Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum freestanding sign area25 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 freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
One freestanding sign not exceeding 25 square feet in area or eight feet in height shall be permitted along each street frontage.
- Maximum projecting sign projection from building5 ft
No such sign 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 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.
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.
- Maximum sign area per linear foot of 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 nor in any case 200 square feet for each street frontage.
- Minimum distance between projecting signs25 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.