Ashland, Virginia · General provision
Sign, temporary - Political campaign signs
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum political sign area in business or industrial zone32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
permitted up to a total area of thirty-two (32) square feet in a business or industrial zone
- Maximum political sign area in residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.18 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
permitted up to a total area of eighteen (18) total square feet for each lot in a residential district
- Maximum political sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
individual signs shall not exceed six (6) feet in height
- Minimum political sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line10 ft
All signs must be located a minimum of ten (10) feet from the property line.
From the ordinance
Political campaign signs ... shall be permitted up to a total area of eighteen (18) total square feet for each lot in a residential district and individual signs shall not exceed six (6) feet in height. Political campaign signs shall be permitted up to a total area of thirty-two (32) square feet in a business or industrial zone. These signs shall be confined within private property and shall not encroach into the visibility triangle at street intersections. All signs must be located a minimum of ten (10) feet from the property line.