§ 180-14

Signage

• Maximum total sign area for individual commercial/industrial 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.

• Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for ground-mounted signs in commercial/industrial districts10 ft

  Minimum setback of ground-mounted signs: 10 feet from any public right-of-way, service drive or entrance.

• Maximum number of sign faces3 faces

  No sign shall have more than three sign faces.

• ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. sign types

  Animated signs, banners (except special events), billboards constructed after enactment, flashing signs (except time/temperature/community message), glaring signs, portable signs, roof signs, signs on trees/vegetation/rocks, signs in public right-of-way, signs obstructing visibility, simulated traffic signs, strings of lights.

• Minimum clearance for projecting sign9 ft

  Minimum clearance: nine feet.

• Maximum sign area for residential development identification sign8 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Maximum sign area: eight square feet. Maximum height: four feet.

• Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for residential development identification sign4 ft

  Maximum sign area: eight square feet. Maximum height: four feet.

• Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for signs in agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them./residential districts5 ft

  Minimum setback: five feet from all public rights-of-way.

• Maximum sign area within 100 feet of residential use16 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. within 100 feet of residential use12 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 heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for wall sign25 ft

  Maximum height: 25 feet from the ground to the bottom sill of any second story window or the lowest point of the roof, whichever is the lowest.