(a) Building Signs. The sign face area shall be computed as the area of the geometric figure, which encompasses the display information, announcement, direction, or other advertisement including a logo or similar symbol. In computing the sign face area, the area of a design feature which is not part of a logo, a symbol or the lettering of the sign shall not be included in the sign face area.
(b) Freestanding Signs. The sign face area shall be computed as the area of the geometric figure, which encompasses the entire surface available for display information, announcement, direction, or other advertisement. In computing the sign face area, the area of the structural members shall not be included in the sign face area. The area between two sign faces is not considered a part of the sign face area when the two sign faces are not physically connected.
(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)