Sec. 90-383 (Signs in residential districts)
Extracted standards
8 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 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
- Contractor sign 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 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 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
- Political election sign 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
- Real estate sign 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
- Subdivision sign 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
- YardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. sale sign area6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Yard sale signs shall not exceed three in number per yard sale and shall not exceed six square feet each.
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...