Sec 70-701
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Digital sign image change interval4 sec
No more frequently than once every four seconds.
- Digital sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from National Register properties660 ft
digital signs shall not be permitted to be located within 660 feet of any property owned by the US Department of the Interior or the National Park Service, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, any property listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the Virginia Landmarks Register.
- Digital signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. on Virginia Byways
Digital signs shall not be located along any corridor designated as a Virginia Byway within the county.
- Maximum digital display area percentage40 pct
the maximum size of the display area shall not exceed 40 percent of the total area of the sign
- Maximum digital signs per development1 signs
Only one monument or pylon digital sign shall be allowed per development.
- Maximum standalone digital sign area64 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For a stand-alone digital sign, the sign area shall not exceed 64 square feet.
From the ordinance
Digital signs shall not be located along any corridor designated as a Virginia Byway within the county. Pursuant to § 33.1-369, VA Code Ann., digital signs shall not be permitted to be located within 660 feet of any property owned by the US Department of the Interior or the National Park Service... Only one monument or pylon digital sign shall be allowed per development... the maximum size of the display area shall not exceed 40 percent of the total area of the sign... For a stand-alone digital sign, the sign area shall not exceed 64 square feet. Images on a digital sign shall change as follows: No more frequently than once every four seconds...