Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum freestanding sign 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 and limited in height to 30 feet, one for each business or industry on the premises.
- Maximum freestanding sign 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
- Maximum marquee sign 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.
- Maximum projecting sign 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.
- Maximum wall sign area
Wall signs, general advertising or otherwise, no limit on number or areas.
From the ordinance
Signs in the M-2 district. 1. Wall signs, general advertising or otherwise, no limit on number or areas. 2. 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. 3. Freestanding signs, if there are no projecting signs, limited in area to 100 square feet and limited in height to 30 feet, one for each business or industry on the premises. 4. 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. 5. Temporary, non-illuminated paper signs in show windows.