Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Daytime brightness intensity85 pct
The intensity of light allowed for all illuminated signs shall be eighty-five percent by day and fifty percent at night.
- Nighttime brightness intensity50 pct
The intensity of light allowed for all illuminated signs shall be eighty-five percent by day and fifty percent at night.
- Minimum message duration for changeable copy4 sec
Any portion of the electronic changeable copy sign message must have a minimum duration of four seconds and must be a static display.
- Minimum message duration for graphic display20 min
Any portion of the electronic graphic display sign image must have a minimum duration of twenty minutes and must be a static display.
- Electronic sign must be in monument sign
The electronic sign must be contained within, or as part of, a monument sign.
- Audio and pyrotechnics prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Audio speakers or any form of pyrotechnics are prohibited in association with a changeable copy or electronic sign.
- Orientation distance from residential lot150 ft
When located within one-hundred and fifty feet of a residentially-used lot in a residential district, any part of the electronic sign must be oriented so that no portion of the sign face is visible from an existing or permitted principal structure on that lot.
- Separation from other electronic signs35 ft
Electronic signs must be separated from other electronic signs by at least 35 feet.
- Electronic sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. boundary100 ft
The leading edge of the electronic sign must be a minimum distance of one-hundred feet from any abutting residential district boundary.
- Electronic sign must use single color
The message or display must use a single color.
- Maximum text on electronic sign10 words
The text of the sign must be limited to ten words to allow passing motorists to read the entire copy with minimal distraction.
- Electronic sign turned off at close of business
All electronic message signs must be turned off at the close of business.
From the ordinance
Changeable copy or electronic signs and electronic signs must meet the following standards: ...