A. Location And Size:
1. Roof signs are permitted only in business and industrial zoning districts.
2. For the purposes of this chapter, roof signs shall be considered as attached signs when determining the allowable square foot area and total square foot area of all permitted signs.
B. Erection:
1. No roof sign shall be erected or maintained with the face thereof nearer than five feet (5') to the outside wall toward which the sign faces; except, however, if the sign is under twenty (20) square feet, it shall not be erected with the face thereof nearer than one foot (1') to the outside wall toward which the sign faces.
2. All roof signs shall have a space at least five feet (5') in height between the base of the sign and the roof level and shall have at least five feet (5') clearance between the vertical supports thereof.
3. Every roof sign shall be thoroughly secured to the building by iron or other metal anchors, bolts, supports, rods, or braces. When erected upon buildings which are not constructed entirely of fireproof material, the bearing plates of said sign shall bear directly upon masonry walls and intermediate steel columns in the building. No roof signs shall be supported or anchored to the wooden framework of a building.
C. Inspection Of Roof: No sign shall be placed upon a roof unless said roof has been determined by an architectural or structural engineer to have sufficient strength to carry said sign. A statement to the effect that the roof has been inspected and determined to have sufficient strength to safely carry the proposed sign, together with the signature and seal of the architectural or structural engineer making said inspection, shall be placed upon or attached to all plans for a proposed roof sign before a permit will be issued. (Ord. 1530, 1-18-2011)