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event the sign copy, print or graphics shall be removed by the owner or lessor at least two years from the date of vacancy of the premises on which the obsolete sign is located; (e) Portable or wheeled signs and portable or nonstructural signs with no permanently mounted, self - supporting structure, including signs mounted on wheels and otherwise constructed to be used as a temporary sign display, but not including signs applied directly to and flush with the body of a motor vehicle, as defined in Code of Virginia, § 46.2 -100, that is operable and duly licensed; (f) Off - premises signs, except in accordance with subsection 40.1 - 5.11(E)(3)(d) or subsection 40.1- 5.11(E)(4)(d); (g) Signs that include movement or animation, other than changeable copy in accordance with subsection 40.1- 5.11(D)(7); (h) Signs located in the right-of-way, except A -frame and T -frame signs in accordance with subsection 40.1-5.11 (17)(3)(a) and signs placed in the right -of -way in accordance with Chapter 32 of the City Code; (i) Signs of a size, location, movement, content, coloring, or manner of illumination that may cause them to be misconstrued as traffic- control devices or signs; and (j) Signs that hide from view any traffic or street sign or signal or that obstruct the view at a street or road intersection, as determined by the City Engineer. (3) Measurement of Height and Sign Area (a) Sign Height The height of a sign shall be measured from the top edge of the sign to the ground level measured at the edge of the pavement of the public street on which the sign faces. (b) Sign Area The area of a sign shall be computed as the area within the smallest standard geometric shape that encloses the extreme limits of lettering, representations, emblems, or other figures, together with all surrounding material, trim, or ornamentation that either form the integral part of the display or differentiate the sign from the background where it is placed (see Figure 40.1- 5.11(D)(3)(b): Sign Area). The structural supports for a sign, whether they be columns, pylons or a building or part thereof, shall not be included in the sign area unless they are designed as integral parts of the sign for the purpose of illustration or attraction. A -12