Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Banner signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Banner signs are not permitted under this chapter.
- Ambient light monitor required
All electronic signs shall have ambient light monitors that allow automatic adjustment of the brightness level of the sign based on ambient light conditions.
- Maximum electronic sign area as percentage of permitted sign50 pct
In no case shall an electronic sign occupy more than 50 percent of the area of a permitted sign size.
- Maximum electronic sign light output0.3 fc
Light produced by electronic signs shall not exceed 0.3 foot-candles over ambient light levels.
- Maximum monument sign base extension beyond sign face1 ft
and not extend more than one foot beyond the outside edge of the face of the sign
- Maximum monument sign base width to heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. ratio2 ratio
The width of the base cannot exceed twice the height of the total sign structure
- Maximum projection sign distance from wall4 ft
Sign, projecting means a sign attached to a building, approximately perpendicular to the building wall, and projecting up to four feet from the building wall
- Maximum sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
In no case shall the height of the sign exceed eight feet from ground level.
- Maximum wall sign projection from wall8 in
Sign, wall means any signs or lettering, projecting not more than eight inches, which are placed against or attached to the front, rear, or side wall of a building
- Minor sign illumination prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
and not illuminated
- Maximum minor sign area1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Sign, minor means a wall or freestanding sign not exceeding one square foot in area
- Maximum minor sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
not exceeding four feet in height
- Monument sign base width as percentage of total width75 pct
the base of which is at least 75 percent of the total width of the sign
Sign, roof means any sign erected, constructed, and maintained wholly upon or over the roof of any building (such signs are not permitted under this chapter).
- Sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. berming prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Artificially increasing the height of the sign by berming or mounding dirt or other material at the sign base is prohibited.
From the ordinance
Sign, electronic message board means any sign that uses changing lights to form a sign message or messages wherein the sequence of messages and the rate of change is electronically programmed and can be modified by electronic processes. Light produced by electronic signs shall not exceed 0.3 foot-candles over ambient light levels. All electronic signs shall have ambient light monitors that allow automatic adjustment of the brightness level of the sign based on ambient light conditions. In no case shall an electronic sign occupy more than 50 percent of the area of a permitted sign size.