(A) The area of sign faces shall include the entire sign area, including any surrounding frames or cabinet edges.
(B) Sign area does not include supports, foundations or structures that are not part of the sign.
(C) Only one side of a double-faced sign is counted in the total area.
(D) When signs are constructed of individual letters or other pieces attached to a wall or other flat surface, the sign area is determined by a perimeter line drawn around and containing all the pieces.
(E) Multiple-copy signs or shopping center signs consisting of several individual signs on the same support structure (as illustrated below) are calculated as the total of all individual sign components.
(F) A round or cylindrical sign is calculated as the total area that can be seen at one time from one position.
(G) The height of signs is measured from "grade", as defined, to the highest point of the sign or sign frame.
(H) Sign clearances are measured from "grade" directly below the subject sign to the bottom of the sign or sign frame.
(I) Corner signs shall be assigned to one of the frontages by the applicant and shall conform to the requirements for that frontage only.
(Ord. 225, passed 10-20-1994, § 29.6; Ord. 269, passed 9-18-2014; Ord. 291, passed 6-6-2019)