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Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Residential districts or residential uses in mixed use developments
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Building-mounted sign flush requirement
All building-mounted signs shall be flush against the building and shall not project above the roofline.
- Community feature sign maximum area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Freestanding identification signs, restricted to four (4) square feet, may be used to identify community features, such as a community center, picnic area or pool facility.
- Dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. sign maximum area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One sign not to exceed two (2) square feet for each dwelling unit shall be permitted, indicating only the name and/or address of the occupant.
- Home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. sign maximum area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Home occupations in these districts shall be allowed an additional sign not to exceed two (2) square feet advertising the home occupation.
- Monument sign maximum area20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No such sign shall have an area greater than twenty (20) square feet.
- Monument sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.5 ft
Such nonresidential uses as are permitted in the district may be permitted a low-profile monument type sign. No such sign, including supports, shall extend more than five (5) feet above existing grade level.
- Monument sign minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line5 ft
No such sign shall be located closer than five feet to any property line.
- Neighborhood entrance sign maximum area40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One wall or ground sign giving the place name of an established neighborhood, community or subdivision development shall be permitted for each major entrance. Each permitted sign shall not exceed forty (40) square feet.
- Neighborhood entrance sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Each permitted sign shall not exceed an overall height of six (6) feet.
- Neighborhood entrance sign minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from lot line10 ft
Such signs shall be ten (10) feet from any lot line.
- Sign illumination type
Sign illumination shall be only by direct white lighting and shall illuminate only the face of the sign.
- Sign projection beyond property line
No sign shall project beyond a property or right-of-way line.
From the ordinance
In addition to other applicable regulations, the following regulations shall apply to signs in residential districts or to residential uses in any mixed use development.