Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Corner lot sign rules
Front determined by major access or main entrance; sign area allowed for front linear footage and 1/2 side street frontage under conditions; no freestanding sign on side street frontage.
- Excluded signs
Official governmental signs, identification signs ≤6 sq ft, public convenience signs ≤3 sq ft, memorial/bulletin boards, yard sale signs (max 3 days), inside store windows, no trespassing signs ≤2 sq ft, Christmas tree signs in December.
- Maximum construction sign area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One sign, not exceeding 100 square feet in area, giving the names of the contractors, engineers and architects; or one sign per contractor not more than 12 sq ft.
- Maximum temporary sign area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each sign is to be 32 square feet or less in area.
- Maximum temporary sign display days14 days
Such sign is displayed no more than 14 consecutive days.
- Maximum temporary sign displays per year5 times/year
No person may display temporary signs more than five times per calendar year.
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. sign repair damage threshold50 pct
A nonconforming sign may be repaired, provided that it had not been damaged in excess of 50% of its replacement value.
Portable signs, billboards, signs with flashing/intermittent lights, moving signs, pennants/streamers (except with temporary signs), balloons, striplights, signs on unlicensed vehicles, signs projecting >18 inches over sidewalk, nonconforming signs for closed businesses.
- Sign area calculation
Attached sign area within continuous perimeter; freestanding sign area total surfaces excluding poles, only one face measured if viewed one at a time.
- Sign permit required
No sign shall be displayed until a sign permit has been obtained; permit void if work not completed within 60 days.
From the ordinance
Regulates exterior signs; prohibits portable signs, billboards, flashing lights; requires permits; sets temporary sign limits; defines sign area calculation.