Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Parking
- Parking space setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line5 ft
In commercial and industrial districts, a driveway or parking space shall be at least five feet from a property line.
Signage
- Maximum freestanding sign area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Freestanding signs ... shall not exceed 100 square feet in area.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.30 ft
Freestanding signs shall not be erected more than 30 feet above the grade.
- Freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street right-of-way10 ft
No part of the sign or supporting structure shall be located closer than ten feet from the street right-of-way.
- Maximum total sign area for one-story building100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The total area of all signs ... shall not exceed one square foot for each foot of building width ... but in no case shall the aggregate of such signs exceed 100 square feet.
- Maximum window signage coverage20 pct
Not more than 20 percent of the area of such windows shall be covered.
From the ordinance
Commercial sign regulations and parking requirements.
Parking requirements
{
"office": "1 per 300 sqft floor space",
"retail": "See table (not provided)",
"assembly": "1 per 4 fixed seats or 1 per 100 sqft",
"hotel_motel": "1 per guestroom + 20% of restaurant/assembly + 1 per employee",
"restaurant_sit_down": "1 per 50 sqft seating + 1 per 400 sqft non-seating",
"restaurant_fast_food": "1 per 40 sqft seating/serving + 1 per 400 sqft non-seating/serving"
}