(A) Abandoned sign. All signs and supporting structures which located on a property when the business it advertises ceases to occupy the property.
(B) Animated sign. Signs with continuous illumination that may flash, move, rotate, flicker, blink or scroll unless in accordance with other regulations in this section.
(C) Awning and canopy signs. Any sign painted on, applied, or attached to an awning or canopy.
(D) Banners. A flexible substrate on which copy, or graphics may be displayed.
(E) Changeable copy signs. A sign or portion thereof on which the copy or symbols are changed manually or digitally through replacement of letters or symbols on a sign face.
(F) Electronic message centers. Signs that include changing messages and other information, such as time/temperature. Electronic message centers include but are not limited to traditional incandescent lighting, LEDs, LCDs, or a flipper matrix.
(G) Marquee sign. Any sign attached to a marquee for the purpose of identifying a use or product.
(H) Murals. An image which is restored, painted, installed, or affixed directly onto a vertical building wall, which shall not contain advertising.
(I) Monument signs. Monument signs are permanently anchored in the ground and supported by a base structure anchored in the ground, are detached from any building or structure, and whose message and design relate to an activity, business, or product on the same property where the sign is located. May also be referred to as a freestanding sign.
(J) Off-premises sign. A permanent sign erected, maintained, and used outdoors for advertising of a product, service, business, or activity which is sold, located, or conducted elsewhere than on the premises. May also be referred to as billboard.
(K) Pole signs. A sign that is erected upon or permanently supported in a fixed location by one or more poles or posts, except for temporary signs.
(L) Portable sign. A sign designed to be transported or moved and not permanently anchored to the ground, a building, or other structure.
(M) Projecting signs. Projecting signs are two- sided signs that project perpendicular to the storefront or building.
(N) Snipe signs. Any off-premises sign that is tacked, nailed, posted, pasted, glued, or otherwise attached to trees, poles, stakes, fences, or other objects, including signs not regulated elsewhere in this section or not authorized within the right-of-way.
(O) Temporary signs. A sign intended to display either commercial or noncommercial messages of a transitory or temporary nature.
(P) Tenant directory sign. Tenant directory signs are used to identify businesses in multi-tenant buildings or business parks.
(Q) Vintage sign. Uniquely designed signage that responds to the history, architectural design, and/or era of the building or site.
(R) Wall signs. Wall signs are anchored and completely supported by exterior walls.
(S) Window signs. Any sign that is applied, painted, or affixed to a window, or placed inside a window, within two feet of the glass, facing the outside of the building, and easily seen from the outside. Customary displays of merchandise or objects and material without lettering behind a store window are not considered signs.
(Ord. 2022-25, passed 3-21-2022)