On property that is zoned A-1, LB, B1, RT, MU, EO, PUD-C, M1, or M2, freestanding signs shall only be permitted on properties having street frontage and shall be in compliance with the following regulations: (a) One freestanding sign on each street frontage shall be permitted if in compliance with the following regulations: (1) Such sign shall only be permitted on properties having street frontage. (2) Sign location and setbacks. Such signs may only be placed on the property within the required sign setbacks. Sign setbacks shall be located at least five feet from any property line. (3) Sign area. Such signs shall not exceed: (4) Sign height. Such signs shall not exceed an overall height of 15 feet above natural grade.

Sec. 24-7014 standards

Sec. 24-714 standards

In zones where business or manufacturing is permitted, a building face sign shall also be permitted. The signs shall be in compliance with the following regulations:

Sec. 24-7123 standards

In zones where business or manufacturing is permitted, a building face sign shall also be permitted. The signs shall be in compliance with the following regulations: (a) Sign location and area. The building face sign(s) shall be placed on the front façade of the building, except in cases outlined below in subsections (d) and (g). The area devoted to such signs shall not exceed one square foot of sign area for each linear foot of the building's or unit's front façade or 60 square feet, whichever is smaller.

Sec. 24-723 standards

In reviewing applications for signs containing back-lit or channeled lettered signs within community character areas and along community character corridors, the following criteria shall be used by the director of planning in deciding whether to approve the application. (a) Scale and proportion. As determined by the director of planning, the scale of the sign and proportion of lettering, characters, and figures shall be of a scale, size, and character in keeping with the historic and/or rural ambience of the county and Williamsburg. (b) Materials, colors, and construction. As determined by the director of planning, the materials, colors, and construction shall complement the character of surrounding development and shall be in keeping with the historic and/or rural ambience of the county and Williamsburg. (c) Intensity and quantity of lighting. As determined by the director of planning, the area of the sign that is lit shall be less than the overall size of the sign. The lighting used shall be of a subdued nature and shall not dominate the streetscape.

Sec. 24-7312 standards

Special regulations for certain signs: logos, flags, marquees, corner lots, adjacent residential, construction signs, mixed-use signs, blade signs, pedestrian-scale signs, pole-mounted banners, A-Frame signs.

Sec. 24-741 standards

The following signs are exempted from the provisions of these regulations and may be erected or constructed without a permit but shall be erected or constructed in accordance with the structural and safety requirements of the building code:

Sec. 24-751 standards

The following signs are specifically prohibited:

Sec. 24-762 standards

Upon application, the administrator or the administrator's designee shall issue permits for a period not to exceed 30 days for the following signs and displays:

Sec. 24-773 standards

Upon application, the administrator or the administrator's designee may grant an on-premises sign limitation waiver which may allow:

Sec. 24-8(a)1 standards

Land may be used or occupied and buildings structurally altered or erected may be used or changed in use only after a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the building official.

Sec. 24-86 to 24-925 standards

The purpose of this division is to promote the public health, safety and welfare by providing for the preservation and planting of trees...

Sec. 24-878 standards

A landscape plan and tree clearing and protection plan is required for any site plan or residential subdivision plan for development subject to sections 24-100(f) and (g) and shall be submitted at the time of application for plan approval.

Sec. 24-887 standards

Existing mature trees shall be preserved except in impervious areas and impervious cover shall be limited to the extent permitted in the county's Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance. Existing mature and specimen trees shall be integrated into the overall plan of development and shall be preserved so as to promote the intent of this section.

Sec. 24-892 standards

A phased clearing plan shall be required to be submitted with the tree clearing and protection plan on all sites upon which more than 25 acres are disturbed.

Sec. 24-903 standards

All tree removal shall be limited to the area required for the practical development of the site. No clear cutting shall be permitted except when it is shown that the complete removal of vegetation is necessary for the development of the site.

Sec. 24-941 standards

All required plantings shall conform with the most recent edition of American Standard for Nursery Stock, published by the American Association of Nurserymen, and shall be planted in accordance with the most recent edition of Guidelines for Planting Landscape Trees and Planting and Care of Trees and Shrubs, published by the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service.

Source documents

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

Chapter 1272K charsRead →
Chapter 2566.3K charsRead →
Chapter 378.8K charsRead →
Chapter 439.7K charsRead →
Chapter 5837K charsRead →
Chapter 6134.5K charsRead →
Chapter 735.5K charsRead →
Chapter 824.2K charsRead →