Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum freestanding sign area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Freestanding signs, if there are no projecting signs, limited in area to 50 square feet and limited in height to 30 feet, one for each business on the premises.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.30 ft
limited in height to 30 feet
- Maximum marquee sign area10 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Marquee signs, if there are no projecting signs, two for each business on the premises, with sign area for each sign limited to ten square feet.
- Maximum projecting sign area40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Projecting signs, if there are no marquee or freestanding signs, one for each business on the premises, with sign area limited to 40 square feet.
- Maximum temporary sign area20 pct
Temporary, non-illuminated paper signs in show windows, limited to 20 percent of the total glass area of the window in which they are placed.
- Maximum wall sign area10 pct
Wall signs, with total aggregate sign area not more than ten percent of the area of walls fronting on a street and no one sign with a sign area of more than 200 square feet.
- Maximum wall sign area200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
no one sign with a sign area of more than 200 square feet
From the ordinance
Signs in the B-2 district. 1. Wall signs, with total aggregate sign area not more than ten percent of the area of walls fronting on a street and no one sign with a sign area of more than 200 square feet. 2. Projecting signs, if there are no marquee or freestanding signs, one for each business on the premises, with sign area limited to 40 square feet. 3. Freestanding signs, if there are no projecting signs, limited in area to 50 square feet and limited in height to 30 feet, one for each business on the premises. 4. Marquee signs, if there are no projecting signs, two for each business on the premises, with sign area for each sign limited to ten square feet. 5. Temporary, non-illuminated paper signs in show windows, limited to 20 percent of the total glass area of the window in which they are placed.