Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- State Route 42 (West Reservoir Road) and Interstate 81
- Geographic extent
- Interstate intersection corridor along State Route 42 (West Reservoir Road) and Interstate 81
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Electronic message board photocell
Electronic message board signs must include a photo cell to control brightness and must automatically dim at sunset.
- External illumination fixture
Newly installed externally illuminated signs, shall be equipped with downcast / gooseneck fixtures or other devices arranged so as to concentrate the illumination down upon the area of the sign and to prevent glare.
- Freestanding sign max area (additional)75 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
each additional sign has a maximum height of 35 feet above grade and a maximum size of 75 square feet.
- Freestanding sign max area (shared structure)150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
If businesses on the same lot are located on the same sign structure, total signage permitted is 150 square feet.
- Freestanding sign max area (single building)100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For properties with one main building on a parcel, one freestanding sign is permitted not to exceed 100 square feet in size with a maximum height of 55 feet above grade.
- Freestanding sign max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (additional)35 ft
each additional sign has a maximum height of 35 feet above grade and a maximum size of 75 square feet.
- Freestanding sign max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (single building)55 ft
For properties with one main building on a parcel, one freestanding sign is permitted not to exceed 100 square feet in size with a maximum height of 55 feet above grade.
- Freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.10 ft
All freestanding signs permitted in this section shall be set back at least 10 feet from all property lines.
- Freestanding sign spacing100 ft
When more than one freestanding sign is constructed, each sign shall be distanced at least 100 feet from all other freestanding signs on the parcel.
- Illumination hours
All freestanding signs shall be illuminated only during hours of operation.
- Illumination restriction
In no case shall the direct illumination for any sign in the interstate intersection corridor overlay district be directed toward any residential district or toward any adjacent street.
- Total sign area limit800 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The total square footage of signs, including but not exclusive of freestanding signs, shall be 800 square feet
- Wall sign area percentage15 pct
The total area of all signs (may be more than one) facing a street, alley or parking area shall not exceed 15 percent of the total wall area of the wall which the sign is being placed.
From the ordinance
Due to the nature of the commercial development along State Route 42 (West Reservoir Road) and Interstate 81 (all of which is known as interstate intersection corridor), the following provisions shall apply to signs therein: