Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Business districts
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Aggregate area of other business signs for gas station
Other business signs, the aggregate area of which does not exceed one square foot for each one linear foot of lot adjoining a public street.
- Maximum area of each pole sign for gasoline service station30 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Two pole signs not exceeding 30 square feet each in surface area.
- Maximum area of bulletin board or identification sign for public recreation, community facilities, hospitals, clinics20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For Public Recreation Uses, Community Facilities, Hospitals, and Clinics. Bulletin boards or identification signs shall not exceed 20 square feet in area.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of sandwich board sign4 ft
Sandwich boards shall be no larger overall than four feet in height and two feet in width.
- Maximum width of sandwich board sign2 ft
Sandwich boards shall be no larger overall than four feet in height and two feet in width.
- Sandwich board illumination prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Such sign shall have no illumination of any kind and may be displayed only during the hours the business is open to the public.
From the ordinance
In business districts, the following regulations shall apply: Sandwich board signs ... no larger overall than four feet in height and two feet in width. For Public Recreation Uses, Community Facilities, Hospitals, and Clinics: bulletin boards or identification signs shall not exceed 20 square feet in area. For Gasoline Service Stations: Two pole signs not exceeding 30 square feet each in surface area.