Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum area of freestanding sign25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One freestanding sign not exceeding 25 square feet in area or eight feet in height shall be permitted along each street frontage.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of freestanding sign8 ft
One freestanding sign not exceeding 25 square feet in area or eight feet in height shall be permitted along each street frontage.
- Maximum sign area per linear foot of lot frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.2 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 directed toward or intended to be viewed from any street frontage shall not exceed two square feet for each linear foot of lot frontage along the street.
- Maximum total sign area per street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Nor in any case 200 square feet for each street frontage.
- 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 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 directed toward or intended to be viewed from any street frontage shall not exceed two square feet for each linear foot of lot frontage along the street nor in any case 200 square feet for each street frontage.