Extracted standards
17 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- External illumination shielding
any external illumination is fully shielded and directed at the sign and not in a manner that might cause a traffic hazard.
- Freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from right-of-way5 ft
Freestanding signs shall be located no closer than five (5) feet from the edge of any public right-of-way, service drive or entrance.
- Internal directional and directory signs excluded from sign area
Internal Directional and Directory Signs Must be included as part of the master sign plan; will not be included in the calculation of overall sign area for multiple businesses on a single zoning lot.
- Master sign plan required
Multiple businesses on a single zoning lot, i.e. shopping centers, office parks, industrial parks and other similar uses must submit a master sign plan to ensure that all signs are harmonious with regard to color, size, lettering, and composition.
- Maximum freestanding signs per lot2 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 other signs per establishment1 signs
One other sign (wall, projecting, awning, or canopy) per individual establishment.
- Maximum projecting sign projection4 ft
Projecting signs shall not project from the exterior wall of a building more than four feet.
- Maximum sign area facing residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.16 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Any sign erected on a property adjacent to a residential zoning district may be externally illuminated as long as it is fully shielded and downward directed and is limited to sixteen (16) square feet in area.
- Maximum signs per business2 signs
Two (2) signs per business; no two signs may be of the same sign type.
- Maximum signs per business with multiple frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.3 signs
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 wall sign projection12 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.
- Minimum distance between freestanding signs100 ft
No freestanding or monument sign shall be erected within 100 feet of another freestanding sign.
- Minimum projecting sign clearance from sidewalk8 ft
Projecting signs shall be no less than eight (8) feet from the sidewalk grade.
- Minimum street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. for freestanding or monument signs100 ft
Freestanding or monument signs shall be permitted only on lots with 100 feet or more street frontage.
- No two signs of same type
no two signs may be of the same sign type.
- Permitted sign types
Wall, freestanding, projecting, awning, canopy or marquee.
- Sign illumination glare restriction
No light from any illuminated sign shall cause direct glare onto any adjacent property, right-of-way, or building other than the building to which the sign applies to.
From the ordinance
Signs may be externally or internally illuminated, as permitted by this article, provided that any external illumination is fully shielded and directed at the sign and not in a manner that might cause a traffic hazard.