(A) For aesthetic and safety reasons, flush-mounted signs are the preferred type of sign in this city.
(B) No flush-mounted sign shall:
(1) Project more than 18 inches from the wall or surface to which it is attached (if the wall or surface is not vertical, the projection shall be measured from the closest point of the wall or surface to the sign);
(2) Extend more than 3 feet above the roof line of the building to which it is attached;
(3) Project over a street, alley, public sidewalk, or driveway, or closer than 2 feet to the curb or edge of that vehicular way; or
(4) Extend below a point 10 feet above the ground or pavement.
(1983 Code, § 18.5-116) (Ord. 2944, passed 10-4-2001) Penalty, see § 153.999