibited and shall be removed by the property owner within one year from the date of the issuance of the violation.
- It shall be unlawful for any person to place or maintain or to display upon or in view of any street any unofficial traffic sign, signal or marking which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic sign, signal or marking or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic or which hides from view any official sign or signal.
- It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully deface, injure, move, obstruct or interfere with any official traffic sign, signal or marking.

## Signs exempt from permit in Hull Town

- Real estate signs not exceeding eight square feet in area, advertising real estate for sale or for rent when placed upon the property to be sold or rented may be erected without a permit from the Building Commissioner, provided that only one such sign is placed upon the property to be sold or rented.
- No permits are required for signs on a public carrier or for municipal, state or federal buildings.
- No permits are required for construction signs and similar signs used in connection with and during construction operations.
- No permits are required for any temporary signs used for public fund-raising or political purposes when removed within 30 days.
- Portable signs set up for warning the public of a dangerous condition shall not require a permit, however, such a sign shall be removed as soon as the conditions have been remedied (subject to one sign per property, max size eight square feet, and display up to 30 consecutive days).

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A permit is required for the erection, construction, or alteration of any sign, ground sign, roof sign, wall sign, pole sign, projecting sign, marquee sign, electric sign, grouping of letters or words, poster board, or billboard when exceeding an area of 3.5 square feet face surface of the sign. No permit shall be granted until an application has been properly presented with plans and specifications accompanying the application, showing the intended location, dimensions, materials, weight, and details of sign construction, all of which shall be approved by the Building Commissioner.
- No portable or temporary sign shall be placed upon any property unless a permit is first obtained and must be removed by the applicant within the time limit set forth in the permit.
- Signs and advertising devices to be erected over a public way shall first have the approval of the Select Board Members before a permit for the erection of such sign is granted.

## Full detail

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