Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Combined wall/canopy/awning/marquee sign area formula
The combined sign area of wall, canopy, awning, and marquee signs shall not exceed the sum of: 2 sq ft per linear foot of primary wall frontage for first 200 ft, 1 sq ft per linear foot beyond 200 ft, and 2 sq ft per vertical foot for every foot over 20 ft in building height.
- 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 (1) per entrance not to exceed three (3) feet in height.
- Directory sign max area16 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 sixteen (16) square feet in area.
- Freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street5 ft
shall not be located within five (5) 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 (2) non-illuminated 'self-serve' or 'full-serve' signs per pump island not to exceed two (2) square feet each.
- Group business sign max area24 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 twenty-four (24) square feet in area.
- Max freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
All freestanding signs in these districts shall have a maximum height of twelve (12) feet.
- Projecting sign max area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Four (4) projecting signs (including projecting banners) shall be permitted for each establishment on the premises with a maximum of fifty (50) square feet per projecting sign or banner.
- Projecting sign max total per wall frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
and a maximum total of one hundred (100) square feet per wall frontage may be used for projecting wall or banner signs.
- Projecting sign min heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft
The minimum height of a projecting wall of a projecting wall or banner type signage shall be ten (10) feet over any area accessible to a pedestrian or automobile.
- Single occupant business sign max area16 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One (1) freestanding sign for identification of a single business establishment shall be permitted. Such sign shall be limited in area to sixteen (16) square feet.
From the ordinance
The following signs shall be permitted in the CB-C, Central Business Commercial District.