Culpeper County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
11-4-5.4
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Advertising restriction
The copy advertises products and/or services provided at the sign location only.
- Maximum changeable copy area40 pct
the sign area for a changeable copy sign is limited to not more than forty percent (40%) of the permitted face area of any sign
- Maximum colors displayed1 count
The sign can only display one color at a time.
- Maximum refresh rate per day2 count
The rate of refresh is no more than twice per twenty-four (24) hour cycle.
From the ordinance
A sign that is designed so that characters, letters, numbers, or illustrations can be manually or mechanically/electronically/digitally changed or rearranged without altering the face or surface of the sign. (a) A changeable copy sign is permitted provided: (i) For such signs visible from a street, the sign area for a changeable copy sign is limited to not more than forty percent (40%) of the permitted face area of any sign. (ii) For such signs not visible from a street, the forty (40%) percent limitation above shall not apply. (iii) The rate of refresh is no more than twice per twenty-four (24) hour cycle. (iv) The copy advertises products and/or services provided at the sign location only. (v) The sign can only display one color at a time. (b) A changeable copy sign may be installed as part of a building mounted wall sign or a freestanding sign only. (c) All such signs shall comply with applicable illumination provisions of this Article.