Extracted standards
25 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum building tenant sign area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Small signs not exceeding two square feet in area, attached flat against the building, not illuminated
- Colored lights not to be confused with traffic control
No colored lights shall be used at any location or in any manner so as to be confused with, or constituted as, traffic control devices.
- Maximum construction sign area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Construction signs ... to a maximum area of 32 square feet for each firm.
- Maximum directional sign area5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Small signs displayed for the direction of the traveling public ... with a total area not to exceed five square feet per sign.
- Maximum electronic display area on building sign (ratio to frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.)1.5 times frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
the electronic display portion of a building-mounted sign shall not exceed one and one-half times the building's linear frontage.
- Maximum electronic display area on freestanding sign75 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
the electronic display portion of a freestanding sign shall not exceed 75 square feet
- Electronic display area as percentage of sign area50 pct
The area of the display screen or the portion of an electronic display sign that can otherwise change its content shall not exceed more than 50 percent of the maximum allowable area of that freestanding sign.
- Electronic display sign minimum message duration5 seconds
Each message shall be displayed for a minimum of five seconds between transitions.
- Electronic display sign nighttime brightness100 nits
The electronic display shall include a photocell to control brightness and shall automatically dim at sunset to a nighttime level of 40 to 100 nits.
- Maximum event sign area in R districts25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No such sign shall exceed 25 square feet in area in any R district
- Maximum wattage for exposed bulbs15 watts
No exposed reflective-type bulbs and no strobe or incandescent lamp which exceeds 15 watts shall be used on the exterior surface of any sign
- Glare from illuminated signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
The light from any illuminated sign shall not cause direct glare into or upon any building or property other than the building or property to which the sign may be related.
- Maximum institutional sign area25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Institutional signs ... not exceeding in the aggregate 25 square feet of sign area.
- Maximum parking lot sign area5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
provided each sign does not exceed five square feet in area.
Signs violating law, building code, obscuring traffic, advertising discontinued activities, imitating traffic control, in corner triangle, obstructing openings, moving signs, banners/pennants, on utility poles/trees, above height limits, above roofline, outdoor advertising, portable, on vehicles.
- Maximum public utilityPublic utilitiesInfrastructure serving the wider area — substations, pump stations, towers. sign area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Small signs, each of which has a total area not exceeding two square feet, placed by a public utility
- Maximum real estate sign area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The total aggregate sign area shall not exceed 12 square feet; however, a total sign area of 40 square feet shall be permitted when such signs are set back 25 feet from the front lot line
- Maximum real estate sign area with 25 ft setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
a total sign area of 40 square feet shall be permitted when such signs are set back 25 feet from the front lot line
- Maximum religious/nonprofit banner sign area20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The banner sign shall not exceed 20 square feet in size.
- Maximum display days for religious/nonprofit banner30 days
Religious institutions and nonprofit organizations are permitted to display a temporary banner sign, onsite up to a 30-day period, four times annually.
- Sign permit exemption for small signs4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A permit shall not be required for any sign four square feet or less in area.
- Sign permit required
A sign permit shall be required before a sign is erected, altered, or relocated, except as otherwise provided in this section.
- Sign permit void after months6 months
A sign permit shall become null and void if the work for which the permit was issued has not been completed within a period of six months after the date of issuance of the permit.
- Maximum subdivision sign area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Wall or freestanding signs, not exceeding a total of 50 square feet in area, for the identification of a subdivision or planned development
- Maximum warning sign area5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Unilluminated signs not exceeding five square feet in area, warning against hunting, fishing, or trespassing
From the ordinance
A sign permit shall be required before a sign is erected, altered, or relocated, except as otherwise provided. ... The following types of signs are prohibited in all districts: ...