October Dane County Code of Ordinances

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(5) To qualify as a "construction sign," 'a sign shall identify the project and may include the names of the contractors, engineers or architect, or products being used in the construction of a building but only during the time that construction or development is actively under way. The sign shall be removed within 30 days of the completion of the project. (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, boarder 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. (7) "Copy area for appendage signs" shall be measured as provided in sub. (6) above. The square foot total of all appendage sign copy areas shall be included with the sign copy area of the primary sign to provide the overall copy area of the sign. (8) The supporting structure or bracing of a sign shall not be counted as a part of sign copy area unless such structure or bracing is- made a part of the sign's message. (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. i Diagram A (Ground/Pylon) Diagram B CMarquee) Diagram C (Nall) Diagram D (No Boarder) O eqS (11) "Crop signs" are permitted only while the crop is being grown and for no more than 30 days after harvest. 7