Extracted standards
37 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum arcade sign area5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Such sign shall not exceed five square feet in area.
- Maximum helium balloon display duration3 days
shall be permitted for a period not to exceed three days
- Maximum helium balloon heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. from roof100 ft
shall be no higher than 100 feet from the roof to which it is attached
- Maximum building identification sign area for buildings over 4 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.80 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
up to a maximum of 80 square feet in area
- Maximum freestanding sign area40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The area of a freestanding sign shall not exceed one square foot for every four feet of street frontage, up to a maximum of 40 square feet.
- Maximum freestanding sign area for shopping center with >400 ft frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.60 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For shopping centers with more than 400 feet of frontage on a single street, the freestanding sign may be increased to 60 square feet in area.
- Maximum pedestrian-oriented arcade sign area3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
provided the area of the sign does not exceed three square feet
- Maximum pedestrian-oriented freestanding sign area6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
provided the area of the sign does not exceed six square feet and the height does not exceed three feet.
- Maximum pedestrian-oriented freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft
and the height does not exceed three feet.
- Maximum pedestrian-oriented projecting sign area3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
provided the area of the sign does not exceed three square feet
- Maximum pedestrian-oriented wall sign area10 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
provided the area of the sign does not exceed ten square feet
- Maximum pedestrian-oriented window sign area6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
provided the area of the sign does not exceed six square feet or 25 percent of the area of the window to which it is affixed, whichever is less
- Maximum projecting sign area10 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Ten square feet shall be the maximum per business.
- Maximum projecting sign extension from wall4 ft
No projecting sign shall extend more than four feet from the wall of its supporting structure.
- Maximum projecting sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. on single-story building15 ft
On a single-story building, no projecting sign shall be higher than 15 feet.
- Maximum sandwich sign area per face10 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The area of each face of the sign shall not exceed ten square feet.
- Maximum sandwich sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
or four feet in height.
- Maximum sandwich sign width2.5 ft
The dimensions of each face shall not exceed 2½ feet in width
- Maximum temporary sign area20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One temporary sign, not to exceed 20 square feet, shall be permitted.
- Maximum temporary sign display duration60 days
Such signs shall be displayed for a period not to exceed 60 days in any one calendar year.
- Maximum wall sign area per linear foot of frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
The total area of the wall signs for each business shall not exceed one square foot per linear foot of building frontage occupied by the business up to a maximum of 50 square feet.
- Maximum total wall sign area per business50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
up to a maximum of 50 square feet.
- Maximum wall sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. on single-story building20 ft
On single-story buildings, no wall sign shall be higher than 20 feet above grade.
- Maximum window sign area per street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.10 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In addition, sign area per business shall not exceed ten square feet on any street frontage.
- Maximum window sign area as percentage of window pane25 pct
No window sign shall exceed 25 percent of the total area of the window pane on which, or behind which it is located.
- Minimum helium balloon diameter10 ft
Such balloons shall be at least ten feet in diameter
- Minimum freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from building5 ft
five feet to any building or other structure
- Minimum freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.30 ft
No part of any freestanding sign shall be located within 30 feet of a residential district
- Minimum freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from right-of-way for signs over 50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.12 ft
and 12 feet for a larger sign
- Minimum freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from right-of-way for signs 30-50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.8 ft
eight feet for a sign over 30 and up to 50 square feet in area
- Minimum freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from right-of-way for signs up to 30 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.5 ft
The minimum distance from an existing right-of-way line shall be five feet for any sign up to 30 square feet in area.
- Minimum freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from side lot line5 ft
No part of a freestanding sign shall be located closer than: five feet from a side lot line of a property not served by the sign
- Minimum freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from vehicular use area3 ft
or three feet to any vehicular use area
- Minimum clearance below projecting sign10 ft
shall have not less than ten feet of clearance below the sign.
- Minimum clear sidewalk width when sandwich sign in right-of-way4 ft
provided at least four feet of clear sidewalk width is maintained.
- Minimum sandwich sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from front of building15 ft
and 15 feet from the front of the building.
- Minimum sandwich sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from side lot line5 ft
Such sign may be located no less than five feet from a side lot line
From the ordinance
B-1, B-2, B-3 and M districts. Signs permitted in R districts shall also be permitted...