Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Section 36.439
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum construction sign area for multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. properties18 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
or 18 square feet for multifamily, nonresidential, or mixed-use properties.
- Maximum construction sign area for residential properties4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
temporary signs not exceeding four square feet for residential properties, except for multifamily
- Maximum flag area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Flags not exceeding 50 square feet in area
- Maximum memorial plaque area6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Memorial plaques and building cornerstones not exceeding 6 square feet in area
- Maximum minor sign area3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minor signs, not exceeding three square feet each in area.
- Maximum temporary sign area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Temporary nonilluminated signs not exceeding four square feet in sign area
- Maximum temporary sign duration90 days
erected for not more than 90 consecutive days.
- Minimum spacing between freestanding minor signs25 ft
Freestanding minor signs shall be located a minimum distance of twenty-five feet apart.
From the ordinance
Flags not exceeding 50 square feet in area; Minor signs, not exceeding three square feet each in area. Freestanding minor signs shall be located a minimum distance of twenty-five feet apart.