Sec. 5-605

Signage

• AR churchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. sign max area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  A sign, limited in area to 32 square feet, for a church bulletin board or identification of permitted public or semi-public uses, wildlife reservations, recreational uses, or clubs.

• AR farm identification sign max area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  A sign, limited in area to 12 square feet, for identification of a farm or estate or a subdivision or its occupants.

• AR farm product sign max area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  A sign, limited in area to 12 square feet, advertising products raised or made on the premises.

• AR temporary direction sign max area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Temporary signs at appropriate locations, on or off the premises, for direction of the traveling public, truck deliveries and employees to an activity or event, a church, school, historic place, subdivision or community, a construction site or excavation, airport, or other center of employment or visitor center or recreation facility in an isolated area of the county, limited in area to 32 square feet

• B-1 freestanding sign max 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

• B-1 freestanding sign max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.20 ft

  limited in height to 20 feet

• B-1 marquee sign max 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 on the premises, with sign area for each sign limited to three square feet.

• B-1 projecting sign max 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 on the premises, with sign area limited to 12 square feet.

• B-1 shopping center sign max area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  A group of three or more contiguous stores such as form a shopping center, may combine permitted detached sign advertising the group if there are no other detached signs and if the combined sign area does not exceed 100 square feet.

• B-1 wall sign max 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.

• B-1 wall sign max pct10 pct

  Wall signs, with total aggregate sign area not more than ten percent of the area of walls fronting on a street

• B-2 freestanding sign max area50 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 50 square feet

• B-2 freestanding sign max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.30 ft

  limited in height to 30 feet

• B-2 marquee sign max area10 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 on the premises, with sign area for each sign limited to ten square feet.

• B-2 projecting sign max area40 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 on the premises, with sign area limited to 40 square feet.

• B-2 shopping center sign max area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  A group of three or more contiguous stores or businesses such as form a shopping center or business group may combine permitted detached signs area to provide a single detached sign advertising the group if there are no other detached signs and if the combined sign area does not exceed 100 square feet.

• B-2 wall sign max area200 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 200 square feet.

• B-2 wall sign max pct10 pct

  Wall signs, with total aggregate sign area not more than ten percent of the area of walls fronting on a street

• Detached sign max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft

  no detached sign shall exceed a height of 15 feet.

• M-1 freestanding sign max area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  A freestanding sign, limited in area to 100 square feet

• M-1 freestanding sign max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.30 ft

  limited in height to 30 feet.

• M-1 industrial subdivision sign max area60 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  A sign limited in area to 60 square feet and limited in height to 15 feet giving the name and/or address or management of a planned industrial subdivision.

• M-1 industrial subdivision sign max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft

  A sign limited in area to 60 square feet and limited in height to 15 feet giving the name and/or address or management of a planned industrial subdivision.

• M-1 wall sign max area200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Wall signs limited in area to 200 square feet, one for each street frontage or one for each industrial building on the premises.

• M-2 freestanding sign max area100 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 100 square feet

• M-2 freestanding sign max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.30 ft

  limited in height to 30 feet

• M-2 group sign max area200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  A group of three or more contiguous stores or industrial uses may combine permitted detached signs are to provide a single detached sign advertising the group if there are no other detached signs and if the combined sign area does not exceed 200 square feet.

• M-2 marquee sign max area5 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 on the premises, with sign area for each sign limited to five square feet.

• M-2 projecting sign max area60 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Projecting signs, if there are not marquee or freestanding signs, one for each business on the premises, with sign area limited to 60 square feet.

• R-1 churchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. sign max area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  A sign, limited in area to 32 square feet, for a church bulletin board or identification of permitted public or semi-public uses, wildlife reservations, recreational uses, or clubs.

• R-1 farm identification sign max area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  A sign, limited in area to 12 square feet for identification of farm or estate or a subdivision or its occupants.

• R-1 farm product sign max area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  A sign, limited in area to 12 square feet advertising products raised or made on the premises.

• R-1 temporary direction sign max area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Signs at appropriate locations, on or off the premises, for direction of the traveling public, truck deliveries and employees to an activity or event, a church, school, historic place, subdivision or community, a construction site or excavation, airport, or other center of employment or visitor center, marina or recreation facility in an isolated area of the county, limited in area to 32 square feet

• RVC churchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. sign max area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  A sign, limited in area to 32 square feet, for a church bulletin board or identification of permitted public or semi-public uses, wildlife reservations, recreational uses, or clubs.

• RVC projecting sign max 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 detached signs, one for each business on the premises, with sign area limited to 12 square feet.

• RVC temporary direction sign max area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Temporary signs at appropriate locations, on or off the premises, for direction of the traveling public, truck deliveries and employees to an activity or event, a church, school, historic place, subdivision or community, a construction site or excavation, airport, or other center of employment or visitor center or recreation facility in an isolated area of the county, limited in area to 32 square feet

• Sign max area in required yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  one sign, may occupy required yards in a district where such sign is permitted by these regulations, if such sign is not more than 32 square feet in area

• Temporary portable sign max area6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Temporary non-illuminated portable signs, not exceeding six square feet in area, in a business or industrial district, one for each 50 feet of street frontage.