Sec. 7-9-114

Signage

• Exempt sign area6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Signs that are less than six (6) square feet in area are exempt.

• Maximum sign area per sign150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  up to a maximum of one hundred fifty (150) square feet for each sign

• Maximum sign area if frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. less than 50 ft50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  If the building frontage of any entity is less than fifty (50) feet, only one (1) sign having a maximum area of fifty (50) square feet shall be permitted.

• Maximum total sign area in commercial600 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  six hundred (600) square feet for all signs for each entity

• Maximum total sign area in residential300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  three hundred (300) square feet for all signs for each entity

• Permanent sign area ratio in mixed-use/commercial2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per linear foot of building frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.

  Two (2) square feet of sign area is allowed for each linear foot of building frontage, up to a maximum of one hundred fifty (150) square feet for each sign and six hundred (600) square feet for all signs for each entity.

• Permanent sign area ratio in agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them./open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted./residential1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per linear foot of building frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.

  One (1) square foot of sign area is allowed for each linear foot of building frontage, up to a maximum of one hundred fifty (150) square feet for each sign and three hundred (300) square feet for all signs for each entity.

• ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. sign types

  Banner signs, flashing/blinking signs, portable signs, electronic message center signs, permanent pole signs, pylon signs are prohibited.

• Real estate sign removal after closing7 days

  Such signs shall be removed within seven (7) days following the closing of the proposed transaction...

• Additional residential tract sign area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Additional signage ... shall not exceed a total of one hundred (100) square feet in area.

• Residential tract sales sign area per entrance64 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Signs up to sixty-four (64) square feet maximum in area are permitted at each street entrance.

• Sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. not to exceed building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.

  Signs shall not exceed the building height limit of the district in which they are located.

• Temporary sign area in other districts32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  The total area for all temporary signs displayed simultaneously one (1) parcel do not exceed ... thirty-two (32) square feet in all other Districts.

• Temporary sign area in residential/open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  The total area for all temporary signs displayed simultaneously one (1) parcel do not exceed six (6) square feet in Single-Family Residential and Open Space Districts...

• Temporary sign duration90 days

  Temporary signs remain displayed for no more than ninety (90) days...

• Wind energy system sign area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Signs located on wind energy systems shall be no larger than four (4) square feet...

• Wind energy sign minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. from ground10 ft

  shall not be located at the base of the system within ten (10) feet of the ground.

• Window sign area percentage in commercial/industrial15 pct

  Window signs, provided that the total area of window signs does not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the aggregate window area on a single side of a wall.

• Window sign area percentage in residential10 pct

  Window signs, provided that the total area of the window signs does not exceed ten percent (10%) of the aggregate window area on a single side of a wall.