Tappahannock, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 22-189

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Applies near
residential zone
Applies within
150 ft
Geographic extent
within 150 feet of a residential zone

Extracted standards

8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Signage

  • Electronic sign maximum illumination10,000 nits

    Such electronic signs shall not exceed a maximum illumination of 10,000 nits from sunrise to sunset

  • Electronic sign maximum illumination750 nits

    750 units between sunset and sunrise

  • Electronic sign pixel pitch16 mm

    Electronic signs allowed in CG-2 and I-1; the pixel pitch of the electronic display portion of such shall be 16 millimeters or smaller, no audio speakers are permitted to be attached to such signs.

  • Electronic sign static duration3 sec

    All electronic displays shall remain static for a period of at least three seconds.

  • no sign may contain or be illuminated by flashing, scrolling, or intermittent lights or lights of changing degrees of intensity, except signs primarily indicating the time, date or weather conditions.

  • Illumination curfew

    No sign within 150 feet of a residential zone may be illuminated between the hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m., unless the impact of such lighting beyond the boundaries of the lot where it is located is entirely inconsequential.

  • Except as herein provided, internally illuminated signs are not permissible in any residential districts.

  • Light shielding required

    Lighting directed toward a sign shall be shielded so that it illuminates only the face of the sign and does not shine directly into a public right-of-way or residential premises.

From the ordinance

No sign within 150 feet of a residential zone may be illuminated between the hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m., unless the impact of such lighting beyond the boundaries of the lot where it is located is entirely inconsequential.
Sec. 22-189