Surry County Unincorporated, Virginia · District
B-1
Local Business District
CommercialAll Surry County Unincorporated districts0
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum freestanding sign area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Freestanding signs, if there are no projecting signs, limited in area to 32 square feet.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.20 ft
Freestanding signs limited in height to 20 feet.
- Maximum marquee sign area3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Marquee signs, if there are no projecting signs, two for each business, with sign area for each sign limited to three square feet.
- Maximum projecting sign area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Projecting signs, if there are no marquee or freestanding signs, one for each business, limited to 12 square feet.
- Maximum temporary paper sign area as percentage of window glass20 pct
Temporary, non-illuminated paper signs in show windows, limited to 20 percent of the total glass area.
- Maximum individual wall sign area60 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No one sign with a sign area of more than 60 square feet.
- Maximum wall sign area as percentage of wall area10 pct
Wall signs, with total aggregate sign area not more than ten percent of the area of walls fronting on a street.
From the ordinance
Signs in B-1: wall signs max 10% of wall area, no sign >60 sq ft; projecting signs 12 sq ft; freestanding 32 sq ft, height 20 ft; marquee 3 sq ft; temporary paper 20% of glass.