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Extracted standards
19 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Change of business name banner display period8 weeks
such sign or signs shall not be displayed for more than eight weeks
- Temporary construction sign area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum area of such signs shall be 32 square feet
- Event sign area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum sign area shall be 32 square feet.
- Event sign removal period24 hours
all such signs shall be removed within 24 hours after the last day of the event to which they pertain
- Max flag area (pole > 35 ft)65 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
and shall not exceed 65 feet when attached to a flagpole with a height greater than 35 feet
- Max flag area (pole <= 35 ft)45 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum size of a flag shall not exceed 45 square feet when attached to a flagpole with a height of 35 feet or less
- Flagpole heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in residential districts25 ft
The height of a flagpole shall not exceed 25 feet in the residential districts
- Grand opening sign area30 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Building-mounted grand opening signs not exceeding 30 square feet shall be permitted
- Grand opening sign display period30 days
such sign or signs shall not be displayed for more than 30 days
- Institutional ground sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
If ground-mounted, the top shall be not more than eight feet above ground level.
- Institutional sign area24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs setting forth the name or any simple announcement for any public, charitable, educational, or religious institution, located entirely within the premises of that institution, up to an area of 24 square feet.
- Menu sign area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Menus affixed directly to the inside of a door or window, or an exterior glass-fronted display case not exceeding four square feet in area
- Political sign removal period7 days
These signs shall be removed within seven days after the occurrence of the event to which they pertain.
- Private traffic sign area3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs directing movement onto a premises or within a premises, not exceeding three square feet in area for each sign.
- Real estate sign area (nonresidential)30 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
and 30 square feet in nonresidential districts
- Real estate sign area (residential)8 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum sign area shall be eight square feet in residential districts
- Rental sign area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs on a premises announcing rooms for rent, table board, apartment or house for rent, and not exceeding four square feet in area.
- Seasonal banner area10 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
seasonal banners not exceeding 10 square feet in area shall be allowed
- Seasonal decoration removal period7 days
These decorations shall be removed within seven days after the holiday or seasonal event.
From the ordinance
The following types of signs are exempted from all the provisions of this chapter, except for construction and safety regulations and the following requirements: (A) Public Signs... (B) Institutional Signs...