Sec. 24-72
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Community character areas and corridors
- Applies within
- 150 ft
- Geographic extent
- Applies to signs visible from and located within 150 feet of existing or proposed rights-of-way of primary and secondary roads within a community character area or corridor as identified on the James City County Comprehensive PlanComprehensive planThe long-range policy document zoning is meant to implement; it is not itself binding law. Land Use Map
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Intensity and quantity of lighting review criteria
As determined by the director of planning, the area of the sign that is lit shall be less than the overall size of the sign. The lighting used shall be of a subdued nature and shall not dominate the streetscape.
- Materials, colors, and construction review criteria
As determined by the director of planning, the materials, colors, and construction shall complement the character of surrounding development and shall be in keeping with the historic and/or rural ambience of the county and Williamsburg.
- Scale and proportion review criteria
As determined by the director of planning, the scale of the sign and proportion of lettering, characters, and figures shall be of a scale, size, and character in keeping with the historic and/or rural ambience of the county and Williamsburg.
From the ordinance
In reviewing applications for signs containing back-lit or channeled lettered signs within community character areas and along community character corridors, the following criteria shall be used by the director of planning in deciding whether to approve the application.