Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum freestanding sign area per face200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum sign area permitted under any condition shall not be more than two hundred (200) square feet per face for any freestanding or pole sign.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.30 ft
Freestanding or pole signs are not to exceed thirty (30) feet in height above grade level
- Maximum front wall sign area as percentage of wall15 pct
Front wall signs flush against the face of the building... total sign area not to exceed fifteen (15) percent of the area of the front wall.
- Maximum projecting sign projection over ROW3 ft
not project more than three (3) feet over the public right-of-way
- Maximum rear wall sign area as percentage of wall10 pct
Rear wall signs... shall not exceed ten (10) percent of said rear wall in total sign area.
- Maximum roof sign area per face100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum sign area permitted under any condition shall not be more than one hundred (100) square feet per face for any roof sign
- Maximum roof sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above roof10 ft
may not exceed ten (10) feet in height above the roof line
- Maximum side wall sign area as percentage of wall7.5 pct
Side wall signs... total sign area not to exceed seven and one-half (7½) percent of said side wall.
- Minimum freestanding sign clearance10 ft
nor to be less than ten (10) feet above grade
From the ordinance
Wall signs: Front wall signs flush against the face of the building... total sign area not to exceed fifteen (15) percent of the area of the front wall.