Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to signs in all zoning districts
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum area for balloon signs75 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Such signs shall not exceed seventy-five (75) square feet in surface area.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for balloon signs30 ft
Balloons displaying such signs may, if affixed to the roof of a building or structure, project no more than thirty (30) feet above the roofline or, if affixed to the ground, have a height not exceeding thirty (30) feet from ground level.
- Maximum area for civic league signs32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Such signs shall be no greater than thirty-two (32) square feet in area.
- Maximum display duration for civic league signs14 days
Such signs shall be in place for no more than fourteen (14) days before the meeting or event or three (3) days after the meeting or event has been held.
- Maximum area for temporary event signs32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No greater than thirty-two (32) square feet in area.
- Maximum display duration for temporary event signs30 days
Allowed no more than thirty (30) days prior to the event or function and removed within seven (7) days after the conclusion of the event or function.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for freestanding temporary event signs12 ft
If freestanding, the height of any such sign shall be no more than twelve (12) feet above ground level.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for temporary event signs7 ft
Such signs shall be (i) set back no less than seven (7) feet from the property line.
- Maximum temporary sign area in other districts32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Within all other districts, a total of thirty-two (32) square feet of temporary signage shall be allowed on a lot.
- Maximum temporary sign area in residential districts16 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Within a Preservation, Agricultural, Residential, Apartment, or Historic and Cultural District, or a noncommercial area of a PD-H1 or PD-H2 Planned Development District, a total of sixteen (16) square feet of temporary signage shall be allowed on a lot.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of temporary signs8 ft
No such sign shall be higher than eight (8) feet above grade directly below such sign.
From the ordinance
The regulations set forth in this part shall apply to signs in all zoning districts, including zoning districts listed in section 102(a)(13).