Section 62

Signage

• Awning sign 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 clearance8 ft

  Awning signs shall be provided with a minimum under clearance of eight feet and extend horizontally no closer than 12 inches from any curb line.

• Canopy sign clearance10 ft

  Canopy signs shall be provided with a minimum under clearance of ten feet and shall extend no closer than two feet from any curb line.

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

  One electronic message board sign shall be permitted per premises, subject to the regulations set forth in this article, and provided that the sign does not exceed 100 square feet, that the sign not exceed 15 feet in height to the bottom of the sign, and that the message board area does not exceed 42 square feet in area.

• Electronic message board heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft

  One electronic message board sign shall be permitted per premises, subject to the regulations set forth in this article, and provided that the sign does not exceed 100 square feet, that the sign not exceed 15 feet in height to the bottom of the sign, and that the message board area does not exceed 42 square feet in area.

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

  One electronic message board sign shall be permitted per premises, subject to the regulations set forth in this article, and provided that the sign does not exceed 100 square feet, that the sign not exceed 15 feet in height to the bottom of the sign, and that the message board area does not exceed 42 square feet in area.

• Freestanding sign 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 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. (general)5 ft

  No freestanding sign shall be located within 50 feet of any lot in a residential district, or within five feet of any street right-of-way line, other property line or driveway intersecting a street.

• Freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential50 ft

  No freestanding sign shall be located within 50 feet of any lot in a residential district, or within five feet of any street right-of-way line, other property line or driveway intersecting a street.

• Freestanding sign spacing100 ft

  Where more than one freestanding sign is permitted on a lot as a result of the lot having multiple street frontages, the distance between freestanding signs on the same lot shall be not less than 100 feet.

• Max sign area (absolute)300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  For all other lots 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.

• Max sign area per 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

  For all other lots 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.

• Max sign area (small lot)50 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.

• Max sign count5 signs

  Not more than five permanent signs shall be provided on a lot except a shopping center as defined in article I of this chapter.

• Projecting sign 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 clearance10 ft

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

• Projecting sign projection5 ft

  Not more than one such sign including poles or other support structures, shall project greater than five feet from the face of a building shall be permitted for each building frontage, nor closer than two feet from any curb line.

• Shopping center freestanding sign300 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 when no other freestanding signs are located on the shopping center site.

• Wall sign restrictions

  Signs may be attached flat against a wall or other vertical surface of a main building, provided that such signs shall not extend beyond the extremities of the surface of the building. Signs attached to the lower plane of a mansard or gambrel roof of a main building shall be permitted as wall signs, provided they are attached flat to the roof surface or parallel to the building wall above which they are located, and shall in no case extend beyond the extremities of the roof surface to which they are attached.