Sec. 12-18

Signage

• Minimum clearance of awning/canopy sign over sidewalk10 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.

• Maximum area of awning/canopy sign as percentage of face25 pct

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

• Maximum area of freestanding sign100 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 heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of freestanding sign25 ft

  or 25 feet in height.

• SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of freestanding sign 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

• SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of freestanding sign from street right-of-way3 ft

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

• Maximum number of permanent signs per business5 signs

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

• Maximum sign area per linear foot of lot frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./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 total sign area on a lot150 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

• Minimum clearance of projecting sign10 ft

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

• Maximum area of projecting sign50 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 area of shopping center freestanding sign200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  one freestanding sign not exceeding 200 square feet in area

• Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of shopping center freestanding sign30 ft

  or 30 feet in height

• Maximum sign area for shopping center tenant30 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  the maximum area of signs attached to any portion of a building devoted to a particular tenant shall not exceed two square feet for each linear foot of building frontage devoted to such tenant, nor in any case 30 square feet.