22.312.070.B - Zone Specific Development Standards, Commercial and Industrial Zones

Signage

• Maximum freestanding sign area40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  A maximum sign area of 40 square feet per freestanding business sign.

• Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft

  A maximum height of six feet measured vertically from the ground level at the base of the sign.

• Minimum street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. for freestanding sign100 ft

  All businesses shall be allowed one freestanding business sign if it is located on a lot that has at least 100 feet of cumulative street frontage.

• Minimum freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.3 ft

  A minimum setback of three feet from any street or public right-of-way.

• Maximum incidental sign area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Incidental business signs shall have a maximum face area of two square feet.

• Pole signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

  Pole signs shall be prohibited.

• Wall sign area per building frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft

  A wall sign area no larger than one and one-half square foot for every linear foot of the building frontage for that business.

• Wall sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.

  A height that does not extend above the highest point of the business' roof or parapet for the portion of the building in which the business is located.