Ground-mounted signs:

Ground-mounted signs: (a) No ground-mounted sign shall exceed a height of eight (8) feet above the surrounding grade (not including 6" curb) and shall not exceed an area of 40 square feet. (b) One ground mounted sign shall be allowed per project, except where the project fronts on two or more streets. (c) Ground mounted signs shall be limited to the name of the office complex or business and address. (d) A set back of 20 feet from the face of curb or edge of the pavement is required for all ground mounted signs. (e) The following restrictions shall apply to changing of changeable copy signs (manual or automatic): (i) Permitted in commercial, industrial district, and public/quasi- public and civic locations only. (ii) Must be counted as part of the total allowable square footage of sign. (iii) Cannot exceed thirty-three (33) percent of total allowable sign footage and must be located in lower half of sign. (iv) Changing and Changeable copy signs cannot stand alone. (v) The pole or supporting mast or frames shall be concealed by masonry or other material approved by the Director of Building and Permits. (vi) The base of all ground-mounted signs shall be fully landscaped with planters and/or shrubbery in all directions, not less than the dimensional width of the sign.