1183.03 DEFINITIONS.
   (a)   "Billboard" means any permanent sign advertising an establishment, merchandise, event, service, or entertainment that is not sold, produced, manufactured or furnished at the property on which the sign is located.
   (b)   "Development sign" means any temporary sign relating to a project or facility, or relating to its construction, during the time of its construction. Such signs typically include the name of an architect, engineer and/or contractor for a building.
   (c)   "Sign, freestanding" means any permanent sign supported from the ground by a solid base and not attached to any building.
   (d)   "Sign" means a structure or part thereof, or any device attached to or painted or represented directly or indirectly on a structure, which shall display or include any letter, work, model, banner, pennant, insignia, device or representation used as, or which is in the nature of, an announcement, direction or advertisement.
   (e)   "Temporary sign" means a sign that is of a non-permanent nature, constructed of cloth, paper, wood, fabric, or other temporary material, with or without a structural frame, intended or designed for a limited period of display.
   (f)   "Permanent sign" means a sign in any nonresidential area that is to be erected or constructed for a period of longer than one (1) year.
   (g)   "Wall sign" means an outdoor, permanent sign affixed or attached to the wall of a building and projecting not more than twelve (12) inches from the face of the wall.
   (h)   "Window sign" means any sign that is applied to the interior or exterior of a window or door, or a sign located near a window or door within a building, for the purpose of being visible and read from the outside of the building. This term does not include signs that are not legible from a distance of more than five (5) feet beyond the building on which such sign is located.
(Ord. 2012-21. Passed 7-11-12.)