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permitted wall sign displayed on that fa~ade, nor shall the aggregate area of the ancillary signs exceed 50% of the net area of such wall sign. b. Surface Area. The total permitted sign surface area of all wall signs on a fa~ade shall not exceed one (1) square foot of signage for each lineal foot of building frontage that is coterminous with the occupancy to which the sign refers, unless a different amount allocated to the building occupant is identified in an approved Comprehensive Sign Plan pursuant to §154.212.1. In addition, no individual wall sign shall exceed one hundred (100) square feet in area. c. Location. Wall signs shall be mounted parallel to building walls and only on a portion of an exterior wall that is coterminous with the occupancy to which the sign refers, unless a different location is identified in an approved Comprehensive Sign Plan pursuant to §154.212.1. No wall sign shall extend above or beyond the wall to which it is attached. d. Installation Requirements. No wall sign shall cover or interrupt significant architectural elements such as columns, column caps, friezes, door or window heads, embellishments, adornments, fenestration, or ornamental detailing on any building. All mounting brackets and other hardware used to affix a sign to a wall as well as all electrical service hardware and equipment shall be concealed by architectural elements of the building or the sign itself. 2. Ground Signs a. Number. There shall be no more than one (1) ground sign for each street on which the lot has frontage, except one additional ground sign per lot frontage may be allowed for any lot frontage over one thousand (1,000) linear feet. On lots occupied by two (2) or more occupants, or where a second ground sign is permitted, three (3) or more occupants, a directory sign shall be used in lieu of multiple ground signs. No single business or building occupant shall be allowed signage on both an individual ground sign and a ground directory sign on the same street frontage. On premises having no principal building, there shall be no more than one (1) ground sign for the premises. b. Surface Area. No ground sign shall exceed the size listed in Table 5-3. c. Type of Sign. Any permanent ground sign shall be erected as a monument sign. Pole signs are prohibited unless the pole portion of the sign is enclosed in a shroud that causes the sign to appear to have a monolithic base or support structure of any material measuring no less than one-third (1 /3) of the greatest width of the sign at any point or unless the height is no greater than three (3) feet. The base of the monument sign shall not exceed the width of the widest portion of the sign face by more than twenty-five percent (25%). d. Location. Ground signs shall be placed with consideration for visibility, access, maintenance, and safety, consistent with the provisions of Section 154.212.F.2. Grounds signs shall be located beyond required setbacks a distance equal to or greater than the height of the sign. If this is not possible, ground signs shall be located as far from required setback tines as possible. In no case shall a ground sign, as defined in this Ordinance, extend beyond a lot line of a property. A ground sign larger than 6 sq. ft. shall be located no closer than 100 feet of another ground sign or the furthest distance possible from another ground sign, whichever distance is shorter. e. Height i. The height of a ground sign shall be measured from the approved grade at the base of the sign or the elevation of the street upon which the sign faces, whichever is lower, to the top of the highest attached component of the sign. ii. A ground sign shall be mounted on a base not to exceed four (4) feet in height. 15