Haymarket, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 58-17.7(b), 58-17.8(3), 58-17.14(b)
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Core sign area as marked on the sign zoning map
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Internally illuminated channel letters prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Permanent channel letter signs in this district shall not be internally illuminated
- Maximum A-frame sign area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Must not be more than an aggregate of 12 square feet
- Maximum A-frame sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.5 ft
not exceed five feet in height
- Maximum A-frame signs per business1 count
Only one such sign is permitted per business, or one sign per 30 linear feet of sidewalk
- Maximum projecting sign projection4 ft
shall project no greater than four feet from building
- Maximum temporary sign area (freestanding/wall/portable/banner)8 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Shall not exceed one sign per location, nor eight square feet in area
- Maximum temporary sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
six feet in height
- Maximum wall sign projection6 in
Sign shall not extend more than six inches from the surface of the building
- Maximum window sign coverage20 pct
Shall not obstruct more than 20 percent of the area of the window
- Minimum projecting sign clearance from curb1 ft
no closer than one foot to the street curb
- Minimum sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from lot line5 ft
At least five feet to any lot line within the core sign area
From the ordinance
Permanent signs shall be located at least five feet from any lot line within the core sign area. Temporary signs: same as Gateway. Permanent: wall signs max 6 inches projection; projecting signs max 4 ft projection, 1 ft from curb; channel letter signs not internally illuminated.