Section 26-274(a) and (d)
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. sign regulations apply to RS, including internal directional signs.
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum construction sign area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A temporary sign, erected in connection with new construction work... limited to thirty-two (32) square feet.
- Maximum directional sign area6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs... limited to the direction of the traveling public... limited in area to six (6) square feet.
- Maximum farm/estate sign area10 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A sign, limited in area to ten (10) square feet, for identification of a farm or estate
- Maximum internal sales sign area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The area of any temporary sales sign permitted by this subsection shall not exceed six feet by ten feet, and the area of the sign face shall not exceed four feet by eight feet.
- Maximum name plate area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A name plate or directional sign, limited in area to two (2) square feet
- Maximum no trespassing sign area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No trespassing or No Hunting signs, limited in area to two (2) square feet each.
- Maximum permanent internal directional sign area16 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The area of the sign face shall not exceed four feet by four feet
- Maximum products raised sign area20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A sign, limited in area to twenty (20) square feet, neatly constructed and maintained, advertising products raised on the premises.
- Maximum subdivision sign area20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
or a sign, limited in area to twenty (20) square feet, for a subdivision or its occupants
From the ordinance
The following signs are permitted in the A-1, AR-2, AR-1, RC, AR-6, RS, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, and RM Zoning Districts... Within a development in the RC, RS or RM Zoning Districts, the following internal directional signs shall also be permitted.