For purposes of this Sign Ordinance (codified as §§ 157.195 through 157.219), the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COPY. Any word, number, letter, picture, or emblem that is a feature of the sign.
FLAG. A geometric shaped cloth, fabric, or lightweight nonridged material normally fastened to a string which is secured or tethered to a building or other permanent structure so as to allow movement of the sign caused by movement in the atmosphere.
SEASONAL DECORATIONS. Temporary, non-commercial, decorations or displays erected or displayed only on a seasonal basis.
SIGN. A name, identification, description, display or illustration, which is affixed to, painted or represented directly or indirectly upon a building, or other outdoor surface which directs attention to or is designed or intended to direct attention to the sign face or to an object, product, place, activity, person, institution, organization or business. Signs located completely within an enclosed building, and not exposed to view from a street, must not be considered a sign. Each display surface of a sign or sign face must be considered to be a sign.
TEMPORARY SIGN. A banner, pennant, poster or advertising display constructed of paper, cloth, canvas, plastic sheet, cardboard, wallboard, plywood or other like materials and that appears to be intended or is determined by the code official to be displayed for a limited period of time (rather than permanently attached to the ground or a structure).
(Ord. 2021-03, passed 10-13-2021)