1339.20 POLE SIGNS.
(a) Location. Pole signs shall not exceed a height of sixty feet measured from the finished grade of the ground where the sign is placed. Any sign exceeding sixty feet shall be subject to review and approval of the Zoning Board of Appeals. All pole signs shall be supported by a metal or steel pole of not less than nine feet high measured between the base line of such sign and the ground level.
(b) Erection. All pole signs shall be designed to withstand the wind pressure load requirements as provided in Section 1112 of the Ohio Basic Building Code as may be amended from time to time. No pole sign over 20' high is to be erected until the excavation for foundation or foundations has been inspected by the authorized officer of the Bureau of Buildings, inspection Licenses and Permits. The structural integrity of all signs less than 20' high are the sole responsibility of the sign erector.
(Ord. 94-185. Passed 9-6-94.)