§ 19.6-88.12
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum building-mounted sign area40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The aggregate face area of all signs on any one wall of the building shall not exceed 40 square feet unless the building wall is longer than 100 linear feet.
- Maximum directional sign area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Directional signs, each not exceeding four square feet in area and four feet in height, may be displayed as needed to control egress and ingress in a safe and proper manner.
- Maximum freestanding sign area (other locations)40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The aggregate area of the freestanding sign shall not exceed 100 square feet along Richmond Highway and 24 feet high or 40 square feet and 15 feet high for all other locations.
- Maximum freestanding sign area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The aggregate area of the freestanding sign shall not exceed 100 square feet along Richmond Highway and 24 feet high or 40 square feet and 15 feet high for all other locations.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.24 ft
The aggregate area of the freestanding sign shall not exceed 100 square feet along Richmond Highway and 24 feet high or 40 square feet and 15 feet high for all other locations.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (other locations)15 ft
The aggregate area of the freestanding sign shall not exceed 100 square feet along Richmond Highway and 24 feet high or 40 square feet and 15 feet high for all other locations.
- Maximum home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. sign area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One sign announcing a permitted home occupation, Type II, will be allowed for each street on which the lot abuts. Each sign shall not exceed two square feet in area.
- Maximum 'open' sign area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One sign with the word "open" (neon or otherwise) shall be permitted per use, provided the sign does not exceed four square feet.
- Minimum freestanding sign spacing75 ft
nor shall such signs be located closer than 75 feet from each other.
From the ordinance
Signs pertaining only to the uses conducted on the premises will be permitted, subject to the following regulations: