Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. and residential zoning districts
Extracted standards
20 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Accessory useAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. sign maximum area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One (1) sign up to four (4) square feet in area
- Accessory useAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
and four (4) feet in height.
- Farm sign maximum count per property2 count
Two (2) ground-mounted farm signs per property
- Farm sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
up to eight (8) feet in height
- Farm sign maximum total area24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
with a combined area not to exceed twenty-four (24) square feet.
- Institutional sign maximum area with special permit32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The Town Council may, by special permit, approve an increase in size to thirty-two (32) square feet.
- Institutional sign maximum area24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One (1) ground-mounted or wall sign per use, not to exceed twenty-four (24) square feet in area
- Institutional sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (ground-mounted)8 ft
and eight (8) feet in height for ground-mounted signs
- Institutional sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (wall-mounted)10 ft
or ten (10) feet in height for wall-mounted signs
- Large educational institution sign maximum area75 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
each not to exceed seventy-five (75) square feet in area
- Large educational institution sign maximum count4 count
any educational institution located on not less than fifty (50) contiguous acres and with road frontage on not fewer than four (4) public streets may have up to four (4) ground-mounted identification signs
- Large educational institution sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
and eight (8) feet in height
- Professional office sign maximum area24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One (1) sign not to exceed twenty-four (24) square feet per principal structure
- Professional office sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
and eight (8) feet in height.
- Residential development sign maximum area (20 units or less)16 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Development of twenty (20) units or less: One (1) ground-mounted sign, not to exceed sixteen (16) square feet in area or eight (8) feet in height, at each major street entrance.
- Residential development sign maximum area (21 units or more)24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Development of twenty-one (21) units or more: One (1) ground-mounted sign at each major street entrance not to exceed twenty-four (24) square feet in area or eight (8) feet in height.
- Residential development sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (20 units or less)8 ft
not to exceed sixteen (16) square feet in area or eight (8) feet in height
- Residential development sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (21 units or more)8 ft
not to exceed twenty-four (24) square feet in area or eight (8) feet in height
- Residential sign illumination restriction
The following signs may be illuminated, by white light only: institutional bulletin boards and residential development identification signs.
- Residential sign minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from right-of-way10 ft
Minimum Setback: Ten (10) feet from all public rights-of-way unless further restricted by provisions of this section.
From the ordinance
Agricultural and Residential Zoning Districts; Permitted Signs: a. General Regulations: [1] Minimum Setback: Ten (10) feet from all public rights-of-way unless further restricted by provisions of this section.