York County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
1 districts, grouped by category.
General provisions
282 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
the maximum allowable number of independent living and/or congregate care units in any senior housing development shall not exceed twenty (20) per acre
In any district, all structures erected or enlarged and all uses established or expanded, shall provide off-street parking and loading spaces in accordance with the requirements established herein.
One (1) space per 350 square feet of gross floor area... Required off-street parking spaces for single-family detached and duplex dwellings shall be a minimum of nine feet by eighteen feet...
In no event shall the cumulative wall sign area for a building, or for an individual tenant space if the building consists of multiple attached units, exceed 240 square feet. The minimum setback of any free-standing sign, or any portion thereof, from any property line shall be ten feet (10'). Illuminance intensity of any illuminated sign shall be limited to not more than 0.5 footcandle at all perimeter property lines abutting non-residentially zoned property and not more than 0.1 footcandle at all perimeter property lines abutting residentially zoned property.
No sign, unless herein exempted, shall be erected, constructed or altered until a permit has been issued by the county.
On residentially zoned property containing a tourist home or bed and breakfast use, one (1) non-illuminated freestanding sign not exceeding three (3) square feet in area and three (3) feet in height, or one (1) non-illuminated wall sign not exceeding four (4) square feet in area, may be installed unless otherwise specified by the Board of Supervisors in conjunction with the approval of a special use permit for such use.
Supplementary sign regulations applicable to shopping centers.
Supplementary sign regulations applicable to regional medical centers.
Supplementary sign regulations applicable to residential communities or business, office or industrial parks.
On property occupied by a drive-in restaurant or car wash two (2) additional signs, wall or free-standing, may be installed along each drive-through lane (e.g., for menu or other information).
On property containing multiple office, retail or industrial buildings, additional signs may be installed at vehicular or pedestrian intersections within the parcel, provided that such signs are not legible from any public right-of-way and do not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area and six (6) feet in height if freestanding, or thirty-two (32) square feet if building mounted.
On residentially zoned property containing a tourist home or bed and breakfast use, one (1) non-illuminated freestanding sign not exceeding three (3) square feet in area and three (3) feet in height, or one (1) non-illuminated wall sign not exceeding four (4) square feet in area, may be installed
The maximum area of any one (1) free-standing sign shall be one hundred fifty (150) square feet, except in the TCM overlay where the maximum shall be ninety-six (96) square feet. The maximum cumulative free-standing sign area per shopping center shall be two hundred (200) square feet.
One (1) free-standing monument sign shall be permitted at the primary driveway entrance to the medical center. Such sign shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet in area, or fifteen feet (15') in height. Additional free-standing monument signs shall be permitted at secondary driveway entrances to the medical center provided that no such sign shall exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area or six (6) feet in height and provided further that the maximum cumulative free-standing sign area for all driveway entrances to the medical center shall not exceed two hundred (200) square feet.
Signs shall be limited to monument-style designs. A maximum of two (2) such signs, located on opposite sides of the entryway, may be installed at each vehicular entrance to the development. Maximum individual sign area shall be limited to forty (40) square feet and maximum sign height shall be limited to six (6) feet.
Monument signs are required (i.e., free-standing signs are prohibited) in the TCM Overlay Districts and are limited to 32 square feet for uses generally and 96 square feet for shopping centers, unless otherwise specified.
Temporary signs shall be exempt from the 10-foot minimum setback from property lines, but all placements shall comply with the sight-triangle clearance standards applicable to permanent signs unless otherwise exempted by other provisions of this article. During the time period extending from ninety (90) days prior to and ten (10) days after a National, State, or Local election additional temporary signs are allowed, without a permit, on any property with the permission of the property owner in accordance with the following quantity and dimensional provisions: Maximum area of six (6) square feet and maximum height of four (4) feet: unlimited number of signs. Maximum area of forty (40) square feet and maximum height of six (6) feet: one sign per street frontage.
In addition to the permanent signs permitted in accordance with Section 24.1-703, the following temporary signs shall be permitted.
Sign area shall not exceed 6 square feet (e.g., each face of a double-sided or A-frame sign). Maximum height shall be 4 feet. Maximum width shall be 2'6". The placement of sidewalk signs shall be limited to a location within fifteen feet (15') of the front (i.e., between the imaginary extension of the side walls of the building) of the establishment to which it refers and not more than thirty feet (30') from the main customer/client entrance or service window of the establishment.
Sidewalk signs shall be permitted in accordance with the following provisions.
Source documents
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