Sec. 24-73
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for signs on corner lots50 ft
Except for those provided for under section 24-69 and 24-70, signs on corner lots shall not be closer than 50 feet to the corner of the lot.
- Maximum A-Frame sign area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Such sign(s) shall not exceed 12 square feet in area and five feet in height.
- Maximum A-Frame sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.5 ft
Such sign(s) shall not exceed 12 square feet in area and five feet in height.
- Maximum blade sign area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
An individual blade sign shall be no more than 12 square feet in area.
- Maximum cumulative area for construction signs24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A maximum of three signs with a cumulative sign area not to exceed 24 square feet; or, a maximum of one sign with a sign area not to exceed 32 square feet.
- Maximum pedestrian-scale sign area24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Such individual signs shall be no more than 24 square feet in total area, and may not have more than two faces.
- Maximum top edge heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for pedestrian-scale signs7 ft
The top edge of a pedestrian-scale directional sign shall be no more than seven feet above finished grade.
- Maximum pole-mounted banner area24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Banners that are affixed to light poles and that do not exceed 24 square feet each, are permitted.
- Maximum sign area for freestanding signs adjacent to residential districts32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
On properties adjacent to residential districts, any freestanding sign, visible from an adjacent residential district, shall be limited to 32 square feet in area.
- Maximum sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for freestanding signs adjacent to residential districts15 ft
The top of the freestanding sign shall not exceed 15 feet above grade.
- Minimum bottom edge heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for blade signs8 ft
The sign shall be mounted such that the bottom edge of the sign is not less than eight feet from the finished grade directly underneath it.
- Minimum bottom edge heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for pole-mounted banners8 ft
Banners shall be mounted such that the bottom edge of any given banner is not less than eight feet from the finished grade directly beneath it.
From the ordinance
Special regulations for certain signs: logos, flags, marquees, corner lots, adjacent residential, construction signs, mixed-use signs, blade signs, pedestrian-scale signs, pole-mounted banners, A-Frame signs.