Extracted standards
59 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Business sign area determination
The maximum area of business signs is determined by the street footage of each occupancy or as otherwise provided in this chapter.
- Electric sign construction
All electric signs shall be constructed, installed and maintained pursuant to the city's electrical code.
- Festoon lighting area calculation
The area of each light bulb shall be counted by measuring length of lighting strip by six (6) inches in determining maximum sign areas.
- Festoon lighting compliance
Festoon lighting shall comply with the requirements for business signs.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. flashing sign colors
No incandescent bulbs in a flashing, animated or moving sign shall be red, green or amber.
- Reflector type light prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Reflector type light is not permitted on such a sign.
- Ground sign clearance area10 ft
The area around a ground sign shall be kept clean and free from weeds and bushes for a distance of not less than ten (10) feet in all directions.
- Home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. sign illumination prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
The sign shall not be illuminated in any way.
- Identification sign light source visibility
The light source from any identification sign, professional sign or nameplate shall not be directly visible from any street or from any adjoining property in a residence district.
- Maximum festoon lighting wattage150 w
The maximum wattage for each incandescent light bulb in festoon lighting shall be one hundred fifty (150) watts.
- Maximum flashing sign wattage15 w
The maximum wattage for incandescent bulbs in a flashing, animated or moving sign shall be fifteen (15).
- Maximum home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. sign area1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum size shall be one (1) square foot in area, and it shall be attached to the residence.
- Maximum home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. signs per unit1 count
There shall be only one (1) sign per residential unit.
- Maximum identification signs per entrance1 count
The maximum number of identification signs, professional signs and nameplates per entrance to a building shall be one (1).
- Maximum marquee sign projection12 in
No part of a marquee sign shall project more than twelve (12) inches from any face of a marquee.
- Maximum pole sign pole cover width18 in
The maximum width of pole covers shall be a sum total of eighteen (18) inches in a horizontal direction in addition to the width of the pole covered.
- Maximum real estate development sign duration12 months
The maximum time the sign may be erected is twelve (12) successive months.
- Maximum roof sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above roof26 ft
The maximum height above roof of a roof sign shall be twenty-six (26) feet.
- Maximum sky sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above roof26 ft
The maximum height above roof of a sky sign shall be twenty-six (26) feet.
- Maximum temporary sign permit period30 days
The maximum permit period shall be thirty (30) days.
- Maximum temporary window sign area50 pct
Temporary window signs may not exceed fifty (50) percent of total window area on each frontage.
- Maximum vehicle advertising sign area on bus front5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
On front of bus, two (2) signs not to exceed a total of five (5) square feet.
- Maximum vehicle advertising sign area on bus rear10.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
On rear of bus, one (1) frame twenty-one (21) inches by seventy-two (72) inches or smaller.
- Maximum vehicle advertising sign frame area on bus side6.42 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One (1) frame twenty-one (21) inches by forty-four (44) inches or smaller.
- Maximum vehicle advertising sign area on bus side30 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
On each side of buses: One (1) sign thirty (30) inches by one hundred forty-four (144) inches or smaller and one (1) frame twenty-one (21) inches by forty-four (44) inches or smaller.
- Maximum wall sign projection18 in
The maximum projection shall be eighteen (18) inches.
- Minimum flashing sign clearance16 ft
The minimum clearance of such a sign from the sidewalk grade shall be sixteen (16) feet.
- Minimum ground sign to advertising sign separation30 ft
The minimum distance from a ground sign to any other advertising sign shall be thirty (30) feet.
- Minimum ground sign to building separation2 ft
The minimum distance of a ground sign to any building shall be two (2) feet.
- Minimum ground sign cloth/banner heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft
No additional signs shall be attached to a ground sign or its supporting structure except cloth or banner signs, and these may be attached not less than ten (10) feet above sidewalk grade.
- Minimum ground sign to other sign separation2 ft
The minimum distance from a ground sign to any other sign shall be two (2) feet.
- Minimum pole sign cloth/banner heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft
No additional signs shall be attached to the sign or its supporting structure except cloth or banner signs and these may be attached not less than ten (10) feet above sidewalk grade.
- Minimum projecting sign clearance10 ft
The minimum distance from bottom of a projecting sign to the sidewalk grade shall be ten (10) feet.
- Minimum real estate development sign to residential separation200 ft
The minimum distance to a residential building not a part of the development shall be two hundred (200) feet.
- Minimum real estate development sign to residential separation (small development)100 ft
If a development is under one (1) acre or has a frontage under four hundred (400) feet on the street on which the sign is to be placed, the minimum distance to residential building not a part of the development shall be one hundred (100) feet.
- Minimum sky sign base to roof clearance8 ft
The minimum clear space between base of sign and roof shall be eight (8) feet.
- Minimum sky sign support clearance5 ft
The minimum horizontal clearance between vertical supports shall be five (5) feet.
- Minimum wall sign clearance8 ft
The minimum distance from the sidewalk grade shall be eight (8) feet if it is located above a sidewalk on public right-of-way or projects six (6) inches or more over pedestrian area.
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. sign light source visibility
If the sign is illuminated, light source shall not be directly visible from any street or from any adjoining property in a residential district.
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. sign removal period30 days
When a nonconforming business becomes inactive all signs relating thereto shall be within thirty (30) days removed or painted out.
- Pole sign enclosure prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
If a pole sign is supported by more than one (1) pole, the space between the poles shall not be enclosed.
- Political sign area restriction
If there are other type existing signs on the premises, only the remaining unused portion of the total maximum sign area may be used for political signs.
- Political sign placement period60 days
Political signs shall be placed not more than sixty (60) days prior to the election.
- Political sign removal after general election30 days
A winning candidate in a primary election may maintain a political sign until thirty (30) days following the general election.
- Real estate private sign permit exemption
No permit or permit fee is required for a real estate private sign.
- Real estate private sign removal
The sign shall be removed immediately when property is sold, rented or leased.
- Real estate sign removal
Real estate signs shall be removed immediately when property is sold, rented or leased.
- Roof sign projection restriction
Projecting roof signs may not project more than a projecting sign, and shall be built at an angle to the exterior wall.
- Sky sign projection restriction
A sky sign shall not project beyond the inside face of the main outside walls of the building.
- Temporary sign additional area fraction0.5 fraction
Such signs shall be allowed a sign area in addition to the total maximum sign area equal to one-half of maximum area permitted.
- Temporary sign removal
Temporary signs shall be promptly removed at termination of permit period.
- Temporary window sign advertising prohibition
A temporary window sign may not be an advertising sign.
- Time and weather sign projection
Time and weather signs may project as permitted for a projecting sign.
- Time and weather sign public property prohibition
Time and weather signs may not be placed upon public property.
- Vehicle advertising sign parking restriction
Buses with vehicle advertising signs shall not be placed or parked on private property for advertising purposes. If parked on private property for advertising purposes, the vehicle advertising sign must have a sign permit, and shall be counted as part of total maximum area allowed and shall abide by provisions relating to advertising signs.
- Vehicle advertising sign residential prohibition
The vehicle upon which a vehicle advertising sign is placed shall not be driven for advertising purposes in public parks or in residential zoning districts.
- Vehicle business sign permit required
A vehicle business sign must have a sign permit and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter relating to business signs.
- Vehicle sign permit exemption
A vehicle sign is not required to have a sign permit and is exempt from the provisions of this chapter if the sign is incidental to the vehicle's primary use and the vehicle is not used primarily for advertising purposes.
- Wall sign top restriction
The sign shall not project above the top of the wall or beyond the ends of the wall to which it is attached.
From the ordinance
The maximum area of business signs is determined by the street footage of each occupancy or as otherwise provided in this chapter.