Article XIII, §165-90B
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Illumination requirement for monument signs
If illuminated, lights shall be ground-mounted spotlights concealed by landscaping, directed away from adjacent property and rights-of-way.
- Maximum farm sign area per side20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One sign of up to 20 square feet in area on each side of the property that abuts a road.
- Maximum farm sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft
No sign may exceed 10 feet in height.
- Maximum monument sign area per sign20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One sign at each principal entrance, which shall not exceed 20 square feet in surface area.
- Maximum monument sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for subdivisions6 ft
One sign at each principal entrance, which shall not exceed six feet in height.
- Maximum sign area per side for nonresidential use12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One sign of up to 12 square feet in area on each side of the property that abuts a road.
- Maximum sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for nonresidential use10 ft
No sign shall exceed 10 feet in height.
- Maximum sign area for school or churchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached.40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For property containing a school or church, signs not to exceed 40 square feet in total surface area.
- Maximum sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for school or churchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached.6 ft
For property containing a school or church, signs not to exceed six feet in height.
- Maximum total farm sign area40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The total area of all signs shall not exceed 40 square feet.
- Maximum total monument sign area per subdivision40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Subject to a maximum of 40 square feet of surface area for all such signs within a subdivision.
- Maximum total sign area for nonresidential use24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The total area of all signs shall not exceed 24 square feet.
- Monument sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from rights-of-way10 ft
Signs and the monument structures to which they are attached shall be set back at least 10 feet from public and private rights-of-way.
From the ordinance
Signs allowed by permit in Agriculture (A-1), Conservation (C-1), Residential (R-1, R-2, R-3), and Rural Residential (RR-C, RR-A) Zoning Districts: ...