For the purpose of the requirements of this chapter, the size of a sign is determined in the following manner:
(A) When a sign is on a plate or framed, all of the plate or frame shall be included in the dimensions;
(B) When a sign is not on a plate or framed, but is partly or entirely outlined by a line or area of artificial light, or if on a plate or frame and circumscribed by a larger line or area of artificial light, all of the area circumscribed by a line or area of artificial light shall be included in the dimensions; and
(C) When a sign consists only of letters, designs or figures engraved, painted, projected or fixed on a wall or freestanding in front of a wall, the total area of the sign shall be the area of the smallest rectangle or circle within which all of the fixed lettering, designs or figures may be included.
(Prior Code, § 154.041) (Ord. 95-11-01, passed 11-13-1995) Penalty, see § 154.999