Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 75%
Extracted standards
40 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of plant materials around sign3 ft
low shrubs not exceeding a height of three (3) feet at maturity
- Minimum planted area around freestanding sign75 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minimum of seventy-five (75) square feet of planted area shall be provided around any freestanding sign
- Minimum width of planting area around sign6 ft
All plant materials shall be placed in a defined planting area, which shall be a minimum of six (6) feet in width
Signage
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for construction signs from property line10 ft
Such signs shall set back no less than ten (10) feet from any property line.
- Maximum area of electronic display portion12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The total area of the portion of that sign that is capable of electronic displays shall not exceed twelve (12) square feet in area
- Maximum number of display changes per day2 changes/day
Electronic displays shall not be changed more often than two (2) times in any twenty-four (24) hour period
- Maximum number of colors2 colors
Electronic displays shall consist of no more than two (2) colors
- Maximum daytime illumination5,000 cd/m2
shall not exceed a maximum illumination of five thousand (5,000) candelas per square meter from sunrise to sunset
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of electronic display sign at service station8 ft
no such sign, including the base, shall exceed a height of eight (8) feet
- Maximum nighttime illumination500 cd/m2
or five hundred (500) candelas per square meter between sunset and sunrise
- Pixel pitch of electronic display19 mm
The pixel pitch of the electronic display portion of such signs shall be nineteen (19) millimeters or smaller
- Illumination restrictions
Light from illuminated signs shall be shielded; no exposed bulbs; no blinking/flashing.
- Application fee for major entertainment venue signs800 USD
Applications shall include a fee in the amount of eight hundred dollars ($800.00)
- Maximum area for construction signs32 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 on each roadway frontage adjoining an active construction site during the time construction at such site or is actively under way.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of freestanding signs12 ft
No freestanding sign shall exceed twelve (12) feet in height from ground level at the base of such sign.
- Maximum face area for park freestanding signs40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
one (1) freestanding monument sign with a maximum of two (2) faces of forty (40) square feet per face.
- Maximum wall sign area for park walls 500 ft from street250 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Any building wall located five hundred (500) feet or more from a public street shall not exceed a maximum of two hundred and fifty (250) square feet of signage for each such wall.
- Maximum wall sign area per wall for city parks100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Said signage shall not exceed a maximum of one hundred (100) square feet for each such wall.
- Maximum area for private traffic direction signs4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Private traffic direction signs not exceeding four (4) square feet in area. One (1) such sign shall be permitted at each entrance or exit and at drive-through lanes.
- Maximum face area for school freestanding monument signs40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
one (1) freestanding monument sign with a maximum of two (2) faces of forty (40) square feet per face.
- Maximum wall sign area for walls 500 ft or more from street250 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
provided that signage on any building wall located five hundred (500) feet or more from a public street shall not exceed two hundred fifty (250) square feet.
- Maximum wall sign area per wall for schools100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
not to exceed one hundred (100) square feet for each such wall
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of freestanding signs from right-of-way7 ft
No freestanding sign shall be set back less than seven (7) feet from any existing public right-of-way
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from interstate/expressway100 ft
The minimum sign setback from interstate roadways and expressways designated by the city council shall be one hundred (100) feet.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for freestanding signs 8 ft or less in heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.5 ft
a freestanding sign having a height of eight (8) feet or less may be set back five (5) feet from any such right-of-way.
- Maximum repair cost for nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. signs as percentage of original cost50 pct
no nonconforming sign shall be repaired at a cost in excess of fifty (50) percent of its original cost
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of outdoor advertising from interchange500 ft
No outdoor advertising sign shall be located within five hundred (500) feet of an interchange
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from interstate/expressway right-of-way660 ft
six hundred sixty (660) feet of the right-of-way line of any interstate or expressway
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for billboard10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
and an area of less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
- Minimum lot frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. for billboard200 ft
No billboard shall be located upon any lot having a street frontage of less than two hundred (200) feet
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line50 ft
No outdoor advertising sign shall be located within: (i) fifty (50) feet of any property line
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential/apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.200 ft
two hundred (200) feet of any residential or apartment zoning district
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from other street right-of-way25 ft
twenty-five (25) feet of the right-of-way of any other street
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from underpass/overpass/bridge/tunnel200 ft
no billboard shall be located within two hundred (200) feet of any right-of-way of any underpass, overpass, bridge or tunnel
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of park freestanding signs from residential use50 ft
No freestanding monument sign shall be installed within fifty (50) feet of a residential use.
Signs that imitate official traffic signs, signs on public property, pennants, signs on utility poles, portable signs, signs projecting above roofline, electronic display signs (except as allowed), signs emitting sound/smoke, signs larger than allowed.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of school freestanding signs from residential use50 ft
No freestanding monument sign shall be installed within fifty (50) feet of a residential use.
- Wall sign area per linear foot of building wall for schools0.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
One (1) square foot of wall signage for every two (2) linear feet of each building wall facing a public street
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of street number numerals on sign12 in
numerals no larger than twelve (12) inches and no less than six (6) inches in height
- Minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of street number numerals on sign6 in
numerals no larger than twelve (12) inches and no less than six (6) inches in height
From the ordinance
No freestanding sign shall exceed twelve (12) feet in height from ground level at the base of such sign.