Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to all B, I, and P districts
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum banner display days per month14 days
Banner signs shall not be displayed more than 14 days in any calendar month.
- Maximum banner sign area as fraction of wall sign area0.5 ratio
Banner signs shall not exceed one-half the maximum size of the permitted wall sign area.
- Maximum canopy sign area per linear foot of canopy fascia0.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
Canopy signs are limited to 0.5 square foot per linear foot of canopy fascia on which the sign is mounted.
- Maximum consolidated freestanding sign area75 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
When multiple street frontages permit two or more freestanding signs, a maximum of two permitted freestanding signs may be consolidated into one sign no larger than 75 square feet in sign area
- Maximum freestanding sign area per street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One freestanding sign, not more than 50 square feet in sign area, shall be permitted, in addition to wall or other permitted signs, for each separate street frontage of the lot
- Maximum portable sign area15 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Maximum sign area is 15 square feet.
- Maximum portable sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
Maximum height is four feet.
- Maximum projecting sign area24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One projecting sign not exceeding 24 square feet in sign area shall be permitted per lot or building frontage for each individual occupant.
- Maximum shopping center freestanding sign area75 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For lots supporting three or more occupants and operating as a shopping center, plaza, mall, or other common title, one freestanding sign shall be permitted... Sign area shall not exceed the sum of one square foot for each linear foot of lot frontage, up to a maximum of 75 square feet.
- Maximum wall sign area per linear foot of building face (beyond 45 ft)1.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
The maximum sign area of wall signage located more than 45 feet from a street right-of-way shall be 1.5 square feet for each linear foot of building face on which the sign is located.
- Maximum wall sign area per linear foot of building face (within 45 ft of ROW)1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
The maximum sign area of wall signage located within 45 feet from the street right-of-way shall be one square foot for each linear foot of building face on which the sign is located.
- Maximum wall sign area on public entrance not on street25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum sign area of wall signage located on a building face containing a public entrance that does not front on a street shall be 25 square feet.
From the ordinance
One freestanding sign, not more than 50 square feet in sign area, shall be permitted, in addition to wall or other permitted signs, for each separate street frontage of the lot