(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PROPERTY OWNER. Any person, firm or corporation having a legal ownership interest in the property.
SIGN. A nine-inch (minimum) by three-inch (minimum) piece of aluminum or stainless steel stock plate, one-eighth-inch thick (minimum), covered with red 3M diamond grade reflective film or equivalent. Located at the center of the sign is a white 3M diamond grade or equivalent reflective letter "T" which is three inches (minimum) in height.
WOODEN TRUSS ROOF.
(a) A wooden roof structure consisting of a group of triangles arranged in a single plane in such a manner that loads applied at the points of the intersections of the structural members will cause only direct stresses, tension, or compression, within the structural members.
(b) WOODEN TRUSS ROOF may include. but are not limited to, the following general types of construction: bowstring, warren, sawtooth, k-truss, scissors, cambered fink, hammerbeam, pratt, fink and inverted queen post.
(B) Required signage. The owner of any commercial or industrial structure which has a wooden truss roof assembly shall be required to mount warning signs meeting the following minimum requirements.
(1) Size and construction. Each sign required to be installed in accordance with this chapter shall be of the size and construction defined within division (A) above.
(2) Mounting locations and height from finished grade. A sign shall be mounted directly to the right of each series of entrance doors (front, rear and sides of the building or structure) at a height of five feet up from finished grade. Additional signs may be required by the Fire Code official, when the distance between entrance doors or the length of a series of entrance doors would require additional warning signs for visibility by Fire Department personnel.
(C) Property owner responsibility. It shall be the responsibility of each property owner to mount, maintain and prevent obstruction of any warning signs required to be mounted on the building or structure.
(Ord. 4186, passed 4-1-2013; Ord. 4477, passed 10-18-2021) Penalty, see §
95.99