Extracted standards
14 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum number of construction signs3 count
Not more than three construction signs, when placed at the construction site.
- Maximum sign area for identification signs1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One identification sign not exceeding one square foot in area and bearing only property numbers, post box numbers, names of occupants or premises, or hours of operation.
- Maximum sign area for municipal/religious building signs25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs identifying municipal or governmental buildings or buildings used for religious purposes, provided such signs are erected upon the building or land upon which such building is located and not exceed 25 feet in area.
- Maximum sign area for real estate signs in residential districts6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Temporary real estate signs which advertise the sale, rental or lease of the premises on which such signs are displayed, provided that advertisement display area does not exceed six square feet in residential districts.
- Maximum sign area for real estate signs in commercial/industrial districts16 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Temporary real estate signs which advertise the sale, rental or lease of the premises on which such signs are displayed, provided that advertisement display area does not exceed 16 square feet in commercial or industrial districts.
- Maximum sign area for warning signs3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs warning the public against trespassing, dangerous animals, swimming or the like, provided such signs do not exceed three square feet in area per sign.
- Maximum sign area for home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. signs1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One sign, not more than one square foot in area and not illuminated, identifying a home occupation in any and all zoning districts.
- Maximum sign area for construction signs16 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Not more than three construction signs, when placed at the construction site. Such signs shall not be illuminated, shall not exceed 16 square feet in area for each sign, and shall be removed within ten days following completion of construction.
- Maximum sign area for parking lot signs6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs designating entrances, exits or conditions of use for parking lots. Such signs shall not exceed six square feet in area for each sign.
- Maximum sign area for yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates./garage sale signs6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Yard or garage sale signs displayed on the premises of such sale, provided that such signs shall not exceed six square feet.
- Maximum sign area for agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them./seasonal signs12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Temporary agricultural or seasonal signs that promote the sale of agricultural produce and that do not exceed 12 square feet per sign on the premises on which such signs are displayed, provided such signs are removed at the end of the sales season.
- Maximum sign area for political signs in residential zones6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Political campaign signs... provided that the total area of such signs shall not exceed six square feet in a residential zone.
- Maximum sign area for political signs in commercial/industrial zones32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Political campaign signs... provided that the total area of such signs shall not exceed 32 square feet in a commercial or industrial zone.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for real estate signs6 ft
Such signs shall not be illuminated and, if freestanding, shall not be more than six feet in height.
From the ordinance
The following signs are exempted from the permit requirements of this article provided that they comply with all other regulations of this article; however, nothing in this section shall be construed as providing an exemption from any requirement of the Building Code.