Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
Freestanding signs shall not exceed a height of eight feet
- Maximum projecting sign area24 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 projecting sign projection from building5 ft
No such sign, other than a noncommercial flag, shall project greater than five feet from the face of the building or extend above the height of the wall to which it is attached.
- Maximum sign area for frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. 100 to 300 feet20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
20 square feet for street frontages of 100 feet to 300 feet
- Maximum sign area for frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. greater than 300 feet32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
32 square feet for street frontages of greater than 300 feet
- Maximum sign area for frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. less than 100 feet12 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 directed toward or intended to be viewed from any street frontage shall not exceed 12 square feet for street frontages of less than 100 feet
- Maximum additional wall sign area per building12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
where two or more main buildings are located on a lot, each such building may be permitted to have a wall sign not exceeding 12 square feet in area.
- Minimum distance between projecting signs25 ft
or be located within 25 feet of another projecting sign on the same building wall.
- Minimum freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from other property lines15 ft
or within 15 feet of any other property line.
- Minimum freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street line5 ft
shall not be located within five feet of any street line
From the ordinance
The aggregate area of all signs directed toward or intended to be viewed from any street frontage shall not exceed 12 square feet for street frontages of less than 100 feet, 20 square feet for street frontages of 100 feet to 300 feet, and 32 square feet for street frontages of greater than 300 feet.