Extracted standards
18 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
- Number of building mounted signs1
One per building entrance
- Permit required for building mounted signs
Yes
- Commercial messages allowed
Only when a permitted commercial use occurs on the property.
- Internal illumination permitted for freestanding signs
No
- Number of freestanding signs1
One per main building
- Permit required for freestanding signs
Yes
- Temporary signs with noncommercial messages
Any number of temporary signs with noncommercial messages are permitted.
- Parking area signs10 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In addition to the freestanding signs allowed above, signs up to ten square feet and four feet in height may be installed adjacent to off-street parking area. No more than two such signs shall be installed within 100 feet of one another.
- 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 the HS District. Building Mounted Signs: Number allowed One per building entrance, 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.