The following methods of attachment, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Attached sign means any sign attached to, applied on, or supported by any part of a building (such as a wall, projecting, window, canopy, awning or marquee) which encloses or covers useable space.
Flush attached signs means signs which are mounted flush and parallel, or any sign painted on an exterior wall or surface of a building.
Freestanding detached signs means signs supported by a structure placed in the ground and which is wholly independent of any building or object other than the sign structure for support.
Freestanding ground sign means a freestanding detached sign flush to the ground and not elevated upon poles or stanchions and not attached to a building.
Freestanding pole sign means a freestanding detached sign which is permanently affixed to the ground by a pole or other structure and which is not part of a building.
Projecting attached signs means signs end-mounted or otherwise attached to an exterior wall of a building and which project out from the wall, including signs which are incorporated in or attached to an awning or canopy.
Suspended sign means a sign which is suspended from the underside of a horizontal plane surface, such as a canopy or marquee, and which is supported by such surface.
Window sign means signs permanently attached to, painted on a window, or displayed to be seen through a window.
(Code 1989, § 92.149)