Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Sign area measurement method
The area of a wall sign which consists of individual letters is measured by finding the area of the minimum imaginary or actual rectangle or square which fully encloses all sign words, copy or message.
- Sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. measurement method
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.
- Sign permit required
All persons erecting, changing, installing or otherwise placing signs must first obtain a sign permit.
From the ordinance
The sign regulations of this Chapter are intended to protect the health, safety, and general welfare by establishing standards for the design, construction, location, illumination, and maintenance of all signs and sign structures.