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- Geographic extent
- Commercial and industrial sign districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. encompasses all town lands zoned commercial or industrial.
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Building-mounted sign maximum area (flat)60 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Mounted flat against the building: 60 square feet.
- Building-mounted sign maximum area (projecting)12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Projecting configuration: 12 square feet.
- Building-mounted sign maximum area (large users)120 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For shopping centers or large users, as defined in subsection (1)b.2 of this section, 120 square feet for the center.
- Building-mounted sign maximum count4 signs
Number of building-mounted signs permitted: Up to four on a single building, with a cumulative area of allowable size as listed in subsection (2)b, or one per business in a shopping center.
- Building-mounted sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
All areas of building mounted signs shall be located below the ridge line of a gable roof building or the top of the parapet of a flat-roofed building.
- Freestanding sign maximum area40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Maximum sign area: 1. 40 square feet.
- Freestanding sign maximum area (large users)200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For shopping centers of 60,000 square feet or greater of retail space, or single users of 40,000 square feet or greater, 200 square feet total.
- Freestanding sign maximum count1 signs
Number of freestanding signs permitted: One.
- Freestanding sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
Maximum height: 12 feet, or in the case of subsection (1)b.2 of this section, 25 feet.
- Freestanding sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (large users)25 ft
Maximum height: 12 feet, or in the case of subsection (1)b.2 of this section, 25 feet.
- Freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.7 ft
Setback: Seven feet.
- Menu board sign maximum area30 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Restaurants located in a B-2 district are also permitted to have up to 30 square feet of signage in menu boards, that is not counted against their cumulative sign average.
From the ordinance
For residential uses in the commercial and industrial sign district, signs shall be regulated as in the residential and agricultural sign district. For all other uses, the following regulations shall apply: (1) Freestanding signs. a. Number of freestanding signs permitted: One. b. Maximum sign area: 1. 40 square feet. 2. For shopping centers of 60,000 square feet or greater of retail space, or single users of 40,000 square feet or greater, 200 square feet total. c. Maximum height: 12 feet, or in the case of subsection (1)b.2 of this section, 25 feet. d. Setback: Seven feet. (2) Building-mounted signs... a. Number of building-mounted signs permitted: Up to four on a single building... b. Maximum sign area: 1. Mounted flat against the building: 60 square feet. 2. Projecting configuration: 12 square feet. 3. For shopping centers or large users... 120 square feet for the center. 4. Restaurants located in a B-2 district are also permitted to have up to 30 square feet of signage in menu boards... c. Maximum height: All areas of building mounted signs shall be located below the ridge line of a gable roof building or the top of the parapet of a flat-roofed building.