(A) Surface area.
(1) (a) Signs shall not exceed the maximum allowable area permitted in this section for sign type and district or use.
(b) When not limited to one sign of a specific type, the maximum area shall be determined by the cumulative total of all the signs of a specific type.
(2) (a) The area of a sign shall mean the area of all lettering, wording and accompanying designs, logos and symbols.
(b) The area of a sign shall not include any supporting framework, bracing or trim which is incidental to the display, provided it does not contain any lettering, wording or symbols.
(3) Where the sign consists of individual letters, designs or symbols attached to a structure, building, awning, wall or window, the area shall be that of the smallest rectangle which encompasses all of the letters, designs and symbols.
(4) Signs that consist of, or have attached to them, one or more three-dimensional (3D) or irregularly-shaped objects shall have a sign area of the sum of two adjacent vertical sign faces of the smallest cube encompassing the sign or object.
(5) Only one face of a double-sided sign will be used to determine the area of the sign.
(6) For V-shaped signs, either horizontally or vertically oriented, with interior angles greater than 90 degrees, the sign area is the sum of both sign faces, otherwise the area is the same as for double-sided signs.
(B) Height.
(1) Sign height shall be measured as the distance from the highest portion of the sign to the mean finished grade at the base of the sign.
(2) (a) Clearance for projecting, awning and canopy/marquee signs shall be measured as the smallest vertical distance between finished grade and the lowest point of the sign.
(b) This includes any framework or other structural elements.
(3) The permitted maximum height for all signs is determined by the sign type and the zoning district or use in which the sign is located.
(Ord. 160, passed 4-21-2022)