Extracted standards
26 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum beacon parking sign area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Sign maximum size: two (2) feet by two (2) feet in plan, with a maximum height of twelve (12) feet above the parking lot surface.
- Maximum beacon parking sign branding area3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Up to three (3) square feet per face is permitted for branding or logos.
- Maximum beacon parking sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
Sign maximum size: two (2) feet by two (2) feet in plan, with a maximum height of twelve (12) feet above the parking lot surface.
- Maximum beacon parking sign illumination0.3 foot-candles
May be illuminated provided the luminance is stationary and no more than 0.3 foot-candles above ambient light conditions, or the level recommended by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) for the specific size and location of the sign, whichever is less.
- Maximum beacon parking signs per property2 count
No more than two (2) signs shall be permitted per property.
- Maximum business door nameplate area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Business door nameplate, not to exceed two (2) square feet in area, and to contain the name and address of the business only and shall be affixed to the door of each individual business or immediately adjacent thereto.
- Maximum corner lot wall sign area15 pct
Buildings located on corner lots, or parcels with two (2) frontages, shall be permitted a total sign area not to exceed fifteen (15) percent of the area of the building wall facing each frontage.
- Maximum designated parking sign area6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Sign maximum size: six (6) square feet, of which up to four (4) square feet is allowed for branding or logos per face, with a maximum height of six (6) feet above the parking lot surface.
- Maximum designated parking sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Sign maximum size: six (6) square feet, of which up to four (4) square feet is allowed for branding or logos per face, with a maximum height of six (6) feet above the parking lot surface.
- Maximum freestanding sign area200 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. Not more than two (2) sign faces shall be parallel, with a maximum distance of eighteen (18) inches between the faces. However, no permitted freestanding or pole sign shall be required to be less than thirty-five (35) square feet in area per face.
- 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, nor to be less than ten (10) feet above grade, and shall not project more than three (3) feet over public rights-of-way.
- Maximum front wall sign area15 pct
Front wall signs flush against the face of the building and not projecting more than one-foot therefrom shall be permitted a total sign area not to exceed fifteen (15) percent of the area of the front wall of the building.
- Maximum fuel station sign area per frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. foot0.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
One freestanding or pole sign shall be permitted for a fueling service station, with the maximum sign area per face not to exceed one-half (½) square foot of sign area for each foot of lot or parcel frontage.
- Maximum hanging sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.2 ft
Said sign shall not exceed two (2) feet in height.
- Maximum hanging sign length ratio0.67 ratio
The length of said sign shall not exceed two-thirds (⅔) of the length of the projecting of the awning, canopy, or parapet.
- Maximum no-peddling sign area72 sqin
One unlighted no-peddling sign, not to exceed seventy-two (72) square inches in area.
- Maximum parking entrance/exit sign area5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Entrance and exit signs, not to exceed five (5) square feet in area per face.
- Maximum projecting sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above roof5 ft
Projecting signs shall be ninety (90) degrees to the front face of the building and not project more than three (3) feet over the public right-of-way, nor five (5) feet above the roof line or parapet wall of the building.
- Maximum projecting sign projection3 ft
Projecting signs shall be ninety (90) degrees to the front face of the building and not project more than three (3) feet over the public right-of-way, nor five (5) feet above the roof line or parapet wall of the building.
- Maximum rear wall sign area10 pct
Rear wall signs flush against the rear wall of the building and not projecting more than one-foot therefrom shall only be permitted if the rear wall of the building faces a street, parking area, or pedestrian mall and shall not exceed ten (10) percent of said rear wall in total sign area.
- Maximum roof sign area100 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, may not exceed ten (10) feet in height above the roof line nor thirty-five (35) feet in height above the ground; nor project more than twelve (12) inches out from the building or structure.
- Maximum roof sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.35 ft
The maximum sign area permitted under any condition shall not be more than one hundred (100) square feet per face for any roof sign, may not exceed ten (10) feet in height above the roof line nor thirty-five (35) feet in height above the ground; nor project more than twelve (12) inches out from the building or structure.
- Maximum short-term parking sign size18 in
A maximum size of eighteen (18) inches by eighteen (18) inches, with no more than a one inch thickness.
- Maximum side wall sign area7.5 pct
Side wall signs flush against the side wall of the building and not projecting more than one-foot therefrom shall be permitted a total sign area not to exceed seven and one-half (7½) percent of said side wall.
- Minimum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft
Freestanding or pole signs are not to exceed thirty (30) feet in height above grade level, nor to be less than ten (10) feet above grade, and shall not project more than three (3) feet over public rights-of-way.
- Minimum hanging sign clearance8 ft
Signs supported or suspended from the underside of an awning, canopy, or parapet of a building shall be a minimum of eight (8) feet vertical distance from the sidewalk grade and at approximately a ninety-degree angle to the face of the building.
From the ordinance
C-G, Commercial General and C-R, Commercial, Retail: (a) Wall signs: (i) Front wall signs flush against the face of the building and not projecting more than one-foot therefrom shall be permitted a total sign area not to exceed fifteen (15) percent of the area of the front wall of the building...