Culpeper County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
11-4-5.7
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum individual sign area24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum permitted area of an individual sign is twenty-four (24) square feet.
- Maximum wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
The maximum permitted height of landscape walls where such signs are mounted is four (4) feet
- Minimum distance from top6 inches
the sign copy, to ensure visibility, must be a minimum of six (6) inches from the top
- Minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above ground12 inches
and twelve (12) inches above ground level
From the ordinance
A sign consisting of individual letters mounted on a screen or perimeter wall which may be attached or detached from a building, but which is architecturally integrated with the overall development. (a) The maximum permitted area of an individual sign is twenty-four (24) square feet. Multiple signs are permitted on the landscape wall. All such signs are counted in the aggregate building mounted wall sign area for such use. (b) The maximum permitted height of landscape walls where such signs are mounted is four (4) feet and the sign copy, to ensure visibility, must be a minimum of six (6) inches from the top, and twelve (12) inches above ground level. Such signs shall not project above or beyond the top or edge of a landscape wall. (c) Such perimeter or screen walls, and the signs thereon, are permitted only outside of the corner triangle at any corner in accordance with Section 11-3-6, unless the wall on which the sign is located is less than thirty (30) inches in height.