Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum detached sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft
no detached sign shall exceed a height of 15 feet
- Maximum sign area in required yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
one sign, may occupy required yards in a district where such sign is permitted by these regulations, if such sign is not more than 32 square feet in area
- Sign placement near residential districts100 ft
Signs of permitted types and sign area may be placed on walls of buildings other than the front except on side or rear walls facing, and within 100 feet of, an R-1 or R-2 Residence District.
From the ordinance
Except as otherwise provided, any sign may be a wall, freestanding, or projecting sign, and, except as otherwise provided, no detached sign shall exceed a height of 15 feet. Signs of permitted types and sign area may be placed on walls of buildings other than the front except on side or rear walls facing, and within 100 feet of, an R-1 or R-2 Residence District. Unless otherwise specified in these regulations, all signs shall comply with the yard requirements of the district in which they are located, provided that one sign, may occupy required yards in a district where such sign is permitted by these regulations, if such sign is not more than 32 square feet in area, and other requirements of these regulations are compiled with.