Extracted standards
16 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Animated signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Animated signs including feather signs.
- Signs simulating emergency lights prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Any sign that contains beacons of light resembling or simulating any emergency service vehicle or equipment.
- Flashing signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Flashing signs, provided that theatre marquees shall be exempt from the prohibition of flashing signs.
- Signs in public right-of-way prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Any sign located within or over a public right-of-way, or public property, except for government signs or signs erected under the provisions set forth in Chapter 27.1 of this Code.
- Inflatable signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Inflatable signs, except as a temporary sign under the provisions of Section 36.2-673.
- Laser light or image projection signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Laser light or image projection signs, except as a temporary sign under the provisions of Section 36.2-673.
- Off-site directional signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Off-site directional signs, except for off-site directional real estate signs as provided for in Section 36.2-661(c)(13).
- Pennants or streamers prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Pennants or streamers.
- Portable signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Portable signs, except for sandwich board signs as expressly permitted in this chapter.
- Projecting signs above 25 feet prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Projecting signs erected with their lowest portions above a height of twenty-five (25) feet above adjacent ground level.
- Signs attached to roof prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Any sign attached partially or wholly to the pitched or flat roof of a building, or any sign which projects horizontally or vertically beyond any part of the building to which it is attached.
Roof signs, except for existing roof signs located in, or such signs located and relocated within, the Historic Downtown Overlay District (H-1).
- Searchlight or beacon signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Searchlight or beacon signs, except as a temporary sign under the provisions of Section 36.2-673.
- Snipe signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Snipe signs.
- Signs producing sound, odor, or visible matter prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Any sign that produces sound, odor, or visible matter such as smoke or vapor.
- Signs confusing with traffic control prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Any sign using traffic symbols or colors of red, amber, and green in such combination of shape or color as to be confused with traffic control devices.
From the ordinance
The following signs and sign characteristics shall be prohibited in all zoning districts: (a) Animated signs including feather signs. (b) Flashing signs...