Sec. 83-488
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- All signs facing or visible from public streets or public open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum flag pole heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.40 ft
Flags or emblems of any political unit, government, civic, philanthropic, educational, or religious organization, provided that no flag pole shall exceed 40 feet in height.
- Maximum area for internal directional signs4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Internal directional signs displayed for the direction or convenience of the public on private property but bearing no advertising material... provided that such signs shall not exceed four square feet in area and five feet in height.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for internal directional signs5 ft
Internal directional signs displayed for the direction or convenience of the public on private property but bearing no advertising material... provided that such signs shall not exceed four square feet in area and five feet in height.
- Maximum area for residential yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. sale signs8 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Residential yard sales signs not more than eight square feet in area, provided the sign is only posted at the location of the sale and is removed within 48 hours after the event.
- Sign permit required
No person, except a public officer or employee in performance of a public duty, shall paste, post, print, nail, tack, erect, place, maintain, or fasten any sign, banner, pennant, outdoor advertising sign, billboard, or notice of any kind—or cause the same to be done—that faces or is visible from any public street or public open space without a sign permit.
From the ordinance
No person, except a public officer or employee in performance of a public duty, shall paste, post, print, nail, tack, erect, place, maintain, or fasten any sign, banner, pennant, outdoor advertising sign, billboard, or notice of any kind—or cause the same to be done—that faces or is visible from any public street or public open space without a sign permit...