7A.6.5.   SIGN HEIGHT MEASUREMENT
   A.   The height is measured as the vertical distance from the beneath the to the topmost of the ; except that if the location has an lower than or equal to the grade of the road, the height is measured from the top of the curb (or highest point of the road nearest the property if no curb exists) to the highest point of the topmost on the . refers to the mean average elevation of ground after preparation at the bottom of a   , measured five feet from the bottom of the   at its four cardinal points.
   B.    Grade
      For and , the grade is the elevation of the outside edge of the   nearest to the or .
(Am. Ord. 11803, 12/8/2020)