Words and phrases used in this chapter shall have the meanings set forth in this section. Words and phrases not defined in this section but defined in the Zoning Ordinance of the Village shall be given the meanings set forth in such Ordinance. Principles for computing sign area and sign heights are contained in Section 1189.04. All other words and phrases shall be given their common, ordinary meaning, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Section headings for captions are for reference purposes only and shall not be used in the interpretation of this chapter.
(1) "Animated Sign" means any sign that uses movement, of parts or all of the sign or supporting structure, or change of lighting to depict action or create a special effect or scene. (Ord. 17-01. Passed 10-4-01.)
(2) "Banner" means any sign or lightweight fabric or similar material that is mounted to a pole or a building by a frame at one or more edges. National, state, municipal, or institutional flags shall not be considered banners. Corporate or business flags will be considered banners under this chapter. (Ord. 15-08. Passed 1-7-09.)
(3) "Beacon" means any light with one or more beams directed into the atmosphere or directed at one or more points not on the same zone lot as the light source; also, any light with one or more beams that rotate or move.
(4) "Building Frontage" means the total lineal facade length that faces a public right-of- way, measured at the foundation.
(5) "Building Marker" means any sign indicating the name of a building and date and incidental information about its construction, which sign is cut into a masonry surface or made of bronze or other permanent material.
(6) "Canopy Sign" means any sign that is a part of or attached to an awning, canopy, or other fabric, plastic or structural protective cover over a door, entrance, window, or outdoor service area. A marquee is not a canopy.
(7) "Changeable Copy Sign" means a sign or portion thereof with characters, letters, or illustrations that can be changed or rearranged without altering the face of the surface of the sign. A sign on which the message changes more than eight times a day shall be considered an animated sign and not a changeable copy sign for the purposes of this chapter. A sign on which the only copy that changes is an electronic or mechanical indication of time or temperature shall be considered a changeable copy sign for the purposes of this chapter.
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“Color” means any shade on the visible spectrum distinguished by the qualities of hue, lightness, brightness, and saturation. Where this chapter limits the number of colors in a sign, any discernible difference in color, including shades of the same base color, shall be deemed a separate color. When either pure black or pure white are used as background colors in a sign, they shall not be counted in the overall color count.
(9) "Commercial Message" means any sign wording, logo, or other representation that, directly or indirectly, names, advertises, or calls attention to a business, product, service, or other commercial activity.
(10) "Community Service District" means a commercial base-zoning district as established in Chapter 1155 of the Granville Codified Ordinances, which designates areas, as shown on the Official Zoning Map, and to which the applicable regulations and provisions govern the properties within the district.
(11) "Customer Convenience Signs" means any sign, label, or placard placed inside or on a window that shows the acceptance or use of insurance carriers, charge cards, movie posters (only in video rental stores), security and alarm notices, no smoking, store hours, restaurant menu, public service announcements, and the like.
(12) "Flag" means any fabric, banner, or bunting containing distinctive colors, patterns, or symbols, used as a symbol of a government, political subdivision, or other public or institutional entity.
(13) "Freestanding Sign" means any sign supported by structures or supports that are placed on, or anchored in, the ground and that are independent from any building or structure.
(14) "Incidental Sign" means a sign, generally informational, that has a purpose secondary to the use of the zone lot on which it is located, such as "no parking," "entrance," "loading only," "telephone," and other similar directives. No sign with a commercial message legible from a position off the zone lot on which the sign is located shall be considered incidental.
(15) "Lot" means any piece or parcel of land or a portion of a subdivision, the boundaries of which have been established by some legal instrument of record that is recognized and intended as a unit for the purpose of transfer of ownership.
(16) "Marquee" means any permanent roof-like structure projecting beyond a building or extending along and projecting beyond the wall of the building, generally designed and constructed to provide protection from the weather (similar to a movie theater sign).
(17) "Neon Sign" means any sign using illumination derived from noble gases from Group VIII of the periodic table (referred to herein as neon signs).
(18) "Marquee Sign" means any sign attached to, in any manner, or made a part of a marquee.
(19) "Nonconforming Sign" means any sign that does not conform to the requirements of this chapter.
(20) "Pennant" means any lightweight plastic, fabric, or other material, whether or not containing a message of any kind, suspended from a rope, wires or string, usually in a series, designed to move in the wind.
(21) "Person" means any association, company, corporation, firm, organization, or partnership, singular or plural, of any kind.
(22) "Portable Sign" means any sign not permanently attached to the ground or other permanent structure, or a sign designed to be transported, including, but not limited to, signs designed to be transported by means of wheels; signs converted to A-or-T frames; menu and sandwich board signs, balloons used as signs; umbrellas used for advertising; and signs attached to, painted on, or otherwise made part of vehicles parked and visible from the public right-of-way.
(23) "Principal Building" means the building in which the principal use is conducted or the zone lot on which it is located. Zone lots with multiple principal uses may have multiple principal buildings, but storage buildings, garages, and other clearly accessory uses shall not be considered principal buildings.
(24) "Projecting Sign" means any sign affixed to a building or wall in such a manner that its leading edge extends more than 12 inches beyond the surface of such building or wall.
(25) "Planned Development Districts" means zoning districts: Planned Commercial District (PCD), Planned Industrial District (PID), and Planned Unit Development (PUD). Commercial base-zoning districts as established in Chapter 1155 of the Granville Codified Ordinances, which designates areas, as shown on the Official Zoning Map, and to which the applicable regulations and provisions govern the properties within the district.
(26) "Residential Sign" means any sign located in a district zoned for residential uses that contains no commercial message except advertising for goods or services legally offered on the premises where the sign is located, if offering such goods or services at such location conforms with all requirements of the Zoning Ordinance.
(27) "Roof Sign" means any sign erected and constructed wholly on and over the roof of a building, supported by the roof structure, and extending vertically above the highest portion of the roof.
(28) "Sandwich Board Sign" means any sign temporarily placed in the right of way of the zone lot or on the land between the building and the right of way as a freestanding sign, which may include chalk and dry-erase boards.
(29) "Setback" means the distance from the property line to the nearest part of the applicable building, structure, or sign, measured perpendicularly to the property line.
(30) "Sign" means any device, fixture, placard, or structure whether temporary or permanent, freestanding or attached, that uses any color, form, graphic, illumination, symbol, or writing to advertise, announce the purpose of, or identify the purposes of a person or entity, or to communicate information of any kind.
(31) "Street" means a strip of land or way subject to vehicular traffic (as well as pedestrian traffic) that provides direct or indirect access to property, including but not limited to, alleys, avenues, boulevards, courts, drives, highways, lanes, places, roads, terraces, trails, or other thoroughfares.
(32) "Street Frontage" means the distance for which a lot line of a zone lot adjoins a public street, from one lot line intersecting said street to the furthest distant lot line intersecting the same street.
(33) "Suburban Districts (SBD) and (SRD)" means zoning districts: Suburban Business District (SBD), Suburban Residential Districts (SRD-A), (SRD-B), and (SRD-C). Commercial (SBD) and residential base zoning districts as established in Chapter 1155 of the Granville Codified Ordinances, which designates areas, as shown on the Official Zoning Map, and to which the applicable regulations and provisions govern the properties within the district.
(34) "Suspended Sign" means a sign that is suspended from the underside of a horizontal plane surface and is supported by such surface.
(35) "Temporary Sign" means any sign that is used only temporarily and is not permanently mounted.
(36) "Transportation Corridor Overlay District" means an overlay zoning district. Generally, this district encompasses 100 feet on either side of the right-of-way in most of the transportation corridors into the Village. See also Chapter 1176 of the Codified Ordinances.
(Ord. 17-01. Passed 10-4-01.)
(37) "Village Districts (VBD), (VGD), (VID), (VRD), and (VSD)" means zoning districts: Village Business District (VBD), Village Gateway District (VGD), Village Institutional District (VID), Village Residential District (VRD), and Village Square District (VSD). Commercial (VBD) and residential base zoning districts as established in Chapter 1155 of the Granville Codified Ordinances, which designates areas, as shown on the Official Zoning Map, and to which the applicable regulations and provisions govern the properties within the district.
(38) “Village Gateway District (VGD)” means the zoning district established in Chapter 1173 of the Granville Codified Ordinances, which designates areas, as shown on the Official Zoning Map, and to which the applicable regulations and provisions govern the properties within the district. (Ord. 07-08. Passed 8-6-08.)
(39) "Wall Sign" means any sign attached parallel to, but within twelve (12) inches of, a wall, painted on the wall surface of, or erected and confined within the limits of an outside wall of any building or structure, or which is supported by such wall or building, and which displays only one sign surface.
(40) "Window Sign" means any sign, pictures, symbol, or combination thereof, designed to communicate information about an activity, business, commodity, event, sale, or service that is placed inside a window or upon the window panes or glass and is visible from the exterior of the window.
(41) "Zone Lot" means a parcel of land in single ownership that is sufficient size to meet minimum zoning requirements for area, coverage and use, and that can provide such yards and other open spaces as required by the zoning regulations.
(Ord. 17-01. Passed 10-4-01; Ord. 23-2020. Passed 11-4-20.)