§ 270-11. Detached signs.

A. 

The use, kind, number, maximum area, maximum height and special regulations for all detached signs shall conform to § 270-23.

B. 

All detached signs which are not in a residential zone shall have a surface or facing of incombustible material; provided, however, that combustible structural trim not exceeding four inches in width may be used thereon. All letters, figures and characters attached to or superimposed upon any sign shall be safely and securely attached to the sign structure. The total depth normal to the face of a ground sign shall not exceed 12 inches.

C. 

No detached sign shall be located closer than 10 feet to any curbline nor be erected or maintained at a distance nearer than six feet to the rear lines of any lot, nor shall any sign be erected within the triangular area formed between two street lines 30 feet distant from their point of intersection. No ground sign shall project beyond the front property line or sidewalk.

D. 

All detached signs shall be securely built, constructed and erected upon posts and standards set in concrete, the bottom of which shall be sunk at least three feet below the natural surface of the ground, and shall be supported and braced as required by acceptable engineering practices. All metal supports and bracing members shall not be less than 1/4 of an inch thick. Any detached sign which is more than nine square feet and which top point is 10 feet off the surface grade shall be designed by a registered architect or professional engineer.