Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
22 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum awning sign area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Not more than one sign shall be attached to each face of an awning or canopy and no such sign shall exceed 50 square feet
- Minimum under clearance for awning signs8 ft
Awning signs shall be provided with a minimum under clearance of eight feet
- Minimum distance from curb for awning signs12 in
and extend horizontally no closer than 12 inches from any curb line
- Minimum under clearance for canopy signs10 ft
Canopy signs shall be provided with a minimum under clearance of ten feet
- Minimum distance from curb for canopy signs2 ft
and shall extend no closer than two feet from any curb line
- Maximum electronic message board sign area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
provided that the sign does not exceed 100 square feet
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. to bottom of electronic message board15 ft
that the sign not exceed 15 feet in height to the bottom of the sign
- Maximum message board area42 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
and that the message board area does not exceed 42 square feet in area.
- Maximum freestanding sign area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No freestanding sign shall exceed 100 square feet in area or 25 feet in height.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.25 ft
No freestanding sign shall exceed 100 square feet in area or 25 feet in height.
- Minimum distance between freestanding signs on same lot100 ft
the distance between freestanding signs on the same lot shall be not less than 100 feet.
- Freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.50 ft
No freestanding sign shall be located within 50 feet of any lot in a residential district
- Freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street right-of-way, property line, driveway5 ft
or within five feet of any street right-of-way line, other property line or driveway intersecting a street.
- Maximum number of permanent signs per lot5 count
Not more than five permanent signs shall be provided on a lot except a shopping center
- Absolute maximum sign area300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
nor in any case exceeding 300 square feet
- Maximum sign area for lots with combined width 33 ft or less50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For lots with a combined width of 33 feet or less along their principal street frontage, the combined surface area of all signs for the lot shall not exceed 50 square feet.
- Maximum sign area per linear foot of lot frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
For all other lots the aggregate area of all permanent signs located on a lot shall not exceed 1½ square feet for each linear foot of lot frontage along the street, nor in any case exceeding 300 square feet
- Maximum projecting sign area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Projecting signs shall not exceed 50 square feet in area.
- Minimum under clearance for projecting signs10 ft
Projecting signs shall be provided with a minimum under clearance of ten feet.
- Minimum distance from curb for projecting signs2 ft
nor closer than two feet from any curb line.
- Maximum shopping center freestanding sign area300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In the case of a shopping center, one freestanding sign not exceeding 300 square feet in area or 35 feet in height shall be permitted
- Maximum shopping center freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.35 ft
In the case of a shopping center, one freestanding sign not exceeding 300 square feet in area or 35 feet in height shall be permitted
From the ordinance
In addition to the regulations generally applicable to signs in all districts, the following signs shall be permitted and the following regulations shall apply in commercial and manufacturing districts.