Article XV, Section 62

Signage

• Awning sign maximum area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Not more than one sign shall be attached to each face of an awning or canopy and no such sign shall exceed 50 square feet;

• Awning sign minimum clearance8 ft

  Awning signs shall be provided with a minimum under clearance of eight feet

• Canopy sign minimum clearance10 ft

  Canopy signs shall be provided with a minimum under clearance of ten feet

• Electronic message board sign maximum area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  provided that the sign does not exceed 100 square feet

• Electronic message board sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. to bottom15 ft

  that the sign not exceed 15 feet in height to the bottom of the sign

• Electronic message board message area42 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  and that the message board area does not exceed 42 square feet in area.

• Freestanding sign maximum area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  No freestanding sign shall exceed 100 square feet in area or 25 feet in height.

• Freestanding sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.25 ft

  No freestanding sign shall exceed 100 square feet in area or 25 feet in height.

• Freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.50 ft

  No freestanding sign shall be located within 50 feet of any lot in a residential district

• Freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from right-of-way5 ft

  or within five feet of any street right-of-way line, other property line or driveway intersecting a street.

• Maximum number of permanent signs5 signs

  Not more than five permanent signs shall be provided on a lot except a shopping center

• Maximum sign area per linear foot of frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft

  the aggregate area of all permanent signs located on a lot shall not exceed 1½ square feet for each linear foot of lot frontage along the street, nor in any case exceeding 300 square feet

• Maximum sign area for small lots50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  For lots with a combined width of 33 feet or less along their principal street frontage, the combined surface area of all signs for the lot shall not exceed 50 square feet.

• Maximum total sign area300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  nor in any case exceeding 300 square feet

• Projecting sign maximum area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Projecting signs shall not exceed 50 square feet in area.

• Projecting sign minimum clearance10 ft

  Projecting signs shall be provided with a minimum under clearance of ten feet.

• Shopping center freestanding sign maximum area300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  In the case of a shopping center, one freestanding sign not exceeding 300 square feet in area or 35 feet in height shall be permitted

• Shopping center freestanding sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.35 ft

  In the case of a shopping center, one freestanding sign not exceeding 300 square feet in area or 35 feet in height shall be permitted