Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Section 36.437-36.440
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum projection of projecting signs6 ft
Projecting signs shall not extend more than 6 feet beyond the face of the building.
- Minimum clearance for projecting signs over walkways8 ft
Signs projecting over public walkways shall be a minimum height of 8 feet from grade level to the bottom of the sign.
- Minimum distance from right-of-way line5 ft
No sign shall be located closer than five feet to any right-of-way line.
- Maximum area for minor signs3 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 area for temporary nonilluminated signs4 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 and erected for not more than 90 consecutive days.
From the ordinance
No sign shall be located closer than five feet to any right-of-way line. ... Signs projecting over public walkways shall be a minimum height of 8 feet from grade level to the bottom of the sign. Projecting signs shall not extend more than 6 feet beyond the face of the building. ... Minor signs, not exceeding three square feet each in area. ... Temporary nonilluminated signs not exceeding four square feet in sign area and erected for not more than 90 consecutive days.