Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- C-1, C-S, R-4, M-1, M-PR zones
- Geographic extent
- Signs permitted in commercial and manufacturing zones C-1, C-S, R-4, M-1, and M-PR
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
No permanent advertising structure (billboard) shall be placed or maintained on property located within the City.
- Maximum dimension on building sign panel face10 ft
and no dimension on the panel face shall exceed ten (10) feet.
- Maximum building sign area per linear foot of frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
The sign area shall not exceed one square foot of sign area for each linear foot of building frontage on its principal road, street or highway.
- Maximum total building sign area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The total area of any sign shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet
- Maximum canopy sign width12 in
One canopy sign for each business not extending beyond the building eaves and not exceeding twelve (12) inches in width
- Minimum clearance for canopy sign7 ft
nor having a clearance of less than seven (7) feet as measured from the finished grade to the bottom of the sign encasement.
- Maximum changeable copy poster sign area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Two (2) changeable copy poster signs and special feature signs not exceeding twelve (12) square feet each may be permitted for each parcel of record
- Maximum monument sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.18 ft
On-site freestanding signs shall not exceed eighteen (18) feet in height
- Maximum monument sign area per linear foot of street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
The sign shall not exceed one square foot of sign area for each linear foot of street frontage
- Maximum total monument sign area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
and in no case shall exceed a total of one hundred (100) square feet.
- Maximum off-site sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.18 ft
Height shall be limited to eighteen (18) feet
- Maximum off-site sign area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum area of any sign panel face shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet.
- Minimum distance between off-site advertising structures1,000 ft
Off-site advertising structures shall be at least one thousand (1,000) feet apart on the same side of a public road or street.
- Off-site sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from front property line10 ft
Off-site freestanding signs shall be set back from the front property line at least ten (10) feet.
- Maximum window sign coverage25 pct
Temporary window signs placed entirely within a building shall not cover more than twenty-five (25) percent of the window area of the building facing the streets, sidewalks, malls or parking lots.
From the ordinance
The sign area shall not exceed one square foot of sign area for each linear foot of building frontage on its principal road, street or highway.