Sec. 25-461 and 25-462

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• Bulletin board heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft

  Height shall not exceed ten (10) feet and a minimum setback of fifteen (15) feet.

• Bulletin board maximum area20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  One (1) bulletin board, not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area, is permitted.

• Directory sign maximum area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Directory signs identifying shopping centers with multiple tenants shall be limited to one (1) freestanding sign, either single or double faced, per street frontage, each not to exceed fifty (50) square feet.

• Electronic message board characteristics

  Must not have any appearance of motion, flashing, blinking, jeweled lighting effects, animation or shimmering. May consist only of alphabetic or numeric characters on a plain background. Message may be changed no more than every eight (8) seconds. Maximum of three (3) lines of characters with a maximum of forty-five (45) characters per line. Must be incorporated into a monument or freestanding ground style sign. Area occupied by message may comprise no more than fifty (50) percent of the surface area. Only one (1) electronic message board with at most two (2) sides is permitted on lots with one hundred (100) feet or more of VDOT maintained road frontage. Equipped with a working dimmer control device capable of automatically reducing illumination to five hundred (500) candelas. Must be turned off between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. if visible from residential structures in R-1, R-2, R-3, A-1, or FC districts. Must maintain a one thousand-foot setback from any local or national historic landmark or district boundary and the Fincastle town boundary line.

• Electronic message board requires special exception

  Electronic message board signs may be permitted, by special exception permit within all use districts.

• Exempt signs

  Signs of a duly constituted governmental body, memorial tablets, signs required by law, signs within ballparks, up to three flags, small direction signs, utility location signs, interior signs, warning signs, changing messages, and certain temporary signs do not require a permit.

• Freestanding ground sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.7 ft

  Freestanding ground signs shall have a maximum height of seven (7) feet.

• Freestanding ground sign maximum area40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Maximum aggregate of one (1) square foot per five (5) linear feet of street frontage, up to a maximum size of forty (40) square feet.

• Home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. sign area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  A home occupation or home business shall be permitted one (1) sign not to exceed two (2) square feet.

• Home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft

  Height of sign shall not exceed six (6) feet and the minimum setback shall be five (5) feet.

• Kiosk heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft

  A kiosk maximum height shall be ten (10) feet; maximum size sixty (60) square feet inclusive of all sign faces.

• Kiosk separation300 ft

  Kiosk signs must have a three hundred-foot separation from other kiosk signs and may only be utilized in developments when ten (10) or more businesses are located.

• Maximum sign area in SC, PUDPlanned unit development (PUD)A negotiated district where a whole site is approved to its own bespoke plan., TND, RAM, POP, PIP160 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  For properties within the SC, PUD, TND, RAM, POP or PIP districts: One hundred sixty (160) square feet.

• Freestanding monument sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft

  Freestanding monument signs shall not exceed ten (10) feet in height and a minimum setback of fifteen (15) feet.

• Freestanding monument sign maximum area60 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Maximum aggregate size of a freestanding monument sign shall be one (1) square foot per five (5) linear feet of street frontage, up to a maximum size of sixty (60) square feet.

• Neon sign maximum area5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Continuously lit neon sign located within the window storefront not to exceed a maximum of one (1) in number and not to exceed a maximum aggregate of five (5) square feet.

• Sign permit required

  All signs excepting those identified as not requiring a permit below shall be the subject of a permit issued by the zoning administrator.

• Pole sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. range80 ft

  If a lot is located within one thousand (1,000) linear feet of the centerline of a grade-separated intersection of a four-lane, divided, limited access highway, one (1) freestanding pole sign shall be permitted with a minimum height of fifty (50) feet and a maximum of eighty (80) feet.

• Pole sign maximum area200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  The area of such sign may be increased to two hundred (200) square feet under the condition that no other on-premises freestanding signs shall be located upon the property, except one (1) freestanding monument not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet in area.

• ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. signs

  Flashing signs, portable signs, signs on stationary vehicles used as mobile signs, outdoor advertising (billboards), moving or sound producing signs, signs in public right-of-way, roof top signs, signs resembling traffic control devices, signs obstructing egress, inflatable signs, signs on utility poles, signs projecting beyond lot line, signs with insufficient clearance, signs exceeding building height, signs projecting more than 4 feet from building, searchlights.

• Sight triangle obstruction

  No sign shall be erected at the intersection of any street in such a manner as to create a traffic hazard by obstructing vision between heights of two and one-half (2½) and eight (8) feet.

• Sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line10 ft

  No sign shall be placed within a required side yard, common open space or within ten (10) feet of an adjacent property line or public right-of-way.

• Temporary sign size in other districts32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Within all other use districts, the size shall be limited to thirty-two (32) square feet.

• Temporary sign size in R-R, R-1, R-2, R-312 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Within a R-R, R-1, R-2 or R-3 use districts, one (1) sign per street frontage, no more than twelve (12) square feet may be displayed.