Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Construction sign maximum area per firm32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Construction signs... to a maximum area of 32 square feet for each firm.
- Small direction sign maximum area5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Small signs displayed for the direction of the traveling public... with a total area not to exceed five square feet per sign.
- Electronic display freestanding sign maximum area75 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
the electronic display portion of a freestanding sign shall not exceed 75 square feet
- Electronic display maximum percentage of sign area50 pct
The area of the display screen or the portion of an electronic display sign that can otherwise change its content shall not exceed more than 50 percent of the maximum allowable area of that freestanding sign.
- Electronic display sign minimum message duration5 seconds
Each message shall be displayed for a minimum of five seconds between transitions.
- Event sign maximum area in R districts25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No such sign shall exceed 25 square feet in area in any R district
- Institutional sign maximum area25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Institutional signs... not exceeding in the aggregate 25 square feet of sign area.
- Parking lot sign maximum area5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Wall or freestanding signs in a parking lot... provided each sign does not exceed five square feet in area.
- Real estate sign maximum area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The total aggregate sign area shall not exceed 12 square feet; however, a total sign area of 40 square feet shall be permitted when such signs are set back 25 feet from the front lot line
- Temporary religious/nonprofit banner maximum area20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The banner sign shall not exceed 20 square feet in size.
- Temporary religious/nonprofit banner maximum duration30 days
Religious institutions and nonprofit organizations are permitted to display a temporary banner sign, onsite up to a 30-day period, four times annually.
- Subdivision identification sign maximum area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Wall or freestanding signs, not exceeding a total of 50 square feet in area, for the identification of a subdivision or planned development
- Small tenant sign maximum area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Small signs not exceeding two square feet in area, attached flat against the building, not illuminated, announcing only the name and occupancy of the building tenant.
- Utility sign maximum area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Small signs, each of which has a total area not exceeding two square feet, placed by a public utility
- Warning sign maximum area5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Unilluminated signs not exceeding five square feet in area, warning against hunting, fishing, or trespassing
From the ordinance
The following signs shall be permitted in all districts... Temporary signs... Construction signs... Real estate signs...