Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Double-sided sign area
The sign area shall be computed by the measurement of one of the faces of a double-sided sign when two sign faces that are part of the same sign structure are: 1. Placed back-to-back, so that both faces cannot be viewed from any one point at the same time, 2. Are not more than 24 inches apart at their furthest distance from each other, and 3. Are not more than 45 degrees at the point of intersection.
- Sign area measurement
For temporary or permanent signs on a background or window, whether free-standing or wall-mounted, the entire area of the framework or background of the sign is calculated as the sign area. The sign area includes the area of any material or color that is used to differentiate the sign from the sign structure against which it is placed.
- Sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. measurement
Sign height is measured by the difference in height between the elevation of the established or proposed grade level beneath the base of the sign and the elevation or point of the uppermost extremity of the sign structure.
- Sign on structure exclusion
When a sign is placed on a fence, wall, planter, or other similar structure that is designed to serve a separate purpose other than to support the sign, the entire area of such structure shall not be included in the sign area computation.
- Sign supports exclusion
Supports, uprights or structure on which any sign is supported shall not be included in determining the sign area unless such supports, uprights or structure are designed in such a way as to form an integral background of the display.
From the ordinance
For temporary or permanent signs on a background or window, whether free-standing or wall-mounted, the entire area of the framework or background of the sign is calculated as the sign area.