A. All ground signs for which a permit is required under this chapter shall:
1. Have a supporting structure or inner structure of noncombustible material; provided, however, that combustible structural trim may be used thereon.
2. Have a surface or facing of incombustible material; provided, however, that combustible structural trim may be used thereon.
B. All letters, figures, characters or representations in cutout or irregular form, maintained in conjunction with, attached to or superimposed upon, and sign shall be safely and securely built or attached to the sign structure.
C. It is unlawful to erect any ground sign whose total height is greater than forty feet (40') above the level of the street upon which the sign faces, or above the adjoining ground level, if such ground level is above the street level. If any property is adjacent or abutting an expressway the total height of any ground sign shall not be greater than fifty feet (50') above the level of the street upon which the sign faces.
D. No ground sign shall be placed nearer to the street than the right-of-way line formed by the property line or street easement; and no part of the ground sign, including the sign face and any part of the support structure, shall extend over said right-of- way line.
E. Any part of a ground sign extending over a driveway, service drive or trafficway, shall have a minimum clearance of fourteen feet (14').
F. All grounds signs shall conform to the provisions of section entitled "Interfering With or Obstructing Traffic".
G. All ground signs shall be securely built, constructed and erected upon posts and standards sunk at least three feet (3') below the natural surface of the ground; and if supported and braced by timers or metal rods in the rear thereof, they must extend from the top thereof to a point in the ground at least a distance equal to one-half (1/2) the height of such signs, measured along the ground, from the posts or standards upon which the same are erected.
H. All posts, anchors and bracing of wood shall be treated to protect them from moisture by creosoting or other approved method when they rest upon or enter into the ground.
I. All ground signs shall conform to the requirements of section entitled "Wind Pressure and Dead Load Requirements". (Ord. 1999-5, 3-18-1999)