(a) Ground signs shall not be permitted in One or Two Family Residence Districts, except that as accessory to a conditional or overlay use. One ground sign shall be permitted per lot. In all other Districts, one ground sign shall be permitted per lot, except that for lots having either a total area in excess of ten (10) acres or a total frontage on any one street in excess of six hundred (600) feet, two ground signs at least two hundred (200) feet apart shall be permitted.
(b) Ground signs shall be set back at least five (5) feet from every right-of-way line, at least twenty (20) feet from any side or rear lot line, and at least seventy-five (75) feet from any property line abutting residentially-zoned property, and shall be located so as to conform to Section 1140.17.
(c) No ground sign shall exceed fifty (50) square feet in total sign face area, nor twelve (12) feet in height as measured from either:
(1) The ground level at the property line nearest the sign, or
(2) The ground level at the sign, whichever is higher, except that ground signs no more than eight (8) feet in height shall not exceed sixty-five (65) square feet in total sign face area.