Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Additional shopping center sign internally illuminated prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Illumination: Internally illuminated signs shall be prohibited.
- Additional shopping center sign location on city right-of-way prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Location on a city right-of-way: Prohibited.
- Maximum additional shopping center sign area7.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Maximum sign area: Seven and one-half square feet.
- Maximum additional shopping center freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.7.5 ft
Maximum height for freestanding signs: Seven and one-half feet.
- Additional shopping center sign projection over city right-of-way prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Projection over a city right-of-way: Prohibited.
- Shopping center sign internally illuminated prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Illumination: Internally illuminated signs shall be prohibited.
- Shopping center sign location on city right-of-way prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Location on a city right-of-way: Prohibited.
- Maximum shopping center sign area20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Maximum sign area: 20 square feet.
- Maximum shopping center sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
Maximum height: 12 feet; except for decorative bar-iron cresting above the sign which may extend above the 12-foot height, provided that the bar-iron is no larger than 3/4-inch by 1½-inches in cross section.
- Shopping center sign projection over city right-of-way allowed
Projection over a city right-of-way: Permitted if the following conditions are met: 1. Bottom of sign shall be at least eight feet above ground level. 2. Edge of sign shall be at least three feet from curb line or edge of pavement. 3. Liability insurance policy shall be maintained in accordance with section 21-740.
From the ordinance
Shopping centers in the industrial sign district. Number of signs permitted: One freestanding or building-mounted sign for each city block occupied by the shopping center.