Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- Virginia Avenue, Brooks Street
- Geographic extent
- College commercial area east of Virginia Avenue and arts and cultural districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. area west of Brooks Street
Extracted standards
35 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum accent sign area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One illuminated or non-illuminated 'accent' sign placed behind a window shall be allowed for each business, not to exceed two square feet in area.
- Building-mounted sign internal illumination prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Illumination: Internally illuminated signs, except for 'open' signs permitted in subsection 21-746(2)f.4., shall be prohibited.
- Building-mounted sign projection over city right-of-way conditions
Projection over a city right-of-way shall be permitted if the following conditions are met: Bottom of sign shall be at least eight feet above ground level. Edge of sign shall be at least three feet from curb line or edge of pavement. Liability insurance policy shall be maintained in accordance with section 21-740.
- City sign illumination prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Illumination: Prohibited.
- Maximum city 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 city sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
Maximum height: 12 feet.
- Freestanding sign internal illumination prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Illumination: Internally illuminated signs shall be prohibited.
- Freestanding 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.
- Freestanding sign projection over city right-of-way conditions
Projection over a city right-of-way: Permitted if the following conditions are met: Bottom of sign shall be at least eight feet above ground level. Edge of sign shall be at least three feet from curb line or edge of pavement. Liability insurance policy shall be maintained in accordance with section 21-740.
- Maximum building-mounted sign area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Maximum sign area: One square foot sign area for each lineal foot of building frontage on a public street occupied by the business, with a maximum sign area of 32 square feet. No sign area shall be required to be less than 16 square feet.
- Maximum freestanding sign area for multiple businesses (east, shared sign)20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
College commercial area east of Virginia Avenue: 12 square feet for a single business sign; 20 square feet for a sign shared by two or more businesses located on the same site.
- Maximum freestanding sign area for multiple businesses (east, single business sign)12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
College commercial area east of Virginia Avenue: 12 square feet for a single business sign; 20 square feet for a sign shared by two or more businesses located on the same site.
- Maximum freestanding sign area for multiple businesses (west, shared sign)24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Arts and cultural district area west of Brooks Street: 18 square feet for a single business sign; 24 square feet for a sign shared by two or more businesses located on the same site.
- Maximum freestanding sign area for multiple businesses (west, single business sign)18 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Arts and cultural district area west of Brooks Street: 18 square feet for a single business sign; 24 square feet for a sign shared by two or more businesses located on the same site.
- Maximum freestanding sign area for single business (east of Virginia Ave)12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
College commercial area east of Virginia Avenue: 12 square feet.
- Maximum freestanding sign area for single business (west of Brooks St)18 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Arts and cultural district area west of Brooks Street: 18 square feet.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for multiple businesses12 ft
Maximum height: 12 feet; except for decorative bar-iron cresting above the sign which may extend above the 12-foot height to a maximum height of 15 feet...
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for single business12 ft
Maximum height: 12 feet; except for decorative bar-iron cresting above the sign which may extend above the 12-foot height to a maximum height of 15 feet...
- Maximum number of freestanding signs for single business1 count
Number of freestanding signs permitted: One, but where the business has a rear entrance from an adjacent parking lot, one additional freestanding sign may be placed at the rear entrance.
- Maximum number of freestanding signs on one pole for multiple businesses1 count
Maximum number of signs on one pole or supporting structure: One.
- Maximum sidewalk sign area8 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 sidewalk sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
Maximum height: Four feet.
- Maximum sidewalk sign width2.5 ft
Maximum width: Two and one-half feet.
- Minimum building-mounted sign area16 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No sign area shall be required to be less than 16 square feet.
- Multiple tenant sign illumination prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Illumination: Internally illuminated signs shall be prohibited.
- Maximum multiple tenant 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 museum banner sign area15 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Maximum banner area: 15 square feet.
- Restaurant additional sign illumination prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Illumination: Prohibited.
- Maximum additional restaurant sign area6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Maximum sign area: Six square feet.
- Maximum additional restaurant sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Maximum height: Six feet.
- Sidewalk sign attachments prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Attachments prohibited: No temporary posters, letters, flyers, balloons, pennants, flags or other attention-getting devices may be attached to a sidewalk sign.
- Sidewalk sign display time
Time of display: Sidewalk signs shall be displayed only when the business is open.
- Sidewalk sign illumination prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Illumination: Prohibited.
- Sidewalk sign location on public sidewalk prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Location on a public sidewalk: Prohibited.
- Maximum window area for non-illuminated inside window signs50 pct
Non-illuminated signs on the inside of windows... not more than 50 percent of the window area shall be taken up by said signs.
From the ordinance
For residential uses, signs shall be regulated by section 21-743... For all other uses, the following regulations shall apply in the midtown sign district.