Sec. 24-5707
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. sign aggregate area82 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No more than three attached or detached signs, not exceeding 50 square feet each or 82 square feet in aggregate area.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. sign area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No more than three attached or detached signs, not exceeding 50 square feet each or 82 square feet in aggregate area.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
Detached signs must not exceed eight feet in height.
- Parking lot sign area3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For each parking lot serving two or more buildings: One detached sign per building, not exceeding three square feet in area or five feet in height.
- Parking lot sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.5 ft
For each parking lot serving two or more buildings: One detached sign per building, not exceeding three square feet in area or five feet in height.
- Subdivision entrance sign aggregate area30 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
two signs attached to a wall or fence on opposite sides of the entrance and not exceeding 30 square feet in aggregate area
- Subdivision entrance sign area25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
At each entrance to a section of an approved and recorded subdivision: One detached sign not exceeding 25 square feet in area or six feet in height
- Subdivision entrance sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
At each entrance to a section of an approved and recorded subdivision: One detached sign not exceeding 25 square feet in area or six feet in height
From the ordinance
A sign permit may be issued for the following signs in the R-0, R-0A, R-1, R-1A, R-2, R-2A, R-3, R-3A, R-4, R-4A, R-5A, R-5B, A-1, and C-1 districts