Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
19 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum area of address/name sign2 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs indicating address and/or name of residential occupants of the premises, not exceeding two square feet in area
- Maximum area of directional sign2 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs giving on-site directional assistance for the convenience of the public, not exceeding two square feet in area
- Maximum area of single flag40 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No single flag that is flown shall exceed 40 square feet in area
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of flagpole25 ft
Flagpoles shall not exceed 25 feet in height.
- Maximum area of home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. sign3 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
On-premises identification signs for home occupations shall not exceed three square feet in area
- Maximum number of flags per lot3 flags
no more than three such flags may fly on any single lot
- Maximum area of memorial sign10 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Memorial signs or tablets, cornerstones or names of buildings when cut into masonry or when constructed of bronze or other non-combustible material, but not to exceed ten (10) square feet in area.
- Maximum area of moveable sign8 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Do not exceed eight (8) square feet in area
- Maximum area of political campaign sign20 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Political campaign signs shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet in area
- Maximum area of private drive sign2 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
On-premises private drive signs limited to one per drive entrance, not exceeding two square feet in area
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of temporary real estate sign6 ft
not exceeding six feet in height
- Maximum area of temporary real estate sign in other areas32 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
thirty-two (32) square feet in other areas
- Maximum area of temporary real estate sign in residential areas4 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Display of such signs shall be limited to one per street frontage not exceeding six feet in height and not exceeding four square feet in size in residential areas
- Maximum area of religious bulletin board12 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Bulletin boards for churches and other permanent places of worship, when located on the same premises as the building to which they refer, and provided that such sign(s) is wall mounted and does not exceed twelve (12) square feet in area and six (6) feet in height.
- Maximum area of security and warning sign2 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
On-premises signs regulating the use of the premises, such as "no trespassing," "no hunting" and "no soliciting," provided these signs do not exceed two square feet.
- Maximum area of special notice placard4 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Special notice placards, not to exceed four (4) square feet in area (accumulative for the establishment)
- Maximum area of temporary window sign as percentage of window area20 pct
Signs displayed temporarily in the windows of commercial and industrial establishments, however, such signs shall not occupy more than twenty (20) percent of the total window area of any building facade.
- Maximum total area of flags before subtracting from allowable sign area72 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
If the total area of such flags exceeds 72 square feet, the excess area shall be subtracted from the allowable sign area
- Maximum area of yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. sale/car wash sign4 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Non-illuminated signs and posters of less than four (4) square feet in area advertising or providing directions to a residential or civic/community-sponsored yard sale, garage sale or car wash.
From the ordinance
Building permits shall not be required for the following signs... Address and Name of Resident: Signs indicating address and/or name of residential occupants of the premises, not exceeding two square feet in area.