(A)
The surface area of a sign shall be computed by including the entire area that forms the extreme limits of the writing, representation, emblem or other display, forming a square, rectangle, triangle or circle as appropriate, together with any material or color forming an integral part of the background of the display used to differentiate the sign from the backdrop or structure against which it is placed. This does not include any supporting framework or bracing that is clearly incidental to the display itself.
(B) If the sign consists of more than one section or module, all of the area, including that between sections or modules, shall be included in the computation of the sign area.
(C) Unless otherwise provided for in § 153.184(B), the surface area of two-sided, multi-sided or three-dimensional signs shall be computed by including the total of all sides designed either to attract attention or communicate information that can be seen at one time by a person from any vantage point. For example, with respect to a typical two-sided sign where a message is printed on both sides of a flat surface, the sign surface area of only one side (rather than the sum total of both sides) shall be regarded as the total sign surface area of that sign, since one can see only one side of the sign from any vantage point.
(Ord. passed 4-9-2013; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)