Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
27 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum freestanding sign area for gas stations100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One freestanding sign per lot, not exceeding twenty-five feet in height and one hundred square feet in area.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for gas stations25 ft
One freestanding sign per lot, not exceeding twenty-five feet in height and one hundred square feet in area.
- Maximum fuel price sign area6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs for fuel prices, not exceeding six square feet in area, which may be incorporated into the freestanding sign or mounted on the fuel pump island.
- Maximum service bay sign area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs for service bays, not exceeding four square feet in area, mounted on the building.
- Maximum directory sign area for multiple businesses60 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Directory sign: one up to 60 square feet in area and 20 feet in height.
- Maximum directory sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.20 ft
Directory sign: one up to 60 square feet in area and 20 feet in height.
- Maximum freestanding sign area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One freestanding sign per lot, not exceeding twenty-five feet in height and one hundred square feet in area.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.25 ft
One freestanding sign per lot, not exceeding twenty-five feet in height and one hundred square feet in area.
- Maximum number of identification signs per business2 count
No business shall have more than two identification signs without approval of the zoning administrator.
- Maximum monument sign area64 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One monument sign per lot, not exceeding eight feet in height and sixty-four square feet in area.
- Maximum monument sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
One monument sign per lot, not exceeding eight feet in height and sixty-four square feet in area.
- Maximum projecting sign area20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One projecting sign per business establishment, not exceeding twenty square feet in area.
- Maximum sign area within 100 feet of residential25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Any sign erected within 100 feet of any residential zoning district shall be nonilluminated and limited to 25 square feet in area.
- Maximum wall sign area for multiple businesses60 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The size shall be limited to one square foot per linear foot of building frontage for the establishment, up to a maximum of 60 square feet.
- Maximum wall sign area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One wall sign per business establishment, not exceeding one square foot of sign area per linear foot of building frontage, with a maximum of one hundred square feet per sign.
- Maximum directory sign area for office/industrial parks32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One directory sign per lot, not exceeding six feet in height and thirty-two square feet in area.
- Maximum directory sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for office/industrial parks6 ft
One directory sign per lot, not exceeding six feet in height and thirty-two square feet in area.
- Maximum freestanding sign area for office/industrial parks100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One freestanding sign per lot, not exceeding twenty feet in height and one hundred square feet in area.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for office/industrial parks20 ft
One freestanding sign per lot, not exceeding twenty feet in height and one hundred square feet in area.
- Maximum directory sign area for shopping centers32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One directory sign per lot, not exceeding six feet in height and thirty-two square feet in area.
- Maximum directory sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for shopping centers6 ft
One directory sign per lot, not exceeding six feet in height and thirty-two square feet in area.
- Maximum freestanding sign area for shopping centers200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One freestanding sign per lot, not exceeding thirty feet in height and two hundred square feet in area.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for shopping centers30 ft
One freestanding sign per lot, not exceeding thirty feet in height and two hundred square feet in area.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of ground-mounted signs from right-of-way5 ft
Minimum setback of ground-mounted signs shall be five feet from any public right-of-way, service drive, or entrance.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential districts100 ft
Any sign erected within 100 feet of any residential zoning district shall be nonilluminated and limited to 25 square feet in area.
- Wall sign area per linear foot of building frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
One wall sign per business establishment, not exceeding one square foot of sign area per linear foot of building frontage, with a maximum of one hundred square feet per sign.
- Maximum window sign coverage25 pct
Window signs shall not cover more than twenty-five percent of the window area.
From the ordinance
The following signs are permitted in business and industrial zoning districts: (1) Wall signs. One wall sign per business establishment, not exceeding one square foot of sign area per linear foot of building frontage, with a maximum of one hundred square feet per sign. ...