Article 7, Section 1.9

Signage

• Master sign plan required

  Multiple businesses on a single zoning lot... must submit a master sign plan to ensure that all signs are harmonious with regard to color, size, lettering, and composition.

• 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 signs: One square foot per linear foot of the awning or canopy, up to eight (8) square feet.

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

  Freestanding signs shall be permitted only on zoning lots with 100 feet or more street frontage.

• Minimum spacing between freestanding signs100 ft

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

• Maximum number of freestanding signs per lot1 signs

  One free-standing sign per lot frontage. For developments with frontage on more than one right-of-way, one free-standing sign per right-of-way not to exceed two is permitted.

• Maximum number of other signs per establishment1 signs

  One other sign (wall, projecting, awning, or canopy) per individual establishment.

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

  Monument signs: One square foot per five linear feet of lot frontage on which the sign is to be located, up to a maximum size of twenty-four (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 6 feet.

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

  Monument style signs shall be located no closer than ten feet to any public right-of-way, service drive, or entrance.

• 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 for multiple businesses

  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 shall be non-illuminated and limited to sixteen square feet in area.

• Maximum wall or marquee sign area per business30 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Wall or marquee signs: One square foot of sign per one linear foot of unit frontage with a maximum square footage not to exceed 30 square feet per individual business.

• 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.