Winchester, Virginia · General provision

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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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.
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