1185.02 DEFINITIONS.
(a) For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
(1) A-Frame Sign: A sign with two hinged boards or faces which can be placed on the ground, or a rigid sign that is worn on the front and back of a person, that is used on a temporary basis.
(2) Abandoned Sign: A sign that is Deteriorated (as defined in herein), or is not adequately maintained, repaired, or removed within the specified time as ordered by this chapter.
(3) Address Sign: Any street location identifier.
(4) Animated Sign: Any sign that uses movement or change of artificial or natural lighting, within the sign face area, or uses smell, or noise.
(5) Attraction devices: refers to animation, revolution, movement up and down or sideways, and windblown devices such as ribbons, pennants, spinners and streamers whether part of a sign or not.
(6) Bandit Signs: A sign constructed, in whole or substantial part, of paper, cloth, canvas, plastic sheet, cardboard, wallboard, plywood, or other like materials that is not protected from exposure to the natural elements, but is made of weather-resistant materials that last for more than 7 days but less than 60 days without significant loss through exposure to the elements or wear and tear.
(7) Banner: A non-freestanding, non-rigid cloth, plastic, paper, or canvas with a design, picture, or writing on it, or a streamer.
(8) Billboard: An outdoor sign where the Sign Face Area exceeds [60] square feet in area.
(9) Blade Sign: A sign that is wholly or partly dependent upon a building for support or suspended from a pole attached to a building. Such signs must be perpendicular to the building face upon which they are attached.
(10) Canopy sign: a sign attached to the soffit or fascia of a canopy, of a covered entrance or walkway or to a permanent awning or marquee.
(11) Changeable Copy Sign: A sign or portion thereof with characters, letters, or illustrations that can be changed or rearranged without altering the face or surface of the sign.
(12) Commercial Sign: Any sign or banner that contains text and/or graphics designed proposing or promoting a commercial transaction or directing attention to a business, commodity or service.
(13) Deteriorated: Showing signs of weathering, rust, corrosion, exposed wiring, chipped paint or faces, cracked, broken, torn, or missing faces, or loose materials, or other evidence of disrepair
(14) Directional Sign: a sign intending to direct the safe flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic and includes "enter", "exit" and arrow signs.
(15) Directory sign: a sign listing only the names and/or use, or location of more than one business, activity or professional office conducted within a building, group of buildings or commercial center.
(16) Electronic Sign: Any sign, or portion of a sign, that displays an electronic image or video, which may or may not include text. This definition includes television screens, plasma screens, digital screens, LED screens, video boards, holographic displays, and other similar media.
(17) Flashing Sign: any illuminated sign which exhibits changing light or color effects.
(18) Frontage: The liner measurement of the border of a Lot that directly abuts a public right of way.
(19) Gas Inflatable Sign: Any device which is capable of being expanded by any gas and used on a permanent or temporary basis of a commercial nature. This definition includes both hot and cold-air balloons tethered or otherwise anchored to the ground.
(20) Ground Sign: A sign supported by or suspended from posts, pillars, columns, or other structures which are not a building or portion thereof.
(21) Height: The maximum vertical distance between the highest point of the sign structure and the finished grade directly below it. Sign height may not be artificially increased by the use of mounding.
(22) Identification sign: a sign, other than a nameplate, indicating the name of a building, business, residential subdivision or group of buildings
(23) Illumination, External: A constant (non-flashing) source of light directed towards signs so that the beam falls upon the exterior surface of the sign and so arranged that no direct rays of light project from such artificial source into residences or streets.
(24) Illumination, Internal: Means a source of illumination enclosed entirely within the sign and not directly visible from outside the sign.
(25) Integral sign: a sign indicating the name of a building, date of erection, monumental citations, commemorative tablets, and the like when carved into stone, concrete or similar material or made of bronze, aluminum or other permanent type construction and made an integral part of the structure.
(26) Lot: a platted parcel or other tract of land separately identified with a unique parcel identification in the County Auditor's Records.
(27) Message Area: the area within a continuous perimeter that surrounds, but is not limited to, each word, graphic, symbol, number, and illustration.
(28) Motion Sign: any sign or portion of a sign which moves, other than a banner.
(29) Mural: a hand-painted, hand-tiled, or other similarly created or digitally printed image on the exterior wall of a building.
(30) Nameplate: a sign indicating the name, address or profession of the person or persons occupying the lot or building or part of a building.
(31) Nonconforming Sign: A pre-existing legal sign which does not conform to the standards set forth in this chapter.
(32) Permanent Sign: A sign for which a permit has been granted as a permanent sign, and is a sign constructed of materials to be protected from exposure to the natural elements for more than one year or is made of materials that are weather-resistant for multiple years without significant deterioration from exposure to the elements or wear and tear.
(33) Pole Sign: means a sign which is supported wholly by a single pole or brace upon the ground and not attached to any building.
(34) Portable Sign: A sign constructed of metal, wood, nylon, or other weather-resistant materials designed to withstand exposure from the natural elements for more than 60 days without significant loss through exposure to the elements or wear and tear, and for which a permanent sign permit has not been obtained.
(35) Projection Sign: a sign, other than a wall sign, erected on the outside wall of a building and which projects out at an angle therefrom, extending more than fifteen inches from the face of the wall of the building, wall or other structure and is supported thereby.
(36) Re-Facing: Any alteration to the face of a sign involving the replacement of materials or pans. Re-facing does not refer to replacing the entire sign structure or the removal of the sign.
(37) Roof Sign: a sign erected upon and completely over the roof of any building or a sign constructed or wholly maintained upon or over the roof or parapet wall with the principal support on the roof.
(38) Sign: text, illustrations, or shapes which are affixed to, portrayed, or depicted directly or indirectly upon any surface for outdoor public view. This definition includes all signs visible from any public right-of-way or adjacent property.
(39) Sign Structure: the supporting unit of a sign face, including but not limited to frames, braces and poles. If the Sign Structure has a communicative element to it, the Sign Structure is included in the Message Area.
(40) Snipe Sign: a sign that, in whole or substantial part, is not made of weather-resistant material and not adequately protected from the natural elements.
(41) Temporary Sign: a sign of any type designed for use for a limited period of time not to exceed thirty days. Such a sign may be suspended over pubic property or any other location for an appropriate period as determined by the Mayor and Building Commissioner not to exceed thirty days.
(42) Vehicle Sign: a sign that is either permanent or temporary and is affixed, painted on or placed in or upon any parked vehicle, parked trailer or other parked device capable of being towed, which is displayed in public view under such circumstances as to location on the premises, time of day, duration, availability of other parking space on the premises, and the proximity of the vehicle to the area on the premises where it is loaded, unloaded or otherwise carries out its principal function, which circumstances indicate that the primary purpose of such display is to attract the attention of the public rather than to serve the business of the owner thereof in the manner which is customary for such vehicle.
(43) Wall Sign: any sign attached to, mounted, engraved, or erected against the outside wall of a building or structure, with the exposed display surface of the sign in a plane parallel to the building facade. Wall signs include painted murals, messages, graphics and other designs painted along with any letters or numerals mounted directly on buildings and any extensions thereon.
(44) Width: the maximum horizontal or semi horizontal distance between the two points of a sign structure.
(45) Window Sign: any signs, posters, symbols and other types of identification, directly attached to the window of a building or erected on the inside of the building and visible from any public right-of-way or adjacent property.
(Ord. 2019-09. Passed 4-15-19.)