§ 165-704.05
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- interstate interchange areas
- Geographic extent
- Properties within the proximity of interstate interchange areas, delineated on the Official Zoning Map for Frederick County.
Uses
Prohibited1
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum combined sign area on single support structure500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
When more than one qualifying use is located on a single parcel within the Interstate Area Overlay District, a single support structure may be erected which contains one or more signs, the total combined square footage of which shall not exceed 500 square feet in area.
- Maximum interstate overlayOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. sign area300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No interstate overlay sign shall exceed a total of 300 square feet in area.
- Minimum interstate overlayOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.25 ft
All interstate overlay signs shall be located a minimum of 25 feet in height above the base of the sign support structure.
- Minimum sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from lot line10 ft
All portions of an interstate overlay sign shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from any lot line or property boundary line and shall meet all other applicable setback requirements.
- Sign illumination restriction
Neither the direct nor reflected light from any illuminated interstate overlay sign shall create an increase in the ambient footcandle at the property line, create glare into or upon other structures or create glare onto a public thoroughfare so as to create a traffic hazard for operators of motor vehicles.
From the ordinance
On any parcel within the Interstate Area Overlay District, one interstate overlay sign that complies with the requirements set forth in this Part 704 may be erected.