Henry County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 21-214, 21-215
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Number of freestanding signs per use1 sign
one (1) freestanding sign, either single-faced or double-faced, for each permitted use
- General advertising signs require special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
A special use permit will be required for all general advertising signs.
- Maximum sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in B-1 and industrial districts50 ft
maximum height of any sign shall be fifty (50) feet
- Maximum duration for portable signs30 days
Portable signs ... may be permitted as a temporary use provided they are removed within thirty (30) days.
- Minimum sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from right-of-way10 ft
All signs shall be setback ten (10) feet from any right-of-way
From the ordinance
All signs shall be setback ten (10) feet from any right-of-way, except temporary signs... All signs shall be subject to the same height limitations imposed upon other buildings and structures in the use district in which the sign is located, except in the Commercial B-1 District and industrial districts where the maximum height of any sign shall be fifty (50) feet.