Sec. 21-208, 21-209, 21-210, 21-211, 21-212, 21-214, 21-215
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- All zoning districts within the Town limits
Uses
Extracted standards
61 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Auction sign area limit20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
such signs shall not exceed 20 square feet in area
- Auction sign duration1 months
may be erected not more than one (1) month before the date of the auction advertised
- Banner sign area limit20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A temporary sign, not exceeding 20 square feet, made of fabric or other flexible material
- Banner sign count limit2 count
In no case may a site or storefront have more than two (2) temporary banners.
- Banner sign duration30 days
Banner signs are not to be displayed for a period of more than thirty (30) days per calendar year.
- Banner sign prohibition (residential)
In all Residential Zones, temporary banners are not permitted on sites with houses, duplexes, and attached houses.
- Construction sign area limit32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
it shall not exceed the area of thirty-two (32) square feet.
- Construction sign illumination prohibition
It shall not be illuminated
- Construction sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.10 ft
It shall not be illuminated and shall be set back not less than ten (10) feet from the property line.
- Double-faced sign area rule30 degrees
The area of a double-faced sign shall be construed to be the area of the largest single face of the sign, provided that the interior angle formed by the two (2) faces does not exceed thirty (30) degrees.
- Electronic graphic display area limit40 pct
The total area of the electronic message display area for such signs shall not exceed 40% of the total area of the sign area permitted for that site.
- Electronic sign audio prohibition
Audio speakers or any form of pyrotechnics are prohibited in association with an electronic changeable copy sign
- Electronic sign color limit1 colors
The message or display must use a single color. Gasoline price signs may use up to two colors
- Electronic sign design
The electronic sign must be contained within / or as part of a monument sign
- Electronic sign message duration8 seconds
Any portion of the electronic changeable copy sign message must have a minimum duration of eight seconds and must be a static display
- Electronic sign hours of operation
All electronic message signs must be turned off at the close of business, unless displaying time or temperature
- Electronic sign motion prohibition
No portion of the electronic sign message or image may flash, scroll, twirl, change color, fade in or out or in any manner imitate movement
- Electronic sign text limit10 words
The text of the sign must be limited to ten words
- Flag area limit120 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Total area of each flag shall be limited to one hundred twenty (120) square feet.
- Flag count limit3 count
The number of flags or flag poles on the property shall be limited to three (3)
- Flag pole heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit35 ft
Flag pole height shall be limited to thirty-five (35) feet measured from the ground.
- Freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.10 ft
No freestanding sign shall be located within ten (10) feet of any property line.
- Fuel pump sign area limit2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Fuel pump signs shall not exceed two (2) square feet in area on each face of a fuel pump.
- Home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. sign area limit2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A sign not exceeding the two (2) square feet in area attached to a building and identifying a home occupation
- Monument sign support exclusion50 pct
In the case of a monument type sign, a supporting structure not exceeding fifty (50) percent of the area of the sign shall be permitted and excluded from calculation of the area of the sign.
- Neighborhood sign area limit32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
each such signs shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area
- Neighborhood sign count limit2 count
a total of not more than two (2) such signs shall be erected for a neighborhood
- Neighborhood sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit6 ft
or six (6) feet in height
- Neighborhood sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
shall not be located within five (5) feet of any street line or other property line.
- Noncommercial identification sign limit1 count
Such signs are limited to one per property, regardless of property size or location.
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. sign repair limit50 pct
Damaged nonconforming signs may be repaired to their original state if the extent of the damage does not exceed fifty (50) percent of the sign's replacement value
- Political sign area limit (business)32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Political campaign signs shall be permitted up to a total area of thirty-two (32) square feet in a business or industrial zone.
- Political sign area limit (residential)18 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs announcing candidates seeking public political office or other data pertinent thereto shall be permitted up to a total area of eighteen (18) square feet for each lot in a residential district
- Political sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit6 ft
individual signs shall not exceed six (6) feet in height.
- Political sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.10 ft
All signs must be located a minimum of ten (10) feet from the property line.
- Projecting sign clearance8 ft
Projecting signs shall have a minimum under-clearance of eight (8) feet
- Projecting sign projection limit10 ft
shall not project from the building greater than ten (10) feet
- Real estate sign area limit (business)32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In all business and industrial zones, the area of such signs shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet each.
- Real estate sign area limit (residential)4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In all residential zones, the area of each such sign shall not exceed four (4) square feet.
- Real estate sign illumination prohibition
In all zones, such signs shall not be illuminated
- Real estate sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.10 ft
In all zones, such signs shall not be illuminated and shall be set back at least ten (10) feet from the property line.
- Shared sign area limit120 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
the area of such sign shall not exceed one hundred twenty (120) square feet.
- Shared sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit18 ft
The height of such sign shall not exceed eighteen (18) feet
- Sign area calculation method
the sign area or gross sign area shall be construed as the smallest individual rectangle, triangle or circle or combination of not more than two (2) such figures which will encompass all elements of the sign
- Sign bond amount4,000 dollars
If required by the administrator, a person shall not erect, install, remove or rehang any sign for which a permit is required until an approved bond shall be filed in the sum of four thousand dollars ($4,000.00)
- Sign construction time limit6 months
All signs shall be constructed, altered or relocated before six (6) months elapse from the date the permit is issued.
- Sign flashing prohibition
No sign having a conspicuous and intermittent variation in illumination or message shall be permitted, except a sign indicating time or temperature which changes its message not more than once every five (5) seconds.
- Sign illumination restriction
Signage within the RR-1, R-1, R-2, and PMH districts may not be illuminated in any way.
- Sign illumination restriction
No internally illuminated signs shall be permitted in the B-1, Central Business District or B-1D, Central Business District - Downtown.
- Sign illumination standard
permitted signs may be illuminated, provided the source of illumination is not visible and exposed...not to shine directly on adjoining properties or streets
- Sign maintenance requirement
Every sign...shall be maintained in good structural condition at all times. All signs shall be kept neatly painted
- Sign permit required
A permit is required from the town or the Hanover County building inspector's office prior to the construction, major alteration or relocation of all signs.
- Sign right-of-way prohibition
No signs shall be erected within the right-of-way of any roadways within the Town limits.
- Sign traffic interference prohibition
No sign shall be located, arranged, designed or illuminated in such a manner that it interferes with traffic
- Sign unapproved structure prohibition
Signs, including posters, which are mounted on trees, utility poles, street sign poles, or on any other unapproved supporting structure are prohibited in all districts
- Temporary permit duration45 days
The zoning administrator shall issue temporary permits for the following signs and displays for a period of time to be determined by the zoning administrator, but not to exceed forty-five (45) consecutive days during one (1) calendar year.
- Temporary sign duration30 days
Real properties are not permitted a temporary sign for more than thirty (30) days during a twelve (12)-month period
- Temporary sign removal7 days
All temporary signs are to be removed by the owner no later than seven (7) days following cessation of activity
- Traffic control sign area limit4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A freestanding or attached sign not exceeding four (4) square feet in area
- Window sign area limit40 pct
Such signs shall not exceed 40% of the total area of the window or door on which it is located.
- YardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. sale sign duration3 days
Such signs may be displayed three (3) days prior to such sale and must be removed within three (3) days following the sale.
From the ordinance
The following signs are prohibited in all zoning districts: Billboards. Unsafe signs. Portable signs. Roof signs. Attention getting devices...