Duluth UDC § 603.04

a. For a freestanding sign structure located within 100 feet of an adjacent street right-of-way (as measured perpendicular to the street), the following applies: 1. For a sign located on land at or above the crown of the roadway in the adjacent street, the height of a sign shall be equal to the vertical distance from the average grade at the base of the sign to the highest point of any portion of the sign. Any earthen berms or other site improvements that 165 | P a g e Article Six. Sign Regulations raise the sign above the pre-construction natural grade of the land upon which the sign is placed shall be included in the height measurement of the sign. 2. For a sign located on land below the crown of the roadway in the adjacent street, the height of a sign shall be equal to the vertical distance from the crown of the roadway to the highest point of any portion of the sign. Any earthen berms, elevated foundations or other site improvements that raise the sign up to the level of the crown of the roadway shall not be included in the height measurement of the sign. b. For a freestanding sign structure located 100 feet or more from an adjacent street right-of-way (as measured perpendicular to the street), the height of a sign shall be equal to the vertical distance from the average grade at the base of the sign to the highest point of any portion of the sign. Any earthen berms or other site improvements that raise the sign above the pre-construction natural grade of the land upon which the sign is placed shall be included in the height measurement of the sign.