Words and phrases used in this Section shall have the meanings set forth in this section and in Chapter 2 of this Title. All other words and phrases shall be given their common, ordinary meaning, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Section headings or captions are for reference purposes only and shall not be used in the interpretation of this Title.
ABANDONED SIGN: | A sign which no longer advertises a bona fide business, lessor, owner, product or activity. |
ALTERATIONS: | The change or alteration of a sign structure or design, whether by extension, enlargement, or in moving from one location or position to another. |
ANIMATED SIGN: | Any sign that uses movement or change of lighting to depict action or create a special effect or scene. |
AREA OF SIGN/ SIGN AREA: | The entire area within a single face of a sign within a contiguous perimeter which forms the outside shape of the copy area, excluding any necessary supports, ornamental trim, column covers and other such incidental objects attached thereto which upon which the sign may be placed. |
ART: | That which has form or beauty and which is not intended to display a commercial message, including paintings, photography, sculpture or drawing. |
AWNING SIGN: | A sign displayed on or attached flat against the surface or surfaces of an awning. |
BANNER SIGN: | A type of temporary sign usually made of lightweight fabric, plastic, or similar material. Governmental flags or emblems shall not be considered banner signs. |
BILLBOARD: | A structure for the permanent display of off-premise advertising. |
BUILDING FRONTAGE: | The width of a building facing the street to which the building or business is oriented. In the case of corner lots the frontage shall be one of the streets to which the building is oriented, to be determined by the Administrator. |
CANOPY SIGN: | A sign affixed to the surface(s) of an attached or free-standing canopy that is visible from a public right-of-way. |
CENTER SIGN: | A free-standing sign associated with multi-tenant developments designed to advertise two or more businesses or tenants and approved through a master sign plan. |
CHANGEABLE COPY SIGN: | A sign or portion thereof with characters, letters, or illustrations that can be changed or rearranged without altering the face of the sign. A sign on which the message changes more than one time per day shall be considered an animated sign. |
CITY: | The City of Horseshoe Bend, Idaho. |
CITY ENTRY SIGN: | A permanent sign identifying the City of Horseshoe Bend or the central business zone. No advertising is permitted on city entry signage. |
CLEAR VISION TRIANGLE: | The area formed by a line measured from the corner of the property back forty (40) feet along each right-of-way, and connected by a line drawn between them to form a triangle. The triangle also includes the area formed by a line measured ten (10) feet along the edge of driveway and twenty (20) feet along the right-of-way, connected by a line drawn between them to form a triangle. |
COMMUNITY OR CIVIC EVENT: | A public event which is of interest to the community as a whole rather than the promotion of any product, political candidate, religious leader, or commercial goods or services. |
CONSTRUCTION SIGN: | An informational sign which identifies the architect, engineer, contractor, or other individual or firms involved with the construction of a building, or announcing the character of the building or enterprise. |
COPY: | Any graphic, letter, numeral, symbol, insignia, text, sample, model, device, or combination thereof which is intended to advertise, identify, or notify. |
DARK SKY: | Preventing against direct glare and excessive lighting. |
DIRECTIONAL SIGN: | A sign that foremost contains words such as "entrance," "enter," "exit," "in," "out," or characters indicating traffic or pedestrian traffic directions and used either in conjunction with such words or separately. |
FLAG: | Any fabric banner or bunting containing distinctive colors, patterns or symbols used as a symbol of a government or political subdivision. |
FLASHING SIGN: | Any sign which contains a light source which changes color, position or can be turned on and off more frequently than one time every five (5) seconds. Excluded from the definition are public service message center signs, such as those indicating time and temperature. |
FREESTANDING SIGN: | Any sign erected on a freestanding frame, platform, base, mast, or pole and not structurally attached to any building. |
HEIGHT OF SIGN: | The vertical distance measured from the adjacent street grade as measured from the top of curb (or edge of pavement where no curb exists) to the highest point of the sign or visual appurtenances. The height of any landscape berm or other structure erected to support or ornament the sign shall be measured as part of the sign height. For residential subdivision identification signs, architectural elements primarily related to the entry feature are not regulated as part of the sign height. |
MONUMENT SIGN: | A freestanding sign with a solid base, including rock signs, or with supports that are designed to be structurally similar to the sign construction, and which incorporate architectural features which complement the sign construction. |
NEON SIGN: | Any sign or portion of a building illuminated or outlined by tubes using electrically stimulated neon or other gas. |
NIGHT-SKY LIGHTING: | Lighting designed in a manner where the light source is shielded and/or down-cast to prevent any spill-over of direct rays on to abutting properties or upwards to the sky. |
NON-CONFORMING SIGN: | Any advertising structure or sign which was lawfully erected and maintained prior to the effective date of this Section, and which fails to comply to any applicable regulations and restrictions herein. |
PENNANT: | Any lightweight plastic, fabric, or other material whether or not containing a message of any kind, suspended from a rope, wire, or string, usually in a series, designed to move in the wind. |
PERMANENT SIGN: | A sign constructed and intended to exist for the duration of time that the use or occupant is located on the premises. |
POLE SIGN: | A freestanding sign that is supported by one or more poles. |
PRINCIPAL BUILDING: | The building in which is conducted the primary use on the property. |
PROJECTING SIGN: | Any sign affixed to a building or wall in such a manner that its leading edge extends more than twelve (12) inches beyond the surface of a building or wall. |
ROOF SIGN: | A sign mounted on, and supported by, the main roof portion of a building, or above the uppermost edge of a parapet wall of a building and which is wholly or partially supported by such a building. |
SIGN: | Any device, fixture, placard or structure that uses any color, form, graphic, illumination, symbol or writing to advertise, announce the purpose of, or identify the purpose of a person or entity, to communicate information of any kind to the public. Noncommercial flags or any flags displayed from flagpoles or staffs will not be considered to be signs. |
TEMPORARY SIGN: | A sign intended for use during a specified, limited time, and removed from display following that specified time. |
WALL SIGN: | Any sign attached parallel to, but within twelve 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, which is supported by such wall or building, and which displays only one sign surface. |
WINDOW SIGN: | Any sign installed upon or within two feet of a window for the purpose of viewing from outside the premises. This term does not include displayed merchandise. (Ord. 232, 4-14-2010) |