The following standards apply to all ground signs, including low profile, medium profile, high profile, and shopping center ground signs, as well as residential monument signs:
A. All ground sign braces or uprights shall be self-supporting structures permanently attached to concrete foundations in or upon the ground.
B. All ground signs shall be located on a premises with a principal building. Encroachment into the public right-of-way is only permitted with a Right-of-Way Encroachment Permit from the Division of Building Inspections.
C. One ground sign is permitted per premises, per right-of-way frontage. A premises with frontage along only one street is permitted a maximum of one permitted ground sign. A premises with two frontages, such as on a corner of two streets, is permitted a maximum of two permitted ground signs with one sign located along each right-of-way.
D. A ground sign may be included within a permitted wall or fence.
E. For permitted materials, see Sec. 1113.1001 Permitted Materials for Permanent Signs.
F. Any supporting structure beneath the element of the sign which contains copy shall be the same width or wider than the copy element. Copy area may not extend beyond the width of the supporting structure.
(Ord. 166-24. Passed 4-10-24.)