For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BANNER. Any sign constructed of lightweight fabric or similar material. National flags, state or municipal flags or the official flags of any institution or business shall not be considered BANNERS.
BILLBOARD. An outdoor sign, advertising an article or product not manufactured, assembled, processed, repaired or sold upon the premises upon which the sign is located or advertising a service not rendered upon the premises upon which the sign is located.
BULLETIN BOARD. See READER BOARD.
ELECTRONIC MESSAGE BOARD. An electronically or electrically controlled sign or portion of a larger sign whereon different messages are displayed including, but not necessarily limited to public service messages, advertising for the business or businesses on-site, projection of on-site activities in real-time, time and temperature and the like. The MESSAGE BOARDS shall include those devices that display information using panels of individual lamps, rotating panels, liquid crystal displays or similar technology or rear projection screens.
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL. The person responsible for the administration and enforcement of this chapter shall be the Building and Zoning Administrator or his or her designee.
ERECT. To build, construct, attach, hang, place, suspend or affix, and shall also include the painting of wall signs.
FACING or SURFACE. Any surface of a sign upon, against or through which the message is displayed or illustrated on the sign.
GASOLINE STATION or AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTER. Any business, which dispenses, or is designed to dispense, gasoline and/or oil for use in motor vehicles and boats.
GROUND SIGN. Any sign which has the top part of its face less than ten feet above the ground and which is erected upon or supported by the ground, a ground planter box or other supports.
ILLUMINATED SIGN. Any sign, which has characters, letters, figures, designs or outlines illuminated by electric lights or luminous tubes as a part of the sign proper.
INCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL. Any material, which will not ignite at or below a temperature of 1,200°F and will not continue to burn or glow at that temperature.
LIGHT POLE SIGN. A sign that has the lowest part of its face at least eight feet above the ground and which is supported by a pole with a light designed for illuminating a street and adjacent area; however, this definition shall not be construed to include any public utility pole.
MARQUEE SIGN. Any sign affixed to a marquee over the entrance to a building such as a hotel or theater, extending and supported from the building.
OCCUPATIONAL SIGNS. All industrial, commercial and mercantile signs advertising the business on its premises or any of its activities, including permanent theater signs used to advertise performances.
OTHER ADVERTISING STRUCTURES. Any marquee, canopy, awning, street clock, time and weather information.
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 series, designed to move in the wind. Flags are not considered PENNANTS for the purposes of this definition.
PERMANENT SIGN. Any sign designed and intended to be permanently affixed to the ground, a building or other permanent structure. Signs originally designed and manufactured to be portable shall not be considered permanent even if modified and permanently affixed to the ground, a building or other permanent structure.
POLE SIGN. Any sign, which has the lowest part of its face, at least ten feet above the ground and which is supported by a freestanding pole, except as noted in § 155.41.
POLITICAL SIGN. Any temporary sign, poster, pennant, or banner, as defined herein, that is intended to promote or announce a candidate or candidates seeking public office in a village, county, local taxing district election or state or federal election or expressing political issues for which an election will be held.
PORTABLE SIGNS. Any sign not permanently affixed 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, sign converted to a- or t- frames; menu and sandwich board signs; balloons, umbrellas used for advertising; and signs attached to or painted on vehicles parked and visible from the public right-of-way, including any vehicle that is used in the normal day-to-day operation of the business.
PROJECTING SIGN. Any sign projecting perpendicularly from the building.
READER BOARD or BULLETIN BOARD. Any sign that has manually changeable or removable lettering, with the exception of marquee signs or electronic reader boards, as defined herein.
RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION IDENTIFICATION SIGN. Any sign identifying the name of a residential subdivision, which may include a logo and the names of the streets within the subdivision.
ROOF SIGN. Any sign painted, erected, constructed and maintained upon the roof of any building, including wall signs or projecting signs attached to a building wall that extend above the roof line.
SHOPPING CENTER. An area containing four or more shops, stores and other places of business and located in the B-1 or B-2 local business district or in an approved planned development commercial district or mixed development district under the zoning ordinance and providing off-street parking facilities in common for all businesses and their customers.
SIGN. Any sign as defined herein including any letter, figure, design, symbol, trademark, panel, device or structure designed or intended to convey information to the public in written or pictorial form, including without limitation, billboard, banner sign, ground sign, portable sign, pole sign, wall sign, roof sign, projecting sign, temporary sign, marquee, awning, canopy, time and weather information and street clock, when placed out of doors or in show display windows intended to be visible from the outside.
SIGN AREA. The total area of the space to be used for advertising purposes, including the spaces between open-type letters and figures, including the background structure or other decoration or addition which is an integral part of the sign. Sign supports shall be excluded in determining the area of a sign. The total allowable area for a double faced sign, where the two faces are not substantially parallel, shall be equal to the allowable area for a single-faced sign.
SPECIAL EVENTS. Special promotional events by businesses; municipal, charitable, institutional, cultural or other non-profit organizations; or units of local government involving the temporary display and/or sale of merchandise, entertainment and food and beverage sales where the events do not exceed three consecutive calendar days.
STRUCTURAL TRIM. The molding, battens, capping, nailing strips, latticing and platforms, which are attached to the sign structure.
TEMPORARY SIGNS. Any sign either by nature of its definition and/or permitted use provided for herein that is intended to display information for or about an event, activity, election or public service which has a specific date or time frame of occurrence that is not permanent affixed to the ground, a building or permanent structure, but not to include signs as defined herein that are permanent affixed to the ground, a building or permanent structure that provide for changeable copy or messaging.
WALL SIGN. Any sign affixed to the front, side or rear wall of any building and parallel to the face of the wall.
WINDOW SIGN. Any sign that is intended to be viewed through a display or storefront window.
YARD OR GARAGE SALE.
A sale of used household or personal articles or property including but not limited to the sale of used clothing, appliances, household fixtures and equipment.
(Ord. 2002-09, passed 4-3-02; Am. Ord. 2010-31, passed 12-15-10; Am. Ord. 2011-06, passed 2-16-11)