Article IX, Division 1, Sec. 27-236 through 27-248
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 3%
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- A-frame sign requirements
A-frame signs allowed in commercial/industrial districts, min 3 ft sidewalk width, only during hours of operation, etc.
- Feather sign requirements
Feather signs temporary, max 10 ft height, one per 25 ft frontage, max 4 occasions per year.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
The maximum height for any freestanding ground-mounted or monument sign shall be eight (8) feet unless otherwise specified within this chapter.
- Maximum sign illumination at lot line0.05 foot candles
No sign shall be permitted to have an illumination spread of more than .05 foot candle at the lot line...
- Maximum sign illumination100 lumens
In no event shall the illumination of any sign resulting from any internal or external artificial light source exceed one hundred (100) lumens.
- Minimum landscaping surround for ground-mounted signs3 ft
All non-temporary ground-mounted or monument signs shall be installed with a minimum surround of three (3) feet of regularly maintained floral and shrubbery landscaping in every direction.
- Mural requirements
Murals allowed in all districts, permit required, not commercial or obscene.
- Non-commercial sign substitution
Wherever this article permits a sign with commercial content, non-commercial content is also permitted subject to the same requirements.
- Sign permit required
A sign permit is required prior to the display and erection of any sign or mural except as provided in section 27-239.
Signs attached to natural vegetation, vehicle or trailer signs, animated signs, flashing signs, off-premises signs, roof signs, neon signs except in windows, etc.
- Sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street right-of-way5 ft
Except as otherwise permitted, all freestanding signs shall be set back from any street right-of-way at least five (5) feet.
From the ordinance
Signs obstruct views... The purpose of this article is to regulate the size, color, illumination, movement, materials, location, height and condition of all signs...