Sec. 12-18

Signage

• Maximum awning sign area as percentage of awning face25 pct

  no such sign shall exceed 25 percent of the area of the face of the awning or canopy

• Minimum awning sign clearance over right-of-way10 ft

  Awnings or canopies containing signs conforming with the provisions of this section shall be permitted to extend over the sidewalk, with a minimum of ten-foot clearance over a right-of-way of a public street.

• Minimum lot frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. for freestanding sign100 ft

  One freestanding sign shall be permitted along each street frontage of 100 feet or more in length

• Freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.50 ft

  No freestanding sign shall be located within 50 feet of any lot in a residential district

• Freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from right-of-way, property line, or driveway3 ft

  or within three feet of any street right-of-way line, other property line or driveway intersecting a street

• Maximum freestanding sign area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  No freestanding sign shall exceed 100 square feet in area

• Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.25 ft

  or 25 feet in height

• Maximum permanent sign area ratio to lot frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.2 sqft_per_ft

  The aggregate area of all permanent signs located on a lot shall not exceed two square feet for each linear foot of lot frontage along the street

• Maximum permanent sign area150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  nor in any case 150 square feet

• Maximum number of permanent signs per lot5 count

  Not more than five permanent signs shall be provided on a lot of any individual business or establishment.

• Maximum projecting sign area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Projecting signs shall not exceed 50 square feet in area.

• Maximum number of projecting signs per building frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1 count

  Not more than one sign projecting greater than 15 inches from the face of a building shall be permitted for each building frontage.

• Minimum distance between freestanding signs on same lot100 ft

  the distance between freestanding signs on the same lot shall not be less than 100 feet

• Minimum projecting sign under clearance10 ft

  Projecting signs shall be provided with a minimum under clearance of ten feet.

• Maximum duration for pennants, sandwich boards, balloons for new business14 days

  Pennants, sandwich board devices and balloons or other air or gas filled devices shall be permitted only for promotion of a new business in any commercial district and shall be removed within 14 days of the opening of such business.

• Maximum shopping center freestanding sign area200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  In the case of a shopping center, one freestanding sign not exceeding 200 square feet in area

• Maximum shopping center freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.30 ft

  or 30 feet in height shall be permitted when no other freestanding signs are located on the shopping center site or any adjacent out-parcel or pad site