The height of a sign shall be computed as the distance from normal grade at a point directly beneath the sign to the top of the highest component of the sign. Normal grade shall be construed to be the lower of (i) existing grade prior to construction or (ii) the newly established grade after construction, exclusive of any filling, berms, mounding, or excavating. In cases in which the normal grade cannot reasonably be determined, sign height shall be computed on the assumption that the elevation of the normal grade at the base of the sign is equal to the elevation of the nearest point of the crown of a public street or the grade of the land at the principal entrance to the principal structure on the lot, whichever is lower.
(Ord. 12-O-60. Passed 9-4-12.)