Culpeper County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Article 11, Section 11-4-5.7
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Landscape wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
The maximum permitted height of landscape walls where such signs are mounted is four (4) feet
- Landscape wall sign area24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum permitted area of an individual sign is twenty-four (24) square feet.
- Landscape wall sign bottom clearance12 in
and twelve (12) inches above ground level.
- Landscape wall sign top clearance6 in
the sign copy, to ensure visibility, must be a minimum of six (6) inches from the top
From the ordinance
Landscape wall sign. A sign consisting of individual letters mounted on a screen or perimeter wall which may be attached or detached from a building, but which is architecturally integrated with the overall development. (a) The maximum permitted area of an individual sign is twenty-four (24) square feet. (b) The maximum permitted height of landscape walls where such signs are mounted is four (4) feet and the sign copy, to ensure visibility, must be a minimum of six (6) inches from the top, and twelve (12) inches above ground level.