Sign Regulations, Section C
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum attached sign area per 25,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. floor area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Attached signs not exceeding 32 square feet in aggregate area for each 25,000 square feet of finished floor area or part thereof.
- Maximum area for lot detached sign32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each sign must not exceed 32 square feet in area or 15 feet in height.
- Maximum area for substituted detached sign12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One detached sign not exceeding 12 square feet in area or five feet in height may be substituted for 12 square feet of attached sign area.
- Maximum area for parking lot sign3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For each parking lot serving two or more buildings: One detached sign per building, not exceeding three square feet in area or five feet in height.
- Maximum area for phase sign20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For each phase or section in the approved plan of development: One attached or detached sign not exceeding 20 square feet in area.
- Maximum area for coordinated development entrance sign75 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For each entrance from a major arterial, minor arterial, or major collector road: one detached sign not exceeding 75 square feet in area, or two signs not exceeding 75 square feet in aggregate area when attached to a wall or fence on opposite sides of an entrance.
- Maximum area for per-20-acre sign36 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For each 20 acres or part thereof: one detached sign not exceeding 36 square feet in area or six feet in height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for lot detached sign15 ft
Each sign must not exceed 32 square feet in area or 15 feet in height.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for substituted detached sign5 ft
One detached sign not exceeding 12 square feet in area or five feet in height may be substituted for 12 square feet of attached sign area.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for parking lot sign5 ft
For each parking lot serving two or more buildings: One detached sign per building, not exceeding three square feet in area or five feet in height.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for phase sign10 ft
Detached signs must not exceed ten feet in height.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for coordinated development entrance sign15 ft
Each sign must not exceed 15 feet in height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for per-20-acre sign6 ft
one detached sign not exceeding 36 square feet in area or six feet in height
- Minimum separation from other detached signs75 ft
must not be located within 75 feet of any other detached sign
- Minimum separation from other detached signs75 ft
provided such signs must not be located within 75 feet of any other detached sign
From the ordinance
A sign permit may be issued for the following signs in the O-1, O-2, O-3, and O/S districts: 1. For each lot: One detached sign if the lot has an entrance on one public street, or two detached signs if the lot has entrances on two or more public streets. Each sign must not exceed 32 square feet in area or 15 feet in height.