Culpeper County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Article 11, Section 11-4-5.8
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Projecting sign area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
no individual projecting sign shall exceed twelve (12) square feet in area.
- Projecting sign clearance8 ft
Projecting signs shall maintain a minimum clearance between the bottom of the sign and nearest grade or sidewalk of eight (8) feet.
- Projecting sign minimum projection14 in
A sign attached to a building or other structure and extending, in whole or in part, more than fourteen (14) inches beyond the building.
From the ordinance
Projecting sign. A sign attached to a building or other structure and extending, in whole or in part, more than fourteen (14) inches beyond the building. Projection of less than fourteen (14) inches shall be treated as a wall sign. (a) Such signs are counted in the total aggregate building mounted sign area for each use or occupancy, however, no individual projecting sign shall exceed twelve (12) square feet in area. (b) Projecting signs shall maintain a minimum clearance between the bottom of the sign and nearest grade or sidewalk of eight (8) feet.