Article 800.8. AREA COMPUTATION  


SECTION 800.8:1

(1)

If a sign has two or more parallel sides, the area provisions shall apply to one side only. If the sides are not parallel, each side shall be considered separately for the area provisions.

(2)

The area of a sign shall be either:

(a)

The total area of the lettering and display background where the sign background is separated from the principal building, whether the sign is attached or separate from the principle building; or

(b)

The total area encompassed by an imaginary line which can be drawn around all the lettering or designs that are affixed to the wall of a building and the wall constitutes the background.