Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum freestanding sign area20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
one (1) permanent, freestanding sign with a maximum area of 20 square feet
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
maximum height of six (6) feet
- Maximum oversized temporary sign area per face15 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Oversized temporary signs not exceeding 15 square feet in size per face
- Maximum oversized temporary sign display duration30 days
No such sign may be displayed for more than 30 consecutive days per calendar year.
- Maximum projecting sign area5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
the sign does not exceed five (5) square feet in area
- Maximum projecting sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft
three (3) feet in height
- Maximum projecting sign projection from building wall3.5 ft
must not project farther than three (3) feet, six (6) inches from the building wall
- Maximum projecting sign thickness4 in
four (4) inches in thickness
- Maximum projecting signs per linear feet of frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.25 ft per sign
The number of projecting signs shall not exceed one (1) for every 25 linear feet of ground floor building frontage.
- Maximum wall sign area per linear foot of additional frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.0.25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per linear ft
one-quarter (¼) square foot of sign area for each linear foot of additional frontages
- Maximum wall sign area per linear foot of frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. (single frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.)0.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per linear ft
one-half (½) square foot of sign area for each linear foot of ground-level building frontage
- Minimum projecting sign clearance above grade7.5 ft
must be located at least seven (7) feet, six (6) inches above grade level
- Wall sign area factor above first floor1.5 factor
For wall signs located above the first floor, every one (1) square foot of sign area is counted as one and one-half (1.5) square feet of the total permitted sign area.
From the ordinance
On lots where all buildings are set back at least 25 feet from the street curb or street pavement edge, one (1) permanent, freestanding sign with a maximum area of 20 square feet and a maximum height of six (6) feet.