§ 4.6. Computations.

Sign area and sign height shall be computed as follows:

(1)

The computation of the area of individual signs shall be the total square feet surface area of the sign.

(2)

The height of a sign shall be computed as the distance from the base of the sign at normal grade to the top of the highest attached component of the sign. Normal grade shall be constructed to be the lower of (a) existing grade prior to construction or (b) the newly established grade after construction, exclusive of any filling, berming, mounding, or excavating solely for the purpose of locating the sign. In cases in which the normal grade cannot reasonably be determined, sign height shall be computed on the assumption that the elevation of the normal grade at the base of the sign is equal to the elevation of the nearest point of the crown of a public street or the grade of the land at the principal entrance to the principal structure of the zone lot, whichever is lower.

(3)

The permitted sum of the area of all individual signs on a zone lot shall be computed by applying the formula contained in the Table B, Maximum Total Sign Area, to the lot frontage, building frontage, or wall area, as appropriate, for the zoning district in which the lot is located. Lots fronting on two or more streets are allowed the permitted sign area for each street frontage. However, the total sign area that is oriented toward a particular street may not exceed the portion of the lot's total sign area that is derived from the lot, building, or wall area frontage on that street.

(Ord. No. 739-02-2004, § 6, 2-16-04)