Sec. 25-462, 25-463
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum area for projecting wall mounted sign12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One (1) square foot per linear foot of storefront on which the sign is to be attached, up to twelve (12) square feet.
- Maximum number of projecting wall mounted signs per storefront length1 per 18 ft
Maximum one (1) sign per every eighteen (18) feet of storefront.
- Clearance from bottom of sign to pavement7.5 ft
Projecting wall mounted sign shall have a seven-foot six-inch clearance from the bottom of the sign to the pavement below.
- Maximum projection from building4 ft
Projection limited to four (4) feet or less from the building to which it is attached.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for subdivision freestanding monument sign in R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, A-1, FC districts6 ft
The height shall not exceed six (6) feet. Within all other use districts the height shall not exceed ten (10) feet.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for subdivision freestanding monument sign in other districts10 ft
Within all other use districts the height shall not exceed ten (10) feet.
- Maximum aggregate area for wall signs100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Wall signs are permitted for one (1) square foot per linear foot of building frontage on which the sign or signs are to be attached, up to a maximum aggregate of one hundred (100) square feet.
- Maximum window sign area as percentage of window area25 pct
Window signs, permanent signs on the exterior of windows, shall be limited to twenty-five (25) percent of the total square footage of window area, inclusive of all windows on a storefront building façade containing an entrance, or sixteen (16) square feet, whichever is less.
- Maximum window sign area in square feetsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.16 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
or sixteen (16) square feet, whichever is less.
From the ordinance
Projecting wall mounted sign: one square foot per linear foot of storefront, up to twelve square feet. Maximum one sign per every eighteen feet of storefront. Wall signs permitted for one square foot per linear foot of building frontage, up to a maximum aggregate of one hundred square feet.