Article VI, Sec. 110-201 to 110-204

Signage

• Maximum area of churchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. bulletin board24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  One church bulletin board, not exceeding 24 square feet in area

• SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of churchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. bulletin board from front lot line10 ft

  Church bulletin boards shall be set back at least ten feet from the front lot line.

• Maximum aggregate sign area per foot of front wall width in commercial/industrial districts2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft

  The maximum aggregate area of all signs shall be two square feet for each foot of width of the front wall of the building

• Maximum area of contractor's sign24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  One contractor's sign, not exceeding 24 square feet in area

• Maximum area of directional sign2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  It shall be less than two square feet

• Flashing signs and neon prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

  No flashing signs or exposed gas-filled or illuminated tubing such as neon shall be permitted in any district.

• Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. for corner/through lot for freestanding sign25 ft

  In the case of a corner or a through lot with a minimum frontage of 25 feet

• Maximum interior angle between display faces45 deg

  with the interior angle between them not exceeding 45 degrees

• Maximum area of freestanding sign50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  One freestanding sign not exceeding 50 square feet may be located on a lot with a front of 100 feet or more

• Maximum number of display faces on freestanding sign2 faces

  not to exceed two display faces

• Maximum percentage of total sign area for freestanding signs75 pct

  Not more than 75 percent of the maximum sign area allowed shall be for freestanding signs.

• Minimum lot frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. for freestanding sign100 ft

  on a lot with a front of 100 feet or more

• Maximum area of home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. sign2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  One sign, not exceeding two square feet in area, for the purpose of indicating a home occupation

• Maximum area of identification sign24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  One sign, not exceeding 24 feet in area, for the purpose of showing the name and use of convent, monastery, seminary, country club, public building, public park, playground, community building, hospital, sanitorium, cemetery, children's home, orphanage, fraternal organization or apartment

• SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of identification sign from front lot line10 ft

  Such identification signs shall be set back at least ten feet from the front lot line.

• Maximum aggregate sign area for land use lots50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  with a maximum of 50 square feet

• Maximum aggregate sign area per foot of frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. for land use lots2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft

  The maximum aggregate area of all signs on any lot, the use of which consists primarily of the use of land, shall be two square feet for each foot of frontage of the lot with a maximum of 50 square feet

• Maximum area of accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. sign in required yards32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  one accessory sign may occupy required yards ... if such sign is not more than 32 square feet in area

• Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of detached signs15 ft

  no detached sign shall exceed a height of 15 feet

• Number of signs per street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1 signs

  this article shall be interpreted to permit one sign of each permitted type, in accordance with applicable regulations, for each street frontage, for each permitted use on the premises.

• Maximum area of real estate sign12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Signs not exceeding a total sign area of 12 square feet

• Maximum area of real estate sign when set back 50 ft40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  a total sign area of not more than 40 square feet shall be permitted when such signs are set back at least 50 feet from the front lot line

• SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for larger real estate sign50 ft

  when such signs are set back at least 50 feet from the front lot line

• Rear wall sign area per foot of wall width when within 100 ft of residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.0.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft

  If such sign is within 100 feet of or across a street from a residential district, the area of each sign shall not exceed one-half square foot for each foot of width of such wall.

• Rear wall sign area per foot of wall width otherwise1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft

  If situated other than as specified in subsection (7)b.1 of this section, the area of each sign shall not exceed one square foot for each foot of width of such wall.

• Roof signs must be integral part of building

  No sign which is not an integral part of the building design shall be fastened to and supported by or on the roof of a building

• Maximum area of secondary entrance sign6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  one sign, not exceeding six square feet in area, may be erected to identify secondary entrances

• Maximum area of pump signs per pump island12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  an automobile service station may display signs on a group of pumps not exceeding an aggregate area of 12 square feet of each pump island

• Maximum area of shopping center name sign per foot of common building width0.25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft

  one shopping center name sign may be displayed not exceeding a maximum area of one-quarter square foot for each foot of common building width

• Maximum area of place name sign in shopping center3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  one place name sign for each establishment, not exceeding a sign area of three square feet per sign

• Signs on side or rear walls within 100 ft of residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.100 ft

  Signs of permitted types and sign areas may be placed on walls of buildings other than the front, except on side or rear walls facing and within 100 feet of a residential district.

• Side wall sign area as fraction of front wall sign area0.5 ratio

  the maximum aggregate area of all signs ... shall be one-half of the maximum aggregate area of signs permitted on the front wall of that building

• All signs must be attached to a building

  All signs shall be attached to a building.

• Signs exempt from permit

  The following signs are exempted from the provisions of this article and may be erected or constructed without a permit but in accordance with the structural and safety requirements of the building code: (1) Official traffic signs... (2) Changing of the copy... (3) Temporary nonilluminated signs, not more than six square feet... (4) Temporary nonilluminated signs not more than 20 square feet... (6) Nonilluminated signs warning trespassers... (7) Temporary nonilluminated portable signs, not exceeding six square feet... (8) Sign on a truck, bus or other vehicle...

• Signs must be maintained in good condition

  All signs shall be maintained in good condition and appearance.

• Sign permit required

  No sign unless excepted in this section, shall be erected, constructed, posted, painted, altered, maintained or relocated, except as provided in this article and in this chapter, until a permit has been issued by the administrator.

• Sign replacement must comply with current regulations

  No sign approved or erected before the effective date of the ordinance from which this section derives shall be repaired, altered or moved, nor shall any sign, or part thereof, be erected, reconstructed, rebuilt or relocated unless it is made to comply with all applicable requirements of this article.

• Signs must not impede vision

  No sign, portable or otherwise, is to be placed or located so as to impede vision or contravene other requirements of applicable traffic ordinances.

• Signs resembling emergency or traffic signals prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

  No sign shall be constructed, erected, used, operated or maintained which displays intermittent lights resembling ... or is so located and so illuminated as to provide a background of colored lights blending with traffic signal lights

• Maximum area of state inspection sign9 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Authorized establishments may display not more than one sign not exceeding nine square feet in area per face, indicating state inspection service

• Maximum area of subcontractor's sign8 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  subcontractors' signs not exceeding eight square feet in area

• Maximum area of subdivision sign24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Signs, not exceeding 24 square feet in area, for the purpose of advertising or identifying a housing development or subdivision

• SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of subdivision sign from front lot line10 ft

  when erected or displayed on the property so advertised or identified at least ten feet from the front lot line