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Chapter Class E All other roads. (38)Sign copy area shall mean the total area of a sign face which may be used for display of advertising,message announcement,etc. (39) Sign face shall mean the total surface of a sign including the trim and copy area. (44) Trim shall mean a separate boarder or framing around the copy area of a sign. (45) V shaped frame shall mean a sign support structure which will accommodate two signs in a back to back position with one end of each sign mounted on a common support with the other sign. The other ends of the signs are mounted on separate, individual supports. (46) Vision clearance triangle shall mean the area in each quadrant of an intersection which is bounded by the right-of-way lines of the roads and a vision clearance setback line connecting points on each right-of-way line which are located a distance back from the intersection equal to the setback required for each road. See diagram below. 10.72 PERMITTED ZONING DISTRICTS FOR SIGNS. (1) Unless expressly permitted under this section, a sign is not permitted in a zoning district. (15) On-premise advertising signs are permitted in the following zoning districts: A-1 Agricultural, A-2 Agricultural, A-1 and A-3 Agricultural (Exclusive), A-B Agriculture- Business, B-1 Local Business, C-1 Commercial, C-2 Commercial, LC-1 Limited Commercial,M-1 Industrial. 10.73 GENERAL SIGN REGULATIONS. (1) The regulations contained in this section shall apply to signs in all zoning districts. The regulations set forth in this section do not supersede the specific requirements set forth in section 10.74. (6) The total sign copy area of all on-premise signs related to a business shall not exceed the maximum permitted sign copy area. Sign copy area shall be measured in the following manner: The copy area of signs which have a face,border or trim shall consist of the entire surface area of the sign on which copy could be placed. Copy area of a sign whose message is applied to a background which provides no face,border or trim shall be the area of the smallest rectangle which can encompass all words, letters, figures, emblems, and other elements of the sign message. See sub. (10)for sample diagrams. (9) The copy area of back to back on-premise ground or pylon signs shall be computed using the copy area of only one side. The side used shall be the larger of the two sides. (10) The following illustrations demonstrate how sign copy area shall be determined. (22) Plantings or structures that exceed 30 inches in height are prohibited beneath ground and pylon signs. (23) Sign trim is permitted on all signs and may be installed around the outside of the sign copy area. The square foot area of the trim shall not be greater than 25% of the permitted copy area of the sign. (24) No sign, temporary or otherwise, shall be affixed to a tree or utility pole, fence or fence pole, or be painted on a stone. [History: 10.73 rep.,recr., Sub. 2 to, O.A. 6, 1989-90,pub. 09/21/90. ] Page 2