Sec. 7-9-51
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to areas requiring protection of vistas, scenic corridors, highways, recreational facilities
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum total wall sign area per business150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The total aggregate sign area for such signs shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet for each business.
- Monument/ground sign area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One (1) business or identification sign, including the foundation, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area or four (4) feet in height is permitted.
- Monument/ground sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
One (1) business or identification sign, including the foundation, not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area or four (4) feet in height is permitted.
The following signs are prohibited: (a) Off-site signs. (b) Roof and projecting signs. (c) Banner signs. (d) Electronic message center signs. (e) Portable signs. (f) Signs specifically prohibited by the base district. (g) Pole signs.
- Temporary sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.16 ft
Temporary construction signs, real estate signs and travel direction signs are permitted in compliance with the requirements of this section and section 7-9-51.8. However, no such sign shall be more than sixteen (16) feet in height or the following square feet in area.
- Wall sign area per linear foot of frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
Business or identification wall signs shall not exceed one (1) square foot of sign area for each linear foot of frontage of the building, or portion thereof, involved.
- Wall sign area for frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. less than 25 ft25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
If the building frontage of any business is less than twenty-five (25) feet, only one (1) sign, having a maximum area of twenty-five (25) square feet, shall be permitted for each such business.
From the ordinance
The purpose of the 'SR Sign Restriction' Combining District is to establish standards for the control of signs in areas of the County that require protection of vistas of the natural landscape, scenic corridors and highways, recreational facilities and routes used for access to recreational areas and facilities.