Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Awning sign max area per linear foot0.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
Sign area shall be limited to .5 square feet of sign per linear foot of building frontage.
- Awning sign max area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Under no circumstances shall any single sign exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area.
- Directional sign max area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Directional signs limited in area to four (4) square feet shall be permitted as accessory signs.
- Directional sign max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft
One per entrance not to exceed three (3) feet in height.
- Directory sign max area8 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Such directory signs shall not exceed eight (8) square feet in area.
- Freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street10 ft
shall not be located within ten (10) feet of any public street right-of-way, property line, alley, private street or driveway intersecting a public or private street.
- Gasoline pump island sign max area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Two non-illuminated 'self-serve' or 'full-serve' signs per pump island not to exceed 2 square feet each.
- Group business sign max area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The combined sign shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area.
- Max freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft
All freestanding signs in these districts shall have a maximum height of ten (10) feet.
- Projecting sign max area9 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Sign area limited to nine (9) square feet of area.
- Single occupant business sign max area24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One freestanding sign for identification of a bank, office building, funeral home studio, or its occupants or similar uses permitted in the N-C, Neighborhood Commercial District and the TO-C, Transitional Office District, shall be permitted. Such sign shall be limited in area to twenty-four (24) square feet.
- Wall sign max area per linear foot0.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
Sign area shall be limited to one-half square foot (0.5 sf.) of sign per linear foot of building frontage.
- Wall sign max area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Under no circumstances shall any single sign exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area.
From the ordinance
The following signs shall be permitted in the N-C, Neighborhood Commercial District and the TO-C, Transitional Office District.