| (a) Except as provided by this section, a commercial
sign may not be erected or maintained that exceeds an overall height
of 60 feet, excluding a cutout that extends above the rectangular
border of the sign.
(b) A roof sign that has a solid sign face surface
may not at any point exceed 24 feet above the roof level.
(c) A roof sign that has an open sign face in which
the uniform open area between individual letter or shapes is not less
than 40 percent of the total gross area of the sign face may not at
any point exceed 40 feet above the roof level.
(d) The lowest point of a projecting roof sign or a
wall sign must be at least 14 feet above grade.
(e) For the purposes of this section, height is measured
from the department's determination of grade level of the centerline
of the main-traveled way closest to the sign face, at a point perpendicular
to the sign location. A frontage road of a controlled access highway
or freeway is not considered the main-traveled way for purposes of
this subsection. In the event that the main-traveled way that is perpendicular
to the sign structure is below grade, sign height will be measured
from the base of the sign structure.
(f) The height measurement does not include any renewable
energy device such as solar panels or wind turbines that are attached
to the sign structure above the sign face to improve the energy efficiency
of the sign structure.
(g) This subsection applies only to a sign lawfully
erected before and existing on March 1, 2017. The height of the sign,
excluding a cutout that extends above the rectangular border of the
sign, may not exceed the height of the sign on March 1, 2017, or 85
feet. After a new or amended permit is obtained from the department,
the sign may be rebuilt, at the location where the sign existed on
March 1, 2017, and at a height that does not exceed the maximum height
specified in this subsection for the sign on that date. A sign structure
described by this subsection must otherwise comply with this subchapter.
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