Town of Johnston
Town of Johnston Zoning Ordinance
§ 340-44

Signs permitted in B and I Districts

Signs may be wall-mounted, freestanding, projecting, a flag or banner. All signs shall conform to the following:

  • A. Awning or canopy signs may be up to 36 square feet per establishment.
  • B. Banners are limited to a maximum of two banners per establishment for a period of up to six months in any calendar year.
  • C. Credit card signs shall not exceed one square foot in aggregate area per establishment and shall not be illuminated.
  • D. Directory signs shall not exceed six square feet in aggregate area per building and shall only identify permitted uses.
  • E. Information flags shall be limited to one per establishment containing the word "Open" and/or the business's logo, not exceeding 15 square feet in area.
  • F. Pennant strings shall be limited to two per establishment.
  • G. Projecting signs may be up to 12 square feet in area, projecting up to four feet from the building wall, with an unobstructed clearance to a height of 10 feet above the ground, and limited to one sign per establishment.
  • H. Wall and freestanding signs shall conform to the following standards:
    • (1) Building frontage is the length of the building on the side where the main door to the establishment(s) is located.
    • (2) When a parcel has two or more principal buildings, the total sign area for each building is calculated based on the building frontage of each building.
    • (3) For any drive-in business that has a booth for employees only with no public access, including a gas station, the maximum area of building signs shall be one square foot of sign for every linear foot of street frontage. On a corner lot, only one street frontage shall be used to calculate the maximum sign area.
      ZoneFreestanding SignBuilding Signs
      Total Sign Area
      (square feet)
      Sign Height
      (feet)
      Total Sign Area on a Building
      (square feet)
      B136121.0 for every linear foot of building frontage
      B2: buildings up to 25,000 square feet50151.0 for every linear foot of building frontage
      B2: buildings 25,001 to 50,000 square feet75181.5 for every linear foot of building frontage
      B2: buildings 50,001 to 75,000 square feet100202.0 for every linear foot of building frontage
      B2: buildings 75,001 square feet and up150252.5 for every linear foot of building frontage
      I Zones100202.0 for every linear foot of building frontage