3.3.4 Design and Proportion • The primary signage for the building should be located on the entablature (the horizontal band that separates the storefront windows from the upper façade). • The surface area of the entablature sign should not exceed 15% of the first storey wall area. • Sign lettering, graphics and colours should be
3.3.3 Discouraged Signage The objective of preserving and managing the heritage character of Tillsonburg’s Central Area indicates that signs should be purposeful, discreet, and of the highest quality. The following are sign types that should be prohibited in the Central Area, unless approved by Town Council: • Roof signs; • Pylon signs; • Any type of third party signage; • Inflatable signs; • Non-retractable, non-fabric awnings; • Obsolete or unsafe signs; • Handwritten signs; • Digital, electronic, neon or otherwise internally illuminated signs, except for small “open for business” signs in retail windows; • Buildings as signs; and • Signs attached to street furnishings.
selected to promote the heritage character of the Central Area, and should be visible from an appropriate distance based on the function and location of the sign.
Signs should be purposeful, discreet, and of the highest quality.
Sign lettering, graphics and colour should be selected to promote the heritage character of the Central Area.
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