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Section 13-327 (k).

(2) Permitted size for three (3) dimensional signs shall be
measured as the surface area of the minimum size rectangular vol-
ume in closing all elements containing the signing area.

Section 2. And be it further enacted, That Section 13-329 (1)
(f) of said Code, Title, Subtitle and Article (as added by said Bill),
Heading, "Signs in Commercial Districts", be, and it is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted with amendments to read as follows:

Section 13-329(1).

(f) One (1) lighted multi-faced or double-faced free-standing
sign shall be permitted for establishments (except theatres) having
a minimum principal road frontage of one hundred feet (100'), pro-
vided the structure is set back not less than forty feet (40') from
the property line. Such sign shall not exceed the lesser of ten percent
(10%) of the area of the principal entry facade, nor more than
[two] four hundred [(200)] (400) square feet for all faces; [the]
only one (1) face of a double-faced sign shall be measured, provided
the two (2) faces are placed back to back not more than two feet (2^f)
apart, and are of the same dimensions and identical copy. Such
signs shall not exceed the lesser of ten percent (10%) of the area of
the principal entry facade, or two hundred (200) square feet PER
FACE. The base of the signing area shall not project more than
twenty-four feet (24') above grade, and shall not exceed a total
height of forty feet (40'). Such sign shall indicate only the name
of the establishment and/or its single and major product.

Section 3. And be it further enacted, That in accordance with
the provisions of Section 21-31 of the Anne Arundel County Code
(1967 Edition and Supplements), Title 21, "General Provisions,
Penalties and Rules of Interpretation", Subtitle 3, "Rules of Inter-
pretation", the catchlines or section headings of the several sections
of this Ordinance are intended as mere catchwords to indicate the
contents of said section, and shall not be deemed or taken to be titles
of such sections, nor as any part of said section.

Section 4. And be it further enacted, That upon the adoption
of additional sections of this Subtitle, the Articles, Headings, Sections
and Subsections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or re-arranged
to establish an orderly numbering system for the entire Subtitle, and
cross references may be corrected (provided that no changes other
than typographical corrections may be made to the language or
substance thereof).

Section 5. And be it further enacted, That if any provisions of
this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circum-
stances is held invalid for any reason, such invalidity shall not affect
the other provisions or any other application of this Act which can
be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to
this end, all the provisions of this Act are hereby declared to be
severable.