Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- ConditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. uses for signs
Murals exceeding the allowable size as permitted within business districts require public hearing and approval.
- Freestanding sign maximum area (75-150 ft frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.)100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
On lots with a public street right-of-way frontage of between 75 feet and 150 feet and a building setback of at least 15 feet, one freestanding sign will be allowed with a maximum area of 100 square feet.
- Freestanding sign maximum area (>150 ft frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.)150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
On lots with a public street right-of-way frontage of more than 150 feet, one freestanding sign will be allowed with a maximum area of 150 square feet.
- Freestanding sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (75-150 ft frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.)20 ft
And a maximum height of 20 feet.
- Freestanding sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (>150 ft frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.)30 ft
And a maximum height of 30 feet.
- Freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from pavement5 ft
All such freestanding signs shall be set back at least five feet from the edge of pavement or behind the sidewalk, whichever is greater.
- Gasoline price sign additional area9 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Businesses selling gasoline will be allowed an additional nine square feet of signage for the purpose of displaying gas prices only.
- Maximum signs per establishment3 signs
Excluding public service signs, a maximum of three signs shall be allowed.
From the ordinance
Business districts: freestanding signs allowed based on frontage (75-150 ft: max 100 sq ft, 20 ft high; >150 ft: max 150 sq ft, 30 ft high); setback 5 ft from pavement; max 3 signs; gasoline businesses extra 9 sq ft.