Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 2%
Extracted standards
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Other
- Landscaping area for freestanding signs2 times sign area
All free-standing signs must have a landscaped area that surrounds the sign and is at a minimum two times the area of the sign.
Signage
- Maximum area of canopy/awning signs30 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One square foot of sign per one linear foot of unit building frontage with a maximum square footage not to exceed 30 square feet per individual business.
- Maximum area of churchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. signs24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For churches or synagogues one sign including the message board, with a maximum of 24 square feet, and a maximum height of eight feet.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of churchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. signs8 ft
For churches or synagogues one sign including the message board, with a maximum of 24 square feet, and a maximum height of eight feet.
- Maximum area of freestanding signs in commercial districts40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Maximum sum total area of freestanding signs along frontage street: One square foot for every one foot of front street frontage of the lots on which located not to exceed 40 square feet.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of freestanding signs in commercial districts8 ft
Maximum height: Eight feet above ground where located except as noted below.
- Maximum area of garage sale signs4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Maximum area: Four square feet per face.
- Maximum area of hanging signs10 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Maximum of ten square feet and 25-foot separation where possible from other hanging signs.
- Minimum clearance for hanging signs7 ft
Shall provide a minimum clearance of seven feet from finished grade to the bottom of the sign for pedestrian safety.
- Maximum area of freestanding signs on historicHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. buildings12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Size shall not exceed 12 square feet.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of freestanding signs on historicHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. buildings6 ft
Maximum height of freestanding signs: Six feet.
- Maximum area of marquee signs30 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One square foot of sign per one linear foot of unit building frontage with a maximum square footage not to exceed 30 square feet per individual business.
- Maximum number of signs per zoning lot2 signs
Generally, two signs per lot, no two signs may be the same sign type unless otherwise exempted in this article.
- Maximum area of menu signs4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Sign shall be mounted no higher than six feet from the ground on a wall, in a window, on an A-frame or on a pole and be a maximum of four-square feet in size...
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of menu signs6 ft
Sign shall be mounted no higher than six feet from the ground...
- Minimum length of monument sign frame6 ft
Monument signs shall have a solid framework with such frame having a six-foot minimum length that runs parallel to the face of the sign.
- Maximum area of open signs6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One generic massed produced neon, florescent, back-lit or LED lit sign such as an 'Open' sign and one other neon merchandise or logo sign, each limited to six square feet, are allowed per business.
- Prohibition of pole and pylon signs on certain streets
Pole and pylon signs are prohibited on properties that have frontage along Main Street, Hirst Road and State Route 287.
- Maximum projection of projecting signs48 in
Projecting signs shall not project from the exterior wall of a building more than 48 inches.
- Minimum clearance for projecting signs7 ft
Projecting signs shall have a minimum clearance of seven feet from grade beneath the sign to the projecting sign.
- Maximum area of residential signs4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One nonilluminated sign per residential lot, not to exceed four square feet, nor four feet in height.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of residential signs4 ft
One nonilluminated sign per residential lot, not to exceed four square feet, nor four feet in height.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of shopping center freestanding signs12 ft
Twelve feet from street grade.
- Maximum area of shopping center tenant signs30 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Individual signs cannot exceed one square foot for each linear foot of the business frontage not to exceed 30 square feet.
- Sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street right-of-way5 ft
All free standing or monument signs shall be set back at least five feet from any street right-of-way unless further restricted by the zoning administrator...
- Maximum area of subdivision identification signs32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For single-family, townhouse, and multifamily developments, one ground mounted sign, limited in area to 32 square feet and not to exceed eight feet in height for identification of a subdivision.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of subdivision identification signs8 ft
For single-family, townhouse, and multifamily developments, one ground mounted sign, limited in area to 32 square feet and not to exceed eight feet in height for identification of a subdivision.
- Maximum area of wall signs in commercial districts60 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In the C-1, IB, MC districts the total square footage of wall signs on any front wall shall not exceed one square foot of area for every one foot of building frontage up to a maximum of 60 square feet.
- Wind pressure requirement for signs50 psf
Every sign shall be constructed to withstand a wind pressure of not less than 50 pounds per square foot.
- Maximum area of window signs as percentage of glass area33 pct
Maximum area of sign: the size of the sign(s) shall be limited to 33 percent of the glass area for each pane of glass to which it is attached...
From the ordinance
All free standing or monument signs shall be set back at least five feet from any street right-of-way... Every sign shall be constructed to withstand a wind pressure of not less than 50 pounds per square foot.