Sec. 23-5.8.2
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Freestanding sign height-to-setback ratio1 ratio
Permanent freestanding signs on parcels shall have a maximum height-to-setback ratio of one-to-one from the right-of-way.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (more than 2600 ft from I-95 interchange)25 ft
Twenty-five (25) feet in height when located more than twenty-six hundred (2,600) feet from an Interstate 95 interchange.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (2600 ft or less from I-95 interchange)35 ft
Thirty-five (35) feet in height when located twenty-six hundred (2,600) feet or less from an Interstate 95 interchange.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. with greater than 1:1 ratio and setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. <25 ft5 ft
Five (5) feet in height with a height-to-setback ratio of greater than one-to-one and set back less than twenty-five (25) feet.
- Sign wind load certification requirement90 mph
Signs higher than thirty-five (35) feet above grade shall require an engineer to certify on the drawings that such signs are safe and will withstand winds to ninety (90) miles per hour.
From the ordinance
Permanent freestanding signs on parcels shall have a maximum height-to-setback ratio of one-to-one from the right-of-way. ... The maximum height of freestanding signs shall be as follows: (1) Twenty-five (25) feet in height when located more than twenty-six hundred (2,600) feet from an Interstate 95 interchange; (2) Thirty-five (35) feet in height when located twenty-six hundred (2,600) feet or less from an Interstate 95 interchange; or (3) Five (5) feet in height with a height-to-setback ratio of greater than one-to-one and set back less than twenty-five (25) feet. Signs higher than thirty-five (35) feet above grade shall require an engineer to certify on the drawings that such signs are safe and will withstand winds to ninety (90) miles per hour.