Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum building identification sign area6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Such sign does not exceed 6 square feet in sign area where located less than 30 feet above ground level measured at the base of the building below said sign
- Maximum building identification sign area2 pct
Such sign does not exceed 2% of the exterior wall area of the building wall on which it is mounted, excluding penthouse walls, where located more than 30 feet above ground level measured at the base of the building below said sign.
- Maximum building identification sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
Such signs shall not extend above a line 18 inches below the highest point of a parapet wall or the lowest point of a sloping roof.
- Sign lighting
Building identification signs may be internally or externally lighted but any continuous or sequential flashing operation is prohibited.
From the ordinance
Building identification signs may be permitted subject to the following restrictions: A. Area Permitted One wall-mounted sign may be permitted provided: 1. Such sign does not exceed 6 square feet in sign area where located less than 30 feet above ground level measured at the base of the building below said sign; or 2. Such sign does not exceed 2% of the exterior wall area of the building wall on which it is mounted, excluding penthouse walls, where located more than 30 feet above ground level measured at the base of the building below said sign. 3. The area of the building identification sign shall be subtracted from the area submitted for wall signs. B. Height Permitted Such signs shall not extend above a line 18 inches below the highest point of a parapet wall or the lowest point of a sloping roof. C. Lighting Building identification signs may be internally or externally lighted but any continuous or sequential flashing operation is prohibited.