(a) The height of a freestanding detached sign shall not exceed the maximum height set forth in this article. The height of a freestanding detached sign shall be measured as the vertical distance from the uppermost point of the sign or sign structure, whichever is higher, to the base of the sign at street grade or adjacent parking area grade. Where the grade of the parking area is lower than the street, the measurement will be taken at the street grade at the driveway entrance, or in the case of two entrances, at the upper entrance.
(b) The height of all other signs shall be measured as the vertical distance to the uppermost point of a sign measured from the ground level of the structure to which the sign is attached.
(Code 1989, § 92.150; Ord. of 11-18-2003)