1179.09 MEASUREMENT OF SIGNS.

   For the purposes of this chapter, the measurement of sign area shall comply with the following standards:

   (a)   Sign area shall include the face of all the display area of the sign not including bracing, framing and structural supports of the sign, unless such support members are made part of the message or face of the design.

   (b)   Where a sign has two or more display faces, the area of all faces of the sign shall be included in determining the area of the sign, unless one of the following exceptions apply:

      (1)   Two (2) display faces join back-to-back and parallel to each other and not more than twelve inches (12") apart.

      (2)   The sign is marquee, canopy or awning sign subject to the requirements of Section 1179.08(b).

In such cases, the area of the sign shall be considered as one (1) of the two (2) sign faces.

   (c)   For spherical signs, the sphere shall be bisected by an imaginary line through the center of the sphere, and the surface area of the half sphere shall be counted as the sign face. For multifaceted signs, the area of all display faces shall be included in determining the area of the sign.

   (d)   The area of the letters, numbers or emblems mounted directly on a building wall or wall extension shall be computed by enclosing the entire word or words formed by such letters, numbers or emblems with the smallest single continuous perimeter consisting of rectangular or series of rectangles, and determining the area within such perimeter.

   (e)   The height of the sign shall be measured from the average (mean) elevation of the ground within fifty (50) feet in any direction from the point which the base of the sign meets the ground, to the highest point on the sign.

      (Ord. 27-11. Passed 3-14-11.)