18.14.170 Rules For Sign Measurement — Lindsay Zoning Code

For the purposes of this chapter, lot frontage shall be calculated as follows:
1. If a lot fronts on two streets, both frontages may be used to determine the allowable sign area.
2. If a lot fronts on three or more streets, the length of only two contiguous sides shall be added together to determine allowable sign area.
The building frontage shall be the building facade in which main customer access is provided to the establishment. A building's frontage is considered continuous if projections or recesses in the building facade do not exceed 15 feet in any direction. For buildings with two or more frontages, the length of the wall and allowable sign area shall be calculated separately for each building frontage.
The area of an individual sign shall be calculated as follows.
1. Sign area shall include the entire area within a single continuous perimeter composed of squares or rectangles that enclose the extreme limits of all sign elements, including, but not limited to, sign structures or borders, written copy, logos, symbols, illustrations, and color. Supporting structures such as sign bases and columns are not included in sign area if they contain no lettering or graphics.
2. Where two faces of a double-faced sign are located two (2) feet or less from one another at all points or located at an interior angle of 45 degrees or less from one another, the sign area shall be calculated as the area of one (1) face. Where the two (2) faces are not equal in size, the larger sign face shall be used. Where two (2) faces of a double-faced sign are located more

than two (2) feet or 45 degrees from one another, both sign faces shall be counted toward sign area.

On a three-faced sign, where at least one interior angle is 45 degrees or less, the sign area shall be calculated as the sum of the largest and the smallest face. In all other situations involving a sign with three or more sides, sign area shall be calculated as the sum of all faces.
Three-Dimensional Signs. The size of signs that consist of, or have attached to them, one or more three-dimensional objects (i.e., balls, cubes, clusters of objects, sculpture, or statue-like trademarks), shall be calculated as the sum of the square footage of the two adjacent sides of the smallest theoretical cube that would encompass the sign.
The height of a sign shall be calculated as follows.
1. The height of a sign that is not a freestanding sign shall be the vertical distance measured from the ground level directly beneath the sign to the highest point at the top of the sign including any structural or architectural components of the sign.
The height of a freestanding sign shall be measured as the vertical distance from grade at the edge of the right-of-way along which a freestanding sign is placed to the highest point of the freestanding sign, including any structural or architectural components of the sign. When the grade at the edge of the right-of-way is higher than the site on which the sign is placed, that portion of the sign below the grade at the edge of the right-of-way shall not be included in determining the freestanding sign's overall height. Freestanding signs oriented towards a freeway shall be measured from the site's finished grade or pad, whichever is lower.
Sign clearance shall be measured as the smallest vertical distance between finished grade and the lowest point of the sign, including any framework or other embellishments.
For the purpose of determining the allowed number and size of signs, an integrated shopping center shall be considered us one site.

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HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 579 on 9/10/2019