Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum building sign projection from wall12 in
Building signs shall not project more than 12 inches from the face of the building on which they are placed
- Maximum construction sign area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Such signs shall not exceed 32 square feet in area (area includes one side only).
- Maximum directional sign area6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
monument directional signs, not exceeding six square feet in area per display face and four feet in overall height
- Maximum directional sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
monument directional signs, not exceeding six square feet in area per display face and four feet in overall height
- Maximum flag area for commercial complexes60 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
maximum area of 60 square feet (area includes one side only) on not more than three maximum 35 foot high poles.
- Maximum flag area for residential uses25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each occupied parcel containing a residential use other than described in sub-sections c. and d. may display one flag, subject to a maximum area of 25 square feet (area includes one side only) on one maximum 20-foot high pole.
- Maximum flag pole heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for commercial complexes35 ft
maximum area of 60 square feet (area includes one side only) on not more than three maximum 35 foot high poles.
- Maximum flag pole heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for residential uses20 ft
Each occupied parcel containing a residential use other than described in sub-sections c. and d. may display one flag, subject to a maximum area of 25 square feet (area includes one side only) on one maximum 20-foot high pole.
- Minimum clearance for under canopy signs7 ft
A minimum clearance of seven feet shall be maintained between the grade level below the sign and the lowermost portion of the sign except when the sign is projecting over a public right-of-way, in that case the minimum clearance shall be eight feet.
- Minimum clearance for under canopy signs over public right-of-way8 ft
A minimum clearance of seven feet shall be maintained between the grade level below the sign and the lowermost portion of the sign except when the sign is projecting over a public right-of-way, in that case the minimum clearance shall be eight feet.
From the ordinance
On properties containing public parking areas in any zone, monument directional signs, not exceeding six square feet in area per display face and four feet in overall height, located at each public entrance to or exit from the public parking area.