Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Changeable copy maximum percentage of sign80 pct
Changeable copy signs shall abut or connect with a static sign face, and the changeable copy portion of the sign shall not exceed eighty (80) percent of the overall sign of which it is a part.
- Electronic readerboard maximum area in certain districts25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
An electronic readerboard in a CN, D, IN, UC, or CG District shall not exceed twenty-five (25) square feet in sign area.
- Electronic readerboard maximum illumination over ambient0.3 footcandles
An electronic readerboard shall be controlled so that the night-time illumination level does not exceed three-tenths (0.3) footcandles over ambient light, measured at a specified distance from the sign face.
- Electronic readerboard maximum percentage of sign40 pct
The electronic readerboard portion of the sign shall constitute no more than forty (40) percent of the total sign area of which it is an integral part.
- Electronic readerboard minimum change interval6 sec
The frequency of change of copy shall be established so that each display of copy remains static with no animation for at least six (6) seconds before changing to new copy.
From the ordinance
Changeable copy signs shall abut or connect with a static sign face, and the changeable copy portion of the sign shall not exceed eighty (80) percent of the overall sign of which it is a part.