Sec. 23-5.8.4
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- ChurchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. bulletin board setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from front lot line10 ft
Church bulletin boards shall be set back at least ten (10) feet from the front lot line.
- Identification sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from front lot line10 ft
Such identification signs shall be set back at least ten (10) feet from the front lot line.
- Maximum churchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. bulletin board area40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One (1) church bulletin board, not exceeding forty (40) square feet in area, when displayed on the property of the church
- Maximum identification sign area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One (1) sign, not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet in area for the purpose of showing the name and use of building
- Maximum multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. sign area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
one (1) sign site sign for identifying multifamily dwellings, provided that such sign shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area
- Maximum subdivision sign area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs, not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet in area, for the purpose of identifying a housing development or subdivision
- Subdivision sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from right-of-way10 ft
displayed on the property so identified, at least ten (10) feet from the right-of-way.
From the ordinance
In any agriculture or residential district, the following signs only shall be permitted, when the principal use itself is permitted: (1) Church bulletin boards: One (1) church bulletin board, not exceeding forty (40) square feet in area... (2) Identification signs: One (1) sign, not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet in area... (3) Subdivision signs: Signs, not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet in area... (4) In districts allowing multifamily dwellings, one (1) sign site sign for identifying multifamily dwellings, provided that such sign shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area...