Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum directional sign area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum sign area shall be two (2) square feet
- Maximum directory sign area8 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The area of the sign shall not exceed eight (8) square feet
- Maximum front wall sign area40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum front wall sign area for any building or tenant space shall be forty (40) square feet.
- Maximum front wall sign area per linear foot1.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
The total area of all signs on a front building wall shall not exceed one and one half (1.5) square feet of sign area for each linear foot of building wall or building frontage assigned to a tenant.
- Maximum nameplate sign area1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum sign area shall be one (1) square foot.
- Maximum neon signs per business2 count
A maximum of two (2) neon signs shall be allowed for each business
- Maximum projecting sign area per face20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum area for each sign face shall be twenty (20) square feet.
- Maximum rear/side wall sign area10 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum area for a sign on a rear or side facing building wall or tenant space shall be ten (10) square feet.
- Maximum rear/side wall sign area per linear foot1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
The total area of all signs on a rear or side building wall shall not exceed one (1) square foot of sign area for each linear foot of building wall or tenant space facing a street, parking lot, pedestrian walkway, or alley.
- Maximum window sign coverage25 pct
Signs shall not occupy more than twenty-five (25) percent of any individual window area
- Minimum projecting sign clearance8 ft
A clear distance of eight (8) feet shall be maintained from the lowest point of the projecting sign to the ground below
From the ordinance
Allowed sign area: Each building or tenant space shall be allowed the amount of sign area indicated below. Front wall signs: The total area of all signs on a front building wall shall not exceed one and one half (1.5) square feet of sign area for each linear foot of building wall or building frontage assigned to a tenant.