Chesterfield County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 19.2-32-39
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum EMC brightness0.3 foot-candles
Brightness does not exceed 0.3 foot candles above ambient light
- EMC copy interval30 seconds
30 seconds in: A, RC, SR, SC, SU, TR, UR, and AR Districts
- EMC copy interval in mixed-use development10 seconds
10 seconds for property within a mixed-use development or shopping center.
- Maximum EMC pixel pitch12 mm
displays shall be high resolution having no larger than 12mm pixel pitch.
- Maximum EMC copy area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
EMC copy is limited to 60% of the sign face, but in no case shall exceed 50 square feet.
- Maximum EMC copy percentage60 pct
EMC copy is limited to 60% of the sign face, but in no case shall exceed 50 square feet.
- Maximum fixed electronic copy percentage33.33 pct
Fixed message electronic copy is limited to one-third of the permitted sign face.
- Maximum manual changeable copy percentage60 pct
Manual changeable copy is limited to 60% of the sign face.
From the ordinance
Manual changeable copy is limited to 60% of the sign face. Fixed message electronic copy is limited to one-third of the permitted sign face. EMC copy is limited to 60% of the sign face, but in no case shall exceed 50 square feet.