Culpeper County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
11-4-5.2
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
Signs on awnings or canopies of single-story buildings shall not exceed a height of twenty-five (25) feet.
- Maximum horizontal extension60 pct
Awning/canopy signs shall not extend horizontally a distance greater than sixty percent (60%) of the horizontal length of the awning/canopy face or valance on which it is displayed.
- Maximum sign area per width1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
Sign copy, including logo, shall not exceed one (1) square foot of sign area per lineal foot of awning or canopy width
- Permitted districts
Awning/canopy signs are permitted in non-residential zoning districts only.
From the ordinance
A sign that is printed, painted, or affixed to an awning or canopy. (a) Awning/canopy signs are permitted in non-residential zoning districts only. (b) Sign copy, including logo, shall not exceed one (1) square foot of sign area per lineal foot of awning or canopy width and will count against the maximum allowable sign area for the building/tenant space. (c) On a multi-story building, such signs shall only be displayed on the ground floor awning/canopy. Signs on awnings or canopies of single-story buildings shall not exceed a height of twenty-five (25) feet. (d) No awning sign may project above, below, or beyond the edges of the face of the building wall or architectural element on which it is located. No part of an awning/canopy sign, as part of, or displayed on, the vertical or sloped surface of an awning or canopy, shall project beyond the edges of the awning or canopy surface on which it is displayed. (e) Awning/canopy signs shall not extend horizontally a distance greater than sixty percent (60%) of the horizontal length of the awning/canopy face or valance on which it is displayed. When an awning/canopy covers multiple storefronts, each store or tenant is permitted signage that extends a distance of not greater than sixty percent (60%) of the store width or tenant space.