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The area of a sign is calculated as follows:

A. Background Panel Signs. Sign copy which is mounted, affixed, or painted on a background panel or area distinctively painted, textured or constructed as a background for the sign copy, is measured as that area contained within the sum of the smallest rectangles, squares, triangles, parallelogram, circles or ellipses that will enclose both the sign copy and the background.

B. Background Surface Signs. The area of a sign consisting of copy mounted as individual letters or graphics against a wall, fascia, mansard, or parapet of a building surface or another surface, that has not been painted, textured, or otherwise altered to provide a distinctive background for the sign copy, is measured as the sum of the smallest rectangles, squares, triangles, parallelograms, circles or ellipses that will enclose each word, graphic or discrete visual element in the total sign.

C. Illuminated Background Signs. The area of a sign with copy mounted, affixed, or painted on an illuminated surface or illuminated element or a building or structure, is measured as the entire illuminated surface or illuminated element which contains sign copy. Such elements may include, but are not limited to, lit canopy fascia signs, spanner board signs, and/or interior lit awnings.

D. Two-Faced Signs. If a sign has two display faces, and the interior angle between the two faces is 45 degrees or less, then the sign area is one sign face only; however, if the two faces are of different sizes or shapes, then the larger is used. If the sign has two display faces, and the interior angle between the two faces is greater than 45 degrees, then the sign area is the sum of the areas of the two faces.

E. Multifaced Signs. If a sign has three or more faces, then the sign area is the 50 percent of the aggregate area of all sign faces. The area of each face shall be determined according to subsection (A) or (B) of this section, as applicable.

F. Statuary and Nonplanar Signs. The area of a spherical, free form, sculptural or other nonplanar sign is 50 percent of the sum of the areas, using only the four vertical sides of the smallest four-sided polyhedron which will completely enclose the entire sign structure. (Ord. 2924 § 2, 2003).