Culpeper County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Article 11, Section 11-4-4.1
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Auxiliary building elevation sign area max50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
up to a maximum of fifty (50) square feet.
- Auxiliary building elevation sign area ratio0.5 sqft_per_linear_ft
Auxiliary building elevations of such businesses are permitted sign area not to exceed one-half (½) square foot for each linear foot of building/structure frontage where such building has street frontage
- Multiple frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. aggregate sign area max150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
the aggregate sign area permitted for all building elevations for businesses on multiple frontages is one hundred fifty (150) square feet maximum
- Single tenant building mounted sign area ratio1 sqft_per_linear_ft
the sign area for each business shall not exceed one (1) square foot for each linear foot of the building frontage along the street where such building/structure has frontage.
From the ordinance
Signs for single tenant buildings as indicated in Table 11-4. (b) Building mounted signs: The area of building mounted signs including wall, fascia, mansard, parapet, awning, roof, service island canopy signs, and suspended signs, is derived from the length of each building/structure frontage along the street where such building/structure has frontage: (i) For businesses on sites fronting on one (1) street, the sign area for each business shall not exceed one (1) square foot for each linear foot of the building frontage along the street where such building/structure has frontage. (ii) For businesses on sites fronting on two (2) or more streets, only the primary entrance frontage is measured as described in 'a' above. Auxiliary building elevations of such businesses are permitted sign area not to exceed one-half (½) square foot for each linear foot of building/structure frontage where such building has street frontage, up to a maximum of fifty (50) square feet. However, the aggregate sign area permitted for all building elevations for businesses on multiple frontages is one hundred fifty (150) square feet maximum.