"Sign" means a name, identification, emblem, symbol, trademark, flag, banner, pennant, description, display, or illustration which is directly or indirectly affixed to, painted upon, represented upon, or made visible in any manner whatsoever upon a building, manmade object, natural object, ground, structure, parcel, or lot, and which is designed, intended, or used to convey a message, announce, identify, make known, give direction, or direct attention to an object, product, place, activity, person, institution, organization, idea, concept, or business, and which is visible from an adjacent lot or street.
(Ord. 96-82 AC. Passed 9-16-96.)