(a) “Accessory Sign” means a sign used to advertise brand name of articles sold, credit cards accepted, or services to be sold or provided on the premises.
(Ord. 08-18. Passed 5-15-08.)
(b) "Banner" means a temporary sign made of flexible lightweight fabric, vinyl, or similar material with no enclosing framework that is mounted or secured to a building or two or more posts.
(Ord. 23-03. Passed 5-3-23.)
(c) “Billboard” means a sign that directs attention to, or advertises, or identifies a business, commodity, service, entertainment, or commercial activity offered at a location other than the lot on which the sign is located.
(d) “Business Promotional Sign” means a temporary sign that directs attention to or advertises a product, service, or other commercial business promotion and is located on the premises.
(e) “Changeable Copy” means a sign wherein characters, letters, illustrations, or similar marks change or rearrange without altering the face of the sign. This does not include a sign that has an electronic or mechanical indication of time and temperature.
(f) “Community activity/special event Signs” means any sign describing, announcing, or promoting an activity or event that is not for profit and that is open to the general public.
(g) “Construction Sign” means a temporary sign denoting name of builder, general contractor, subcontractors, or project financier.
(h) “Directional Sign” means any sign with words or symbols used to assist motorists or pedestrians find a specific location, or making use of words “visitors,” “parking,” “receiving,” “information,” or arrows.
(i) “Electronic Message Display” means a sign that can be electronically or mechanically changed by remote or automatic means wherein words or symbols may dissolve, fade, scroll or move in some manner, or remain static to attract the attention of viewers.
(j) “Flag” means any sign of cloth or similar material, anchored along one side and displayed from a single pole, either freestanding or attached to a building.
(k) “Garage Sale Sign” means a temporary sign located on a residential property advertising personal property for sale, including a yard, porch, or “moving sale” sign.
(Ord. 08-18. Passed 5-15-08.)
(l) “Ground Sign” means a free-standing sign having a maximum height of ten feet.
(Ord. 10-24. Passed 6-3-10.)
(l.1) “Institution” means churches, temples, hospitals, wellness centers, nursing homes, elementary, middle and high schools, private clubs, lodge halls, golf clubs (excluding ‘par-3' golf courses), swimming pool and tennis clubs or similar types of clubs, stadiums, sports arenas or similar places of assembly, theaters and auditoriums and facilities of higher education.
(Ord. 09-19. Passed 4-16-09.)
(m) “New Business Sign” means a temporary sign displayed on the premises to identify a newly established business that has changed ownership or is newly located to the premises. A “new business” means any newly established business, or an existing business that is operating at a different location or under new ownership, and has been open to the public for less than sixty (60) days.
(n) “Memorial” means a sign in memory or remembrance of a person or event.
(o) “Outdoor Display Sign” means a sign used in conjunction with an outdoor display of merchandise available on the premises.
(Ord. 08-18. Passed 5-15-08.)
(Ord. 08-18. Passed 5-15-08.)
(p) “Pole Sign” means a free-standing sign supported wholly by one or more poles, pipes, posts having a height of more than ten feet.
(Ord. 15-22. Passed 7-2-15.)
(q) “Private Contractor Sign” means a temporary sign denoting the contractor’s name, business name, and appropriate contact information.
(r) “Project Identification Sign” means a temporary sign constructed on site to promote a proposed development and denotes name and nature of project, name of builder or developer, architect, engineer, general contractor, and/or project financier.
(s) “Real Estate Sign” means a temporary sign advertising or implying the sale, rental, or lease of a building, parcel of land, or structure.
(t) “Roof Sign” means a sign which is constructed and maintained above the roof of a building.
(u) “Sign” means any writing, pictorial representations, illustration, emblem, symbol, design, mark, stroke, stripe, or other figure of similar character that is a structure or part of a structure, that is attached, erected, fastened, constructed to, or represented on, or manufactured in a manner to identify or draw attention to a place, person, or activity, that is visible from any public right of way or other lot or parcel, and used for the purposes of advertising and/or to provide information to the public.
(v) “Subdivision Sign” means a permanently installed sign used to identify a subdivision or housing complex.
(w) “Temporary Sign” means any sign not permanently mounted.
(x) “Wall Sign” means any sign applied, attached, or painted onto the exterior surface of any building or structure.
(y) “Window Sign” means any sign affixed to the surface window and visible from the exterior of a building or structure to the general public.
(Ord. 08-18. Passed 5-15-08.)
(z) Reserved.
(aa) “Free-Standing Sign” means any sign which is supported by structure(s) anchored in or upon the ground and independent of support from any building.
(bb) “Monument Sign” means a ground sign attached to a wall or base specifically constructed for the display of the sign.
(cc) “Post and Panel Sign” means a ground sign less than six feet in height having display area less than 32 square feet consisting of a panel attached to two posts.
(Ord. 10-24. Passed 6-3-10.)
(dd) “Joint Identification Sign” means a sign which serves as a common or collective identification for two or more uses located within the same building, or which share a common wall, or for two or more buildings located within a jointly used area, provided the buildings are in close proximity to one another.
(Ord. 14-47. Passed 9-4-14.)
(Ord. 14-47. Passed 9-4-14.)
(ee) “Porta-Panel Sign” A portable sign, mounted on wheels and used for commercial as well as civic promotions. (Ord. 15-22. Passed 7-2-15.)
(ff) "Hospital Signs" Hospital. "Hospital" or will become a hospital, means an establishment which provides accommodations or medical or surgical facilities and services for the observation, diagnosis and care of two (2) or more individuals, primarily inpatients, suffering from illness, disease, injury, deformity and other abnormal physical or mental conditions, and including, as an integral part of the institution, related facilities such as laboratories, outpatient or training facilities. Must also be licensed by the Ohio Department of Health and accredited by an approved centers for Medicare, Medicaid services (CMS) body.
(gg) "Pennant" A triangular-shaped banner displaying no images or words.
(hh) "Ribbon" A rectangular-shaped banner displaying no signage.
(ii) "Streamer" A ribbon-shaped or cord-like rope that may have multiple pennants or ribbons attached and which is stretched or hung between two supports.
(jj) "Feather banner/flag" A professionally produced flag made of cloth, plastic, or similar material which is elongated and affixed to a bow which is intended to move or blow in the wind and contains language for advertisement, greeting or similar messaging purposes.
(kk) "Primary Sign"- A sign that is generally larger in scale or prominence and is the main business identifier. (Ord. 23-03. Passed 5-3-23.)