Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Environmental
- Resource protection area buffer100 ft
100 feet landward of any tidal wetlands, nontidal wetlands or tidal shores.
- Substantial alteration disturbance threshold in RMA2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
disturbance of land exceeding an area of 2,500 square feet in the resource management area only.
Signage
- Automatic dimming required
Such signs shall be equipped with technology that automatically dims the electronic message illumination intensity commensurate with ambient light conditions.
- Maximum brightness for electronic signs0.3 foot candles
The intensity/brightness of such sign, as measured by the difference between the off and solid message measurements, shall not exceed the industry standard recommended 0.3 foot candles.
- Minimum display time for electronic signs5 seconds
Each message or image on an electronic display sign shall remain fixed and unchanged for a minimum period of five seconds.
- Maximum directional sign area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Sign, directional: ... does not exceed an area of four square feet.
- Maximum duration for temporary sale signs30 days
when such sign does not remain on the premises for a period exceeding 30 days.
From the ordinance
Sign, directional: ... does not exceed an area of four square feet.