The following shall serve as definitions as they are referred to within this chapter:
(a) Architectural feature means any construction attending to, but not an integral part of, the sign, which may consist of landscape, building, or structural forms that enhance the site in general; also, graphic stripes and other architectural painting techniques applied to a structure that serves a functional purpose, or when the stripes or other painting techniques are applied to a building provided such treatment does not include lettering, logos or pictures related to the intended message of the sign.
(b) Billboard or Off-premise Sign means any sign, permanent or temporary, that is advertising, promoting, or identifying an establishment, merchandise, event, service, or entertainment that is not sold, produced, manufactured or furnished at the property on which the sign is located.
(c) Building Wall means any vertical surface of a building or structure (other than a pitched roof) that is integral to, and could reasonably be constructed as a part of, the architecture of the building when signage is not being contemplated. Examples of building walls include, but are not limited to: awnings, canopies, marquees, vertical portions of gable roofs, parapets, mechanical penthouses, etc.
(d) Flag means any fabric, banner or bunting used as a symbol of government, political subdivision, corporate or commercial entity, or institution, or used to convey any message, or otherwise used in a manner consistent with the definition of a sign.
(e) Parcel means the area of land necessary for a use to be in compliance with the Village of Orange Zoning Code. The terms "lot" or "tract" may also be referring to a parcel, set of consolidated parcels or a portion of a parcel.
(f) Sign means any visual communication display, object, device, graphic, structure or part, situated indoors or outdoors, or attached to, painted on, or displayed from a building or structure in order to direct or attract attention to, or announce or promote, an object, product, place, activity, person, ideology, institution, organization, business or the like, by means of letters, words, models, banners, flags, pennants, insignia, devices, designs, colors, symbols, fixtures, images, illuminations or representations used as, or which is in the nature of, an announcement, direction, advertisement or other message. Any sign which is erected pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter may also express non-commercial messages whether or not such allowances are explicitly stated in this Chapter.
(g) Abandoned Sign means any sign that no longer identifies or advertises a bona fide business, institution, organization, lessor, service, owner, product, or activity and/or for which no legal owner can be found.
(h) Animated Sign means any sign that uses flashing lights or movement of the entire sign or portion thereof to depict action or create a special effect or scene.
(i) Awning or Canopy Sign means any building sign that is painted on, or otherwise attached to, an awning, canopy, or other fabric, plastic, or structural protective cover over a door, entrance or window.
(j) Banner Sign means any sign made of lightweight fabric or similar material with no enclosing framework that is mounted to a building or other structure at one or more edges.
(k) Building Sign means any sign attached to any part of a building including wall, awning, canopy and projecting signs.
(l) Canopy Sign see Awning Sign.
(m) Changeable Copy Sign means any portion of a sign with letters, characters or graphics that are not permanently affixed to the structure, framing or background, allowing the letters, characters or graphics to be periodically modified, manually, mechanically or electronically, such as a bulletin board or electronic message center. Changeable copy signs shall not be used to display commercial messages relating to products or services that are not offered on the premises.
(n) Signs During Construction means any temporary sign for a project or facility during the time of its construction.
(o) EMC Sign means a type of changeable copy signs on which the changes occur electronically as regulated herein.
(p) Sign Face means the space or surface of a sign intended to contain the message.
(q) Flashing Sign means any sign that contains an intermittent or sequential flashing light source used primarily to attract attention when such movement is not in compliance with this Chapter.
(r) Freestanding Sign means any sign supported from the ground and not attached to any building. A freestanding sign may be supported by a single pole, two poles, a pylon or a solid base.
(s) Sign Height is measured from the existing average grade of the adjacent street right-of-way nearest the base of the sign to the highest point of the sign, its frame, or decorative features. For the purposes of these regulations, I-271 is not considered an adjacent street.
(t) Illuminated Sign means any sign incorporating an internal or external artificial light source for the purpose of illuminating the message of the sign.
(u) Inflatable Sign means any inflatable shape or figure designed or used to attract attention to a business location or event.
(v) Instructional Sign means any sign that has a purpose secondary to the use on the lot and that is intended to instruct employees, customers or users as to matters of public safety or necessity, convenience such as, but not limited to, parking and circulation requirements; the location or regulations pertaining to specific activities on the site or in the building; and signs erected by a public authority, utility, to control traffic circulation, direct or inform the public, or to inform of needed public services as determined by the rules, regulations and public policy of governmental agencies.. Except when restricted as a public service necessity, these signs may, in addition to the instructional purposes be used to express non-commercial speech.
(w) Marquee Sign means any sign, other than a projecting sign or an awning/canopy sign, attached to a structure and projecting from a building wall above an entrance and extending over a street, sidewalk, or part thereof.
(x) Off-Premise Sign - see Billboard.
(y) Permanent Sign means any sign that does not satisfy the definition of a temporary sign.
(z) Portable Sign means any sign that is designed to be transported on wheels, skids, a bench, runners, brackets or has a frame to which wheels, skids, runners, brackets or similar mechanical devices are or can be attached. A portable sign also includes mobile signs such as parked vehicles or trailers, when such vehicles are visible from the public right-of-way unless such vehicle is regularly used in the normal daily operations of the attendant business, organization or institution.
(aa) Projecting Sign means any sign that is attached to a building wall and that extends away from (i.e., is not parallel to) the building wall or any sign suspended beneath a canopy, ceiling, roof, or marquee, intended to be viewed by pedestrians from the sidewalk beneath the canopy, ceiling, roof, or marquee.
(bb) Roof Sign means any sign, or portion thereof, erected, constructed or projecting upon or over the roof or parapet wall of any building whether the principal support for the sign is on the roof, wall or any other structural element of the building.
(cc) Temporary Sign means any sign that is designed, constructed and erected or installed for the purpose of being displayed only temporarily and is not intended to be permanently attached to a building, structure, window or permanently installed in the ground. Temporary signs may not be used to display commercial messages referring to products or services that are unrelated to current or pending activities on, or uses of, the property.
(dd) Wall Sign means a building sign that is painted on, or attached to, a building wall, with the exposed sign face in a plane parallel to the plane of the wall, that does not extend more than twelve (12) inches there from, and that does not project above the roofline or beyond the corner of the building.
(ee) Window Sign means any sign, whether permanent or temporary, 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 in the building more than three (3) feet from the window if the sign is either not legible or not intended to be viewed from outside the building.
(ff) Signable Area means that portion of a structure that can accommodate a sign.
(gg) Site Feature means any construction attendant to but not an integral part of the sign (such as walls, fences, sculptures) that enhance the development, do not include lettering, logos or pictures and could reasonably be constructed independently and without any relationship to signs.
(Ord. 2016-24. Passed 2-8-17.)