Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
21 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Commercial messages allowed
Only when a permitted commercial use occurs on the property.
- Internal illumination permitted for building mounted signs
No
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of building mounted signs
Sign may not project above roofline
- Permit required for building mounted signs
Yes
- Maximum area of freestanding sign for commercial centers50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
limited in area to 50 square feet
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of freestanding sign for commercial centers20 ft
shall not extend higher than 20 feet
- Commercial messages allowed
Only when a permitted commercial use occurs on the property.
- Internal illumination permitted for freestanding signs
No
- Permit required for freestanding signs
Yes
- Menu boards for restaurants
Menu boards for restaurants may be installed provided the signs shall be designed and oriented so as to limit primary viewing to persons using drive through facilities
- Temporary signs with noncommercial messages
Any number of temporary signs with noncommercial messages are permitted.
- Maximum area of projecting signs6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
shall not exceed six square feet in area
- Maximum projection of projecting signs6 ft
shall not project more than six feet from the building front
- Minimum clearance from property line2 ft
No sign shall project closer than two feet to the property line
- Internal illumination permitted for temporary signs
No
- Maximum number of temporary signs4
maximum of four temporary signs
- Minimum number of temporary signs1
minimum of one
- Permit required for temporary signs
No
- Temporary sign ratio for commercial messages
One temporary sign per 50 linear feet of lot width
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines0 ft
None
- Types of temporary signs authorized
A-frame, chalkboard, portable sign, flag, banner
From the ordinance
Signs permitted in PC District. Building Mounted Signs: Number allowed Unlimited, Maximum height Sign may not project above roofline, Permit required Yes, Internal illumination permitted No, Commercial messages Only when a permitted commercial use occurs on the property.