Extracted standards
16 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- ChurchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. bulletin board maximum area18 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One church bulletin board, not exceeding 18 square feet in area
- ChurchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. bulletin board minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.10 ft
Church bulletin boards shall be set back at least ten feet from any lot line.
- Contractor sign maximum area24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One contractor's sign, not exceeding 24 square feet in area
- Home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. sign maximum area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One sign, not exceeding two square feet in area, for the purpose of indicating a home occupation
- Identification sign maximum area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One sign, not exceeding 12 square feet in area, for the purpose of showing the name and use of a permitted use
- Identification sign minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.10 ft
Such identification signs shall be set back at least ten feet from any lot line.
- Political sign maximum area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Political election signs shall not exceed 12 square feet
- Public school sign maximum area24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One informational sign not exceeding 24 square feet in area and one identification sign not exceeding 24 square feet in area.
- Real estate sign maximum area8 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs, not exceeding eight square feet each, for the purpose of advertising the sale, lease or future use of real estate
- Real estate sign minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
when such signs are set back at least five feet from the front lot line.
- Real estate sign total maximum area24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
a total sign area of not more than 24 square feet (may be more than one sign) shall be permitted
- Subcontractor sign maximum area8 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
two subcontractor's signs, not exceeding eight square feet in area each
- Subdivision sign maximum area18 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs, not exceeding 18 square feet in area, for the purpose of advertising or identifying a housing development or subdivision
- Subdivision sign minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.10 ft
at least ten feet from any lot line
- YardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. sale sign maximum area6 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 each.
- YardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. sale sign maximum count3 signs
Yard sale signs shall not exceed three in number per yard sale
From the ordinance
In any residential district, the following signs shall be permitted: (1) Home occupation signs. One sign, not exceeding two square feet in area, for the purpose of indicating a home occupation, when erected or displayed on a dwelling and bearing only the name or home occupation of an occupant of such dwelling such sign shall be fixed flat against the main structure only and shall be in no way illuminated. (2) Church bulletin boards. One church bulletin board, not exceeding 18 square feet in area, when erected or displayed on the property of the church; provided, that when a church faces more than one street, one such church bulletin board may be erected or displayed on each street frontage. Church bulletin boards shall be set back at least ten feet from any lot line. (3) Identification signs. One sign, not exceeding 12 square feet in area, for the purpose of showing the name and use of a permitted use, when in a residential zone and when such sign is erected or displayed on the property so identified. Such identification signs shall be set back at least ten feet from any lot line. (4) Subdivision signs. Signs, not exceeding 18 square feet in area, for the purpose of advertising or identifying a housing development or subdivision, when erected or displayed on the property so advertised or identified, at least ten feet from any lot line; provided, that only one such sign shall be erected or displayed facing any one street on the perimeter of such development or subdivision. (5) Temporary signs. a. One contractor's sign, not exceeding 24 square feet in area, and two subcontractor's signs, not exceeding eight square feet in area each, when erected or displayed on the premises upon which building operations are being conducted; provided, that such signs shall be removed upon completion of the work. b. Signs, not exceeding eight square feet each, for the purpose of advertising the sale, lease or future use of real estate, when erected or displayed on the property so advertised; provided, that a total sign area of not more than 24 square feet (may be more than one sign) shall be permitted when such signs are set back at least five feet from the front lot line. c. Yard sale signs. Yard sale signs shall not exceed three in number per yard sale and shall not exceed six square feet each. Such signs must be freestanding signs. No such signs shall be erected more than 24 hours before the commencement of the sale and shall be removed within 24 hours of the sale. d. Political election signs. Political election signs shall not exceed 12 square feet and shall not be placed in the public right-of-way. All such signs shall be freestanding and shall not be erected more than 60 days before the election and shall be removed within seven days after the election. (6) Public school signs. One informational sign not exceeding 24 square feet in area and one identification sign not exceeding 24 square feet in area.