Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum address number size in other districts2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Address numbers signs that are not larger than one square foot in R and PD-R districts; and not larger than two square feet in all other districts.
- Maximum address number size in R and PD-R1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Address numbers signs that are not larger than one square foot in R and PD-R districts; and not larger than two square feet in all other districts.
- Minimum electronic variable message sign cycle8 seconds
Changes in display shall alternate on a not-less-than-eight-second cycle.
- Maximum electronic variable message sign area percentage40 pct
No more than 40% of permitted sign area may be an electronic variable message display.
- Exempt building-mounted sign area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Up to four square feet of building-mounted signage within six feet of any building entrance.
- Maximum flag size40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Flags of up to 40 square feet.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
Freestanding signs shall be no more than eight feet in height or the maximum height permitted for freestanding signs in § 72-59.6, whichever is less.
- Maximum temporary sign area in other districts (≤150 ft frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.)20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In any other district, except for residential use properties, one nonilluminated sign, up to 20 square feet in area on lots with 150 feet of frontage or less, and up to 32 square feet in area on lots with more than 150 feet of frontage.
- Maximum temporary sign area in other districts (>150 ft frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.)32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In any other district, except for residential use properties, one nonilluminated sign, up to 20 square feet in area on lots with 150 feet of frontage or less, and up to 32 square feet in area on lots with more than 150 feet of frontage.
- Maximum temporary sign area in residential32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In any Residential (R) and PD-R districts, and on residential use properties in other districts, one or more nonilluminated signs, totaling 32 square feet, is permitted.
- Maximum temporary sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (remaining 14 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.)4 ft
If freestanding, up to six square feet of signage may be up to six feet in height. The remaining 14 square feet is limited to four feet in height.
- Maximum temporary sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (first 6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.)6 ft
If freestanding, up to six square feet of signage may be up to six feet in height. The remaining 14 square feet is limited to four feet in height.
From the ordinance
Signage standards, including exempted signs, prohibited signs, and design standards.