Municipality · Virginia

Ashland

The ordinance has been retrieved, read and turned into structured rules.
13
Districts
244
Extracted rules
900
Standards
27
Chapters read

Zoning districts

13 districts, grouped by category.

General provisions

231 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

Sec. 21-208(a)2 standards

Only the following signs are permitted in RR-1, R-1, R-2, and PMH districts: Temporary sign... Signage within the RR-1, R-1, R-2, and PMH districts may not be illuminated in any way.

Sec. 21-208(d)2 standards

Only the following signs are permitted in HE and PUD districts: Window sign, Temporary sign... Signage within the HE and PUD districts may be illuminated in accordance with Sec. 21-209.

Sec. 21-208(d)2 standards

Only the following signs are permitted in HE and PUD districts: Window sign, Temporary sign... Signage within the HE and PUD districts may be illuminated in accordance with Sec. 21-209.

Sec. 21-208(e)2 standards

Only the following signs are permitted in B-2, B-4, M-1, and PSC districts: Temporary sign, Window sign... Signage within the B-2, B-4, M-1, and PSC districts may be illuminated in accordance with Sec. 21-209.

Sec. 21-208, 21-209, 21-210, 21-211, 21-212, 21-214, 21-21561 standards

The following signs are prohibited in all zoning districts: Billboards. Unsafe signs. Portable signs. Roof signs. Attention getting devices...

Sec. 21-72 standards

Any violation of the following provisions of this chapter shall be deemed an infraction and shall be punishable by civil penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the initial summons, and one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for each additional summons: ... ATC Article XX, all sections. Signs.

Section 21-236 (inferred)11 standards

Screening which meets the standards of paragraph (e) of this section shall be provided on any lot where an off-street parking area for five (5) or more vehicles is located closer than fifty (50) feet to a lot in an RR-1 or residential district...

Sign definitions39 standards

A-frame signs may be placed on sidewalks that have a minimum width of sixty (60) inches or five (5) feet and then the sign must be placed to allow a minimum of thirty-six (36) inches of space for an individual in a wheelchair to pass.

Sign, A-frame6 standards

No A-frame sign shall be permitted to exceed two (2) feet in width and three (3) feet in height. Each side must be at least one (1) inch in thickness. It shall be located on the sidewalk or on the primary pedestrian path and cannot be placed more than four (4) feet from the entrance of the business it is advertising.

Sign, attached1 standards

The total area of attached signs located on a lot shall not exceed one and one-half (1½) square feet of sign area for each linear foot of main building/business frontage

Sign, changeable copy, electronic1 standards

The total area of the electronic changeable copy area for such signs shall not exceed 40% of the total area of the sign area permitted for that site.

Sign, directional3 standards

Directional signs shall not exceed four (4) square feet in area or five (5) feet in height, and shall not be located within ten (10) feet of any street line or other property line.

Sign, electronic graphic display1 standards

The total area of the electronic message display area for such signs shall not exceed 40% of the total area of the sign area permitted for that site.

Sign, freestanding1 standards

No freestanding sign shall be located within ten (10) feet of any property line.

Sign, fuel pump1 standards

Fuel pump signs shall not exceed two (2) square feet in area on each face of a fuel pump.

Sign, home occupation1 standards

A sign not exceeding the two (2) square feet in area attached to a building and identifying a home occupation located within such building.

Sign, marquee1 standards

Marquee signs shall only be permitted for theaters and live production venues.

Sign, neighborhood4 standards

One (1) neighborhood sign may be located at each street entrance to a residential neighborhood, provided that a total of not more than two (2) such signs shall be erected for a neighborhood, and provided further that each such signs shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area or six (6) feet in height, and shall not be located within five (5) feet of any street line or other property line.

Sign, projecting2 standards

Projecting signs shall have a minimum under-clearance of eight (8) feet and shall not project from the building greater than ten (10) feet or more than two (2) feet less than the width of any sidewalk over which such sign projects.

Sign, shared2 standards

The height of such sign shall not exceed eighteen (18) feet; and the area of such sign shall not exceed one hundred twenty (120) square feet. When a shared sign is utilized, no other freestanding sign shall be permitted on either parcel.

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.