Sec. 36.2-674

Signage

• Maximum copy change interval6 sec

  The copy on a public service message board shall not change or move more than once every six (6) seconds

• Maximum public service message boards per lot frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1 count

  No more than one (1) public service message board shall be permitted per lot frontage

• Maximum sign area450 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  A public service message board shall not exceed four hundred fifty (450) square feet of sign area

• Maximum sign faces2 count

  No public service message board structure shall have more than two (2) sign faces

• Maximum sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.25 ft

  A public service message board shall not exceed twenty-five (25) feet in height

• Minimum sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft

  A public service message board shall have a minimum setback of five (5) feet from any public right-of-way or lot line