Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- Downtown
- Geographic extent
- Downtown area, including College of William and Mary and older neighborhoods
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum building-mounted sign area in downtown50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Building-mounted signs, not to exceed one square foot of sign area for each linear foot of building frontage, up to a maximum of 50 square feet per building.
- Maximum freestanding sign area in downtown12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One freestanding sign per lot, not to exceed 12 square feet in area and not to exceed four feet in height.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in downtown4 ft
One freestanding sign per lot, not to exceed 12 square feet in area and not to exceed four feet in height.
- Maximum temporary sign area in downtown12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Temporary signs, not to exceed 12 square feet in area, which may be displayed for a period not to exceed 30 days.
- Maximum temporary sign duration in downtown30 days
Temporary signs, not to exceed 12 square feet in area, which may be displayed for a period not to exceed 30 days.
From the ordinance
The following signs are permitted in the downtown sign district: (1) Building-mounted signs, not to exceed one square foot of sign area for each linear foot of building frontage, up to a maximum of 50 square feet per building. (2) One freestanding sign per lot, not to exceed 12 square feet in area and not to exceed four feet in height. ...