Article V, Division 2, Sec. 86-653
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. management/rental office sign4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs permitted for accessory management or rental offices are one wall or projecting sign up to four square feet in area.
- Bed and breakfastBed and breakfastAn owner-occupied dwelling letting a limited number of guest rooms. sign3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs for bed and breakfasts... maximum number of signs per residential lot is one. Sign shall not exceed three square feet. Signs shall not be illuminated.
- Farm sign maximum area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One freestanding farm sign per property up to eight feet in height, not to exceed 12 square feet.
- Illumination external and shielded
In the R-MHP District: Illumination external, light source shielded.
- Institutional bulletin board maximum area24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Institutional bulletin boards and identification signs (one of each type): 24 square feet maximum for each.
- Maximum attached sign area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For any authorized purpose: Two square feet maximum attached to the building.
- Maximum sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
Signs will be no higher than eight feet, as measured from the base of the sign or grade of the nearest road, whichever is higher.
- Street and property identification sign maximum area3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Street and property identification signs: Three square feet maximum.
- Temporary banner maximum area40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Temporary banners shall not exceed 40 square feet.
- Residential development identification sign16 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Permanent subdivision or development identification signs... one freestanding sign at each major entrance, not to exceed 16 square feet in area or eight feet in height.
- Sign minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from right-of-way5 ft
Minimum setback shall be five feet from all public rights-of-way unless further restricted by provisions of this article.
- Signs for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. dwellings
No signs are permitted except for those signs exempt from permit requirements and temporary signs authorized in sections 86-637 and 86-638.
From the ordinance
In the R-MHP District: Illumination external, light source shielded. Maximum size of signs: 2 sq ft attached, 24 sq ft bulletin, 3 sq ft street ID, 40 sq ft temporary banners. Maximum height 8 feet.