B-5

Signage

• Additional sign for community or regional commercial center150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Where there is an established community or regional commercial center containing ten (10) or more establishments and a minimum of fifteen (15) acres of land, one (1) additional sign not exceeding one hundred fifty (150) square feet in area per face shall be permitted at each principal entrance. The top of the face of such sign shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height and the top of any decorative cap on such sign shall not exceed ten (10) feet in height. Such sign shall not exceed twelve (12) feet in width and the face of such sign shall be surrounded by a minimum of six (6) inches of framework.

• Additional sign for neighborhood commercial center100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Where there is an established neighborhood commercial center containing five (5) or more establishments and a minimum of forty thousand (40,000) square feet of land area, one (1) additional sign not exceeding one hundred (100) square feet in area per face shall be permitted at each principal entrance.

• Beacon lights or search lights for special events

  Beacon lights or search lights may be permitted for advertising purposes for special events.

• Maximum freestanding sign area for frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. 100-200 ft32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  No establishment having a frontage of at least one hundred (100) feet but less than or equal to two hundred (200) feet shall have a freestanding sign exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet in area per face.

• Maximum freestanding sign area for frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. over 200 ft75 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  No establishment having a frontage of more than two hundred (200) feet shall have a freestanding sign exceeding seventy-five (75) square feet in area per face.

• Maximum individual sign area150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  No sign shall exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet in area.

• Maximum number of signs per establishment3 count

  No establishment shall have more than three (3) signs, of which one (1) may be a freestanding sign.

• Maximum sign area per frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.60 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  For each forty (40) feet of frontage and for each eighty (80) feet of lot line adjoining a street, but not constituting frontage, not more than one (1) sign and not more than sixty (60) square feet of signage shall be permitted.

• Sign area for less than required frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Any establishment or property having less frontage or lot line adjoining a street than required above may have one (1) sign not exceeding forty (40) square feet in area.

• Signs for property for sale, lease or rent32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Signs located on property for sale, lease or rent shall be permitted, provided that no such sign shall exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area, that not more than two (2) such signs shall be erected for each one hundred (100) feet of lot line adjoining the street, and that not more than four (4) such signs shall be erected on any property. Any property having less frontage or lot line adjoining a street may have one (1) sign not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet of surface area.

• Temporary sign for community commercial center150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  To facilitate occupancy in a community commercial center containing a minimum of fifteen (15) acres of land, one (1) temporary sign not to exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet in area shall be permitted.

• Temporary sign for regional commercial center200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  In a regional commercial center containing a minimum of thirty (30) acres of land, one (1) temporary sign not to exceed two hundred (200) square feet in area shall be permitted. Signs shall be removed when seventy (70) percent of the property is occupied or leased, or after a period of twenty-four (24) months from the date a certificate of occupancy is issued, whichever comes first.