Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Additional wall-mounted sign area for shopping centers with parking lot entrances50 pct
For shopping centers with buildings that have entrances oriented toward a parking lot, they shall be allowed an additional fifty percent more sign area
- Maximum building-mounted 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
shall not exceed one square foot of sign area for every linear foot of building with street frontage
- Maximum freestanding sign area for fueling stations24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Fueling station signs shall not exceed twenty-four square feet in area and six feet in height.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for fueling stations6 ft
Fueling station signs shall not exceed twenty-four square feet in area and six feet in height.
- Maximum projecting sign area25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A projecting sign shall be limited to a maximum sign area of twenty-five square feet
- Roof sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. relative to ridge0 ft
Roof signs shall not project above the highest ridge or parapet.
- Minimum hanging sign clearance above sidewalk/driveway8.5 ft
A hanging sign shall have a minimum vertical clearance of eight feet and six inches above a public or private sidewalk or driveway.
- Minimum projecting sign clearance above sidewalk/driveway8.5 ft
A projecting sign shall have a minimum vertical clearance of eight feet and six inches above a public or private sidewalk or driveway.
From the ordinance
For any building or tenant space frontage, the total maximum sign area for all building-mounted signs, except window signs and not including freestanding signs, shall not exceed one square foot of sign area for every linear foot of building with street frontage.