Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum area of freestanding sign16 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One freestanding sign not exceeding 16 square feet in area or ten feet in height shall be permitted.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of freestanding sign10 ft
One freestanding sign not exceeding 16 square feet in area or ten feet in height shall be permitted.
- Maximum individual sign area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No individual sign shall exceed the smaller of 32 square feet in area or such smaller sign area specified elsewhere in this article.
- 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 area of freestanding sign for shopping center32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
On any lot utilized for a shopping center, one freestanding sign not exceeding 32 square feet in area or ten feet in height shall be permitted.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of freestanding sign for shopping center10 ft
On any lot utilized for a shopping center, one freestanding sign not exceeding 32 square feet in area or ten feet in height shall be permitted.
- Maximum sign area per linear foot of street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
The aggregate area of all signs located on a lot shall not exceed one square foot for each linear foot of street frontage.
- Maximum total sign area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Nor in any case 100 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 located on a lot shall not exceed one square foot for each linear foot of street frontage nor in any case 100 square feet, provided that no individual sign shall exceed the smaller of 32 square feet in area or such smaller sign area specified elsewhere in this article.