Table 9-1: Signage Design And Measurement Requirements
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Signage Type
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Maximum Total Area (SF)
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Maximum Number
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Maximum Height of Sign
(feet)
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Other Requirements
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SINGLE-, TWO-, THREE-, AND FOUR-FAMILY DWELLING
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Wall Sign
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1
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1
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Not to be located above the first floor on the building.
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Home occupation or profession only. (Address numbers are exempt.)
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TOWN HOUSES AND ROW HOUSES; LOW-, MID- AND HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL
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Wall Sign
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20
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1 per street frontage for complex
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Not to be located above the first floor on the building.
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Building or complex Identification only - home occupation signs
are not permitted for multi-family developments.
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OR
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Monument
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25
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1 per street frontage
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5 feet including base
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Where permitted, monument signs shall be set back at least 5
feet from all property lines and 5 feet from all structures.
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MIXED-USE BUILDING WITH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES
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Wall Sign
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10% of the wall area associated with the tenant space but no
greater than 50 square feet per sign.
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Commercial: 1 per commercial tenant, per frontage occupied by
the tenant
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Not to be located more than 4 feet above the top of the door,
window, or lintel line, whichever is tallest.
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Residential: 1 per frontage
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Projecting
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6
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1 per commercial tenant per frontage occupied by the tenant
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n/a
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May project a maximum of 4 feet from the building. Minimum distance
between the ground and the bottom of the sign is 8 feet; Sign must
be hung by brackets at right angles to the facade
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Window
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No more than 10% of glazed area for signs.
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n/a
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n/a
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Awnings
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To be used in lieu of wall signs, subject to same conditions
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n/a
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n/a
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Awnings, which are not internally lit, may be used to display
signage in lieu of a wall sign. However, an awning with no signage
but for the name, address and phone number on the fringe of the awning
with lettering no greater than 8 inches high may be used in addition
to a wall sign. A minimum letter height of 12 inches shall be used
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Window Sign (above ground level)
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25% of the total glazed area of the windows applicable to the
use.
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1 per street frontage
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Signs may be located in the windows of the second or third levels
of a building.
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A sign for a commercial use above first level may be installed
at the second or third level
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DETACHED COMMERCIAL/SCHOOLS/COMMUNITY CENTERS/PLACES OF
WORSHIP/HOSPITAL OR MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS
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Wall Sign
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10% of the wall area associated with the tenant space but no
greater than 70 square feet per sign.
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1 per tenant, per frontage occupied by the tenant
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Not to be located more than 4 feet above the top of the door,
window, or lintel line, whichever is tallest.
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For a single tenant building, 10% of the wall area but no greater
than 100 square feet per sign.
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Projecting
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6
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1 per commercial tenant, per frontage occupied by the tenant
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n/a
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May project a maximum of 4 feet from the building. Minimum distance
between the ground and the bottom of the sign is 8 feet; Sign must
be hung by brackets at right angles to the facade
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Window
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No more than 10% of glazed area for signs
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n/a
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n/a
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Awnings
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To be used in lieu of wall signs, subject to same conditions.
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n/a
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n/a
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Awnings, which are not internally lit, may be used to display
signage in lieu of a wall sign. However, an awning with no signage
but for the name, address and phone number on the fringe of the awning
with lettering no greater than 8 inches high may be used in addition
to a wall sign
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Monument Sign
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25 square feet
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1 per street frontage
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5 ft. including base
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Monument signs shall be set back at least 5 feet from all property
lines and 5 feet from all structures.
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A minimum letter height of 12 inches shall be used
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FUNERAL HOME OR MORTUARY
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Wall Sign
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10
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1 per street frontage
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Not to be located more than 4 feet above the top of the door,
window, or lintel line, whichever is tallest.
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Monument Sign
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25
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1
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5 ft. including base
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Monument signs shall be set back at least 5 feet from all property
lines and 5 feet from all structures.
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A minimum letter height of 12 inches shall be used
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AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE; AUTOMOTIVE SALES AND REPAIR
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Wall Sign
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10% of the wall area but no greater than 50 square feet.
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1 per street frontage
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Not to be located more than 4 feet above the top of the door,
window, or lintel line, whichever is tallest.
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Monument
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25
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1 per street frontage
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5
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Monument signs shall be set back at least 5 feet from all property
lines and 5 feet from all structures.
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SELF STORAGE
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Wall Sign
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10% of the wall area but no greater than 100 square feet.
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1 per street frontage
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n/a
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Monument
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25
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1 per street frontage
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n/a
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Monument signs shall be set back at least 5 feet from all property
lines and 5 feet from all structures.
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ALL OTHER INDUSTRIAL USES
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Wall Sign
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10% of the wall area but no greater than 100 square feet.
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1 per street frontage
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n/a
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Monument
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25
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1 per street frontage
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5
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Monument signs shall be set back at least 5 feet from all property
lines and 5 feet from all structures.
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