§ 22.10. Definitions.
Abandoned signs: A sign that is attached or related to an activity, business or usage of a premises that has discontinued for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days or longer.
Awning/canopy sign: A sign contained on an awning or canopy.
Banner: A temporary sign of lightweight fabric or similar material that is mounted to a pole, between poles, and or a building.
Billboard sign: A large, standardized third-party, off premise structure displaying advertising intended for viewing from extended distances.
Business or business development: One (1) or more uses within a building or buildings using common parking.
Changeable message sign, electronic: a sign that provides a static or changing display created by electronic means such as lights, television, liquid crystal display or light emitting diode.
Changeable message sign, manual: a reader board attached to a sign or the exterior of a wall where the copy is changed manually.
Center identification sign: a sign which provides identification to a commercial, office, professional or industrial center containing more than one (1) business establishment, whether or not under single management.
Decorations: Temporary displays used on a seasonal basis or to observe religious, state or federal holidays.
Directional sign: A sign designed to provide direction to pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
Essential public service sign: A sign denoting utility lines, railroad lines, public hazards and precautions.
Flag: A cloth, or cloth-like material, rectangular in shape bearing an official insignia.
For sale sign: A sign that temporarily advertises an item or service for sale.
Ground sign/pole sign: A permanent sign that is not attached to a building and sits on a support structure.
Highway/street sign: A sign installed in the public right of way with the authorization of the government for the purpose of identifying a street or providing directional type information.
Historic sign: A sign designating a site as recognized by the state historical commission or local designating body as a centennial farm or historic landmark, provided that the sign meets all the conditions and requirements for the zoning district in which they are located.
Inflatable balloon: A round or custom shaped bag filled with cold air or helium in order to hold its form.
Light string: A length of electrical cable manufactured with light bulbs directly attached at set intervals, used as decorations (see definition of decoration).
Mansard sign: A sign that is mounted on architectural features projecting from the wall of a building intended to resemble or imitate a mansard roof.
Memorial sign: A sign or tablet that is cut into the face of a masonry surface, or constructed of cast metal and located flat on the face of a building.
Monument sign: A free standing permanent sign that is not attached to any building. It is supported by uprights or braces or some object on the ground. A monument sign has no clearance between the bottom of the sign and the established grade.
Non-conforming sign: A sign that was legally erected and maintained but does not comply with subsequently enacted sign restrictions.
Off-premise sign: A sign which identifies a use or advertises a product or service not available on the premises on which the sign is located.
On-premise sign: A sign advertising a business, service or product sold or produced on the same premises on which the sign is located.
Painted wall sign: A sign painted directly on a building surface.
Political and point of view sign: A temporary sign used in conjunction with local, state or national election, referendum or expressing a point of view.
Pennants/streamers: Triangular flags or narrow strips of colored material attached to a rope or cord.
Portable sign: A sign that is not permanently attached to the ground or a building, designed to be transported with or on a trailer or in the bed of a truck.
Project sign: A sign that announces a new building project, either new construction or additions and can include the names of the companies and/or individuals involved in the construction.
Projecting sign: A building mounted sign with the faces of the sign projecting perpendicular to the building facade.
Real estate sign: An on-premise temporary sign advertising the property or structures availability for sale or lease.
Right of way (ROW): The land on which a public thoroughfare is located and certain lands adjacent to a public thoroughfare.
Roof sign: A sign mounted on, and supported by the roof of a building.
Sandwich board: A sign not secured or attached to the ground or surface upon which it is located, but supported by its own frame.
Set back: The distance a sign must be located from the established right-of-way and lot lines.
Sign: Any device visible from a public place which displays either commercial or noncommercial messages by means of graphic presentation of alphabetic or pictorial symbols or representations.
Sign face: The area of a sign on which messages are placed.
Square footage: The size of a sign determined by common mathematical formula using the outside measurements of the sign cabinet or sign face edge. Supports, frames and/or decorative architectural features are counted toward the square footage of the sign.
Temporary sign: Any sign not intended for permanent installation. Including but not limited to: inflatable balloons, sandwich board signs, banners, decorations, for sale signs, light strings, political and point of view signs, pennants and streamers, portable signs, real estate signs, project signs, and wind blown devices.
Time and temperature sign: A sign which displays the current time and outdoor temperature only.
Vehicle business sign: A vehicle upon which a sign is painted or attached primarily for the purpose of advertising a service or product.
Wall sign: A sign fastened to the wall of a building with the exposed face of the sign in a plane approximately parallel to the plane of the wall to which it is attached: Wall signs shall not extend more than twelve (12) inches beyond the surface of the wall to which it is attached.
Windblown device: Any manmade device intentionally designed to visibly and physically move when blown in the wind, such as windmills, pinwheels or flamingos with spinning wings.
Window sign: Any sign that is applied, affixed or attached to the interior or exterior of any window pane or adjacent structures and visible from the exterior of the window.
(Ord. No. 2005-14, 10-24-05)