Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of freestanding sign from R or RO districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.25 ft
Freestanding signs shall not be located within 25 feet of any lot in an R or RO district.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of freestanding sign from street line5 ft
Freestanding signs shall not be located within five feet of any street line.
- Maximum additional wall sign area per building when multiple buildings12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In addition thereto, where two or more main buildings are located on a lot, each building may be permitted to have a wall sign not exceeding 12 square feet in area.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of freestanding sign8 ft
Freestanding signs shall not exceed a height of eight feet.
- Maximum area of projecting sign24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No projecting sign shall exceed 24 square feet in area.
- Maximum aggregate sign area visible from any street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The aggregate area of all signs visible from any street frontage shall not exceed 32 square feet.
- Permitted sign types
Wall signs, projecting signs, suspended signs, awning signs, canopy signs, and freestanding signs are permitted.
- Maximum projection of projecting sign from building face5 ft
No such sign, other than a noncommercial flag, shall project greater than five feet from the face of the building.
- Minimum distance between projecting signs on same wall25 ft
No projecting sign shall be located within 25 feet of another projecting sign on the same building wall.
From the ordinance
The aggregate area of all signs visible from any street frontage shall not exceed 32 square feet. In addition thereto, where two or more main buildings are located on a lot, each building may be permitted to have a wall sign not exceeding 12 square feet in area.