Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Number of building mounted signs per building entrance1 sign
One per building entrance
- Internal illumination 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 freestanding signs per main building1 sign
One per main building.
- Internal illumination for freestanding signs
No
- Maximum number of temporary signs4 signs
A minimum of one and maximum of four temporary signs based upon this ratio
- Minimum number of temporary signs1 sign
A minimum of one and maximum of four temporary signs based upon this ratio
- Maximum area of signs adjacent to off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. area10 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
signs up to ten square feet and four feet in height may be installed adjacent to off-street parking area
- Maximum number of parking area traffic signs within 100 feet2 signs
No more than two such signs shall be installed within 100 feet of one another
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of signs adjacent to off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. area4 ft
signs up to ten square feet and four feet in height
- Internal illumination for temporary signs
No
- Permit required for temporary signs
No
- Temporary signs per 50 linear feet of lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
One temporary sign per 50 linear feet of lot width bearing commercial messages are permitted at one time
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of temporary signs from property lines
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. Freestanding Signs: Number allowed One per main building, Permit required Yes, Internal illumination permitted No. Temporary Signs: Types authorized A-frame, chalkboard, portable sign, flag, banner.