§ 180-14K(4) and (5)
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
25 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum awning/canopy sign area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Awning or canopy sign. One awning or canopy sign shall be permitted for each business. ... Maximum sign area: four square feet.
- Maximum directional sign area16 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Directional signs ... Maximum sign area: 16 square feet. Maximum height: four feet.
- Maximum directional sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
Directional signs ... Maximum sign area: 16 square feet. Maximum height: four feet.
- Maximum directory sign area16 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Directory sign: one monument sign. Maximum sign area: 16 square feet. Maximum height: four feet.
- Maximum directory sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
Directory sign: one monument sign. Maximum sign area: 16 square feet. Maximum height: four feet.
- Maximum fuel station canopy letter heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.2 ft
Maximum height of letters or symbols: two feet. Maximum length of combined letters or symbols: 12 feet.
- Maximum fuel station canopy letter length12 ft
Maximum height of letters or symbols: two feet. Maximum length of combined letters or symbols: 12 feet.
- Maximum fuel station ground-mounted sign area64 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Motor vehicle service and filling stations may have one ground-mounted sign. Maximum sign area: 64 square feet. Maximum height of the ground-mounted: 12 feet.
- Maximum fuel station ground-mounted sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
Motor vehicle service and filling stations may have one ground-mounted sign. Maximum sign area: 64 square feet. Maximum height of the ground-mounted: 12 feet.
- Maximum fuel station pump island sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.2 ft
Maximum height of pump island signs: two feet.
- Maximum fuel station wall sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.2 ft
Maximum height of the sign: two feet. Maximum length of the sign: 10 feet.
- Maximum fuel station wall sign length10 ft
Maximum height of the sign: two feet. Maximum length of the sign: 10 feet.
- Maximum number of signs per individual business2 signs
Maximum number of signs per business: two.
- Maximum industrial park sign area64 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Industrial park signs: one monument identification sign ... Maximum sign area: 64 square feet. Maximum height: 12 feet.
- Maximum industrial park sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
Industrial park signs: one monument identification sign ... Maximum sign area: 64 square feet. Maximum height: 12 feet.
- Maximum monument sign area64 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Maximum sign area: 64 square feet. Maximum height: 12 feet. For buildings with 80 feet of building frontage or less, the sign may be a maximum of 16 square feet and six feet in height.
- Maximum monument sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
Maximum sign area: 64 square feet. Maximum height: 12 feet.
- Maximum projecting sign area8 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Projecting sign. Maximum sign area: eight square feet.
- Maximum shopping center identification sign area64 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Shopping center identification sign: one monument sign. Maximum sign area: 64 square feet. Maximum height: 20 feet. For shopping centers located on sites of greater than 20 acres, two additional square feet of sign area for each acre over 20 acres, not to exceed 150 square feet.
- Maximum shopping center identification sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.20 ft
Shopping center identification sign: one monument sign. Maximum sign area: 64 square feet. Maximum height: 20 feet.
- Maximum sign area facing residential areas16 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Any sign erected within 100 feet of an existing residential use, lot or zoning district shall be nonilluminated. Maximum sign area: 16 square feet. Maximum height: 12 feet.
- Maximum sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. facing residential areas12 ft
Any sign erected within 100 feet of an existing residential use, lot or zoning district shall be nonilluminated. Maximum sign area: 16 square feet. Maximum height: 12 feet.
- Maximum total sign area for individual business200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Maximum total sign area: 200 square feet.
- Maximum wall sign area64 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Maximum sign area: 64 square feet. For buildings with more than 100 feet of building frontage, an additional one square foot of sign area for each five feet over 100 feet of building frontage, not to exceed 150 square feet.
- Minimum sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from right-of-way10 ft
Minimum setback of ground-mounted signs: 10 feet from any public right-of-way, service drive or entrance.
From the ordinance
Commercial and industrial districts; permitted signs: ... Any sign erected within 100 feet of an existing residential use, lot or zoning district shall be nonilluminated. Maximum sign area: 16 square feet. Maximum height: 12 feet. Minimum setback of ground-mounted signs: 10 feet from any public right-of-way.