Article 7, Section 1.13.3

Signage

• Maximum awning or canopy sign area8 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Awning or Canopy Sign: One square foot per linear foot of the awning or canopy, up to 8 square feet.

• Minimum lot frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. for freestanding signs100 ft

  Free-standing signs shall be permitted only on zoning lots with 100 feet or more of street frontage.

• Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for freestanding signs10 ft

  Free-standing signs shall be located no closer than ten (10) feet to the edge of any public right-of-way, service drive, or entrance.

• Minimum spacing between freestanding signs100 ft

  No monument sign shall be erected within 100 feet of another freestanding sign.

• Maximum number of signs per business2 signs

  Two (2) signs per business; no two signs may be of the same sign type. Individual businesses on a single zoning lot with frontage on more than one public right-of-way may have one additional sign which meets all requirements of this section, not to exceed three.

• Maximum monument sign area24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Monument Sign: One square foot per five linear feet of lot frontage on which the sign is to be located, up to a maximum size of 24 square feet.

• Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of monument signs6 ft

  Maximum height of monument style signs shall be six (6) feet.

• Maximum projecting sign area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Projecting sign: One square foot per linear foot of building frontage on which the sign is to be attached, up to twelve square feet.

• Maximum projecting sign projection from wall4 ft

  Projecting signs shall not project from the exterior wall of a building more than four feet.

• Minimum clearance of projecting signs from sidewalk grade8 ft

  Projecting signs shall be no less than eight (8) feet from the sidewalk grade.

• Permitted sign types in commercial/industrial districts

  Types of signs permitted: Wall, freestanding, projecting, awning, canopy, or marquee.

• Maximum area for signs facing residential districts16 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 a residential zoning district may be illuminated as long as it is fully shielded and downward directed and is limited to sixteen (16) square feet in area.

• Maximum wall or marquee sign area60 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Wall or Marquee Sign: One square foot per linear foot of building frontage on which the sign or signs are to be attached, up to a maximum aggregate of 60 square feet.

• Maximum wall sign projection from wall12 in

  All wall signs shall be installed flat against the wall of a building and shall not extend from the wall more than 12 inches.