11-4-5.6
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 3%
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum freestanding signs per frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1 count
Flag lot sites, having frontage on a public street, are permitted one (1) freestanding sign on the frontage that provides primary access to the site.
- Minimum distance from residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.30 ft
Freestanding signs shall not be installed within thirty (30) feet of any residential district.
- Minimum landscaped area per sign area3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A landscaped area located around the base of the sign equal to three (3) square feet for each square foot of sign area, is required for all freestanding signs.
- Minimum separation between signs60 ft
a minimum of sixty (60) linear feet shall separate each freestanding sign
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from interior side lot line15 ft
the sign structure a minimum of fifteen (15) feet from any interior side lot line
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. property line5 ft
The leading edge of any freestanding sign is required to be set back a minimum of five (5) feet from the street side property line
- Minimum sign base width40 pct
The permanent sign base of a freestanding sign shall have an aggregate width of at least forty percent (40%) of the width of the sign cabinet or face.
From the ordinance
A sign that is erected or mounted on its own self-supporting permanent structure or base detached from any supporting elements of a building. (a) The number and type of freestanding signs for single and multiple tenant uses are derived from the use, zoning district, location and type of development site frontage as outlined in Section 11-4-5 and Table 11-4. (b) Flag lot sites, having frontage on a public street, are permitted one (1) freestanding sign on the frontage that provides primary access to the site. (c) On a development site where more than one (1) freestanding sign is permitted, allowances for such signs are not transferable in whole or in part, from one street frontage to another. Orientation of a freestanding sign is based upon the street from which the permitted sign is authorized under Section 11-4-5, and Table 11-4. (d) Where more than one (1) freestanding sign is proposed for installation on a development site with multiple frontages, a minimum of sixty (60) linear feet shall separate each freestanding sign. (e) The permanent sign base of a freestanding sign shall have an aggregate width of at least forty percent (40%) of the width of the sign cabinet or face. (f) A landscaped area located around the base of the sign equal to three (3) square feet for each square foot of sign area, is required for all freestanding signs. The landscape area shall contain living landscape material consisting of shrubs, and/or perennial ground cover plants placed throughout the required landscape area having a spacing of not greater than three (3) feet on center. Where appropriate, the planting of deciduous or evergreen trees, installed in a manner that frames or accents the sign structure is encouraged. (g) A freestanding sign may consist of more than one (1) sign panel provided all such sign panels are consolidated into one common integrated sign structure. In the event a sign is installed that does not utilize the maximum sign area permitted, any supplemental additions shall conform within, and be compatible with the existing sign structure. (h) The leading edge of any freestanding sign is required to be set back a minimum of five (5) feet from the street side property line, and the sign structure a minimum of fifteen (15) feet from any interior side lot line. Freestanding signs shall not be installed within thirty (30) feet of any residential district.