South Boston, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 58-938, 58-939, 58-940, 58-941
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Animated signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Animated signs ... shall not be permitted in any district.
- Banner sign area ratio
total area of all banner signs ... shall not exceed one square foot for each two linear feet of building frontage
- Maximum area for electronic changeable copy sign45 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Maximum size for electronic changeable copy sign is 45 square feet.
- Off-premises signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No off-premises or billboard signs shall be permitted
- Maximum area for portable sign32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Portable signs shall not exceed 32 square feet in area.
From the ordinance
No sign shall be permitted to be nailed or otherwise affixed to any existing sign structure ... Animated signs ... shall not be permitted in any district. ... No off-premises or billboard signs shall be permitted ... Electronic changeable copy signs ... Maximum size for electronic changeable copy sign is 45 square feet. ... Portable signs ... shall not exceed 32 square feet in area. ... Banner signs ... total area ... shall not exceed one square foot for each two linear feet of building frontage.