The following definitions are also found in § 8, Definitions. They are repeated here for convenience and clarity.
ADVERTISING DEVICE. Any figure, symbol, design, model or device, whether it contains a lettered advertising message or not, used to attract attention or convey a message and which is visible from any area outside a building. ADVERTISING DEVICES include, but are not limited to, vehicles, vehicle parts, wagons, trailers, railroad cars, shipping containers and goods for sale.
BANNER. A temporary sign made of pliable material that may or may not be located in a rigid frame.
BANNER, COMMUNITY. A banner that provides notice of a community event or celebration.
BILLBOARD. Any sign designated for use with changing advertising copy and which is normally used for the advertisement of goods produced or services rendered at locations other than the premises on which the sign is located.
DETACHED (FREESTANDING) SIGN. A ground sign with no form of support other than its own structural members.
DOUBLE-FACED SIGN. A sign with two faces only, with each face oriented 180 degrees from the other.
PROJECTING SIGN. A sign attached to a building wall or structure that extends horizontally more than 12 inches from the face of the wall.
ROOF SIGN.
(1) A sign erected over or on, and wholly or partially dependent upon the roof of any building for support, or attached to the roof in any way.
(2) This definition shall also include any sign painted directly on a roof.
SIGN.
(1) Any notice, advertising device or advertisement, pictorial or otherwise, used as an outdoor display or visible from outside a building for the purpose of advertising the property or the establishment or enterprise, including goods and services, upon which the sign is exhibited, or for use for off-site directional purposes.
(2) This definition shall not include official notices issued by any court or public body or officer or directional warning or information sign or structure required by or authorized by law.
SIGN, OFF-PREMISE. Any notice, or advertising device, or advertisement which is erected on the ground or upon a building that does not pertain to the use of the property on which displayed.
TEMPORARY BUSINESS IDENTIFICATION SIGN. A banner that is installed on the wall of a new business during the period of time that the permanent business identification sign is in the town’s sign approval process.
WINDOW SIGN. A sign, which is displayed in a window so as to be visible beyond the boundaries of the parcel upon which such signs are displayed.
(Ord. 2012-04, passed 12-5-2012)