Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
ATTACHED SIGN
Any sign erected, constructed or maintained on a building
with the principal support of said sign being the building, including,
specifically, the painting of signs or displays on the exterior surface
of a building. "Attached signs" shall not be more than ten (10) inches
off the building to which they are attached.
DEVELOPMENT SIGN
A sign designating the name of a subdivision of residential
homes, whether single-family, multifamily, attached or detached, or
an apartment complex.
ERECT
To build, construct, attach, place, suspend or affix, and
shall also include the painting of wall signs and the painting of
signs or displays on the exterior surface of the building, structure
or material surface.
EXTERNALLY LIGHTED
Any sign whose sole source of artificial illumination is
outside the display portion of the sign.
FREESTANDING SIGN
Any sign not attached to a building, erected, constructed
or maintained on a post or pole, or other bracing or supporting device.
FUNCTIONAL SIGNS
Directional, information or public service signs, such as
signs advertising locations of rest rooms, telephones or similar facilities
of public convenience, including entry and exit signs from parking
areas. Functional signs shall not include any name or business or
message other than the directional or informational material.
GROUND MOUNT SIGN
A freestanding sign, other than a pole sign, in which the
entire bottom is in contact with or is close to the ground.
INTERNALLY LIGHTED
Any sign whose sole source of artificial illumination is
contained within the display portion of the sign.
MOBILE SIGN
A sign which is not permanently attached to a building or
not placed in the ground in such a fashion as to be permanent in a
manner conforming to the Uniform Construction Code or which is located
or attached to a trailer, on wheels, or other similar attachment such
that the sign may be moved from place to place, either within the
lot or to another location.
MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY AND TENANCY SIGN
A single sign relating to a use or facility, such as a shopping
center, industrial park or office complex, where there is more than
one occupancy and/or tenancy of uses, where said multiple occupancy
and tenancy uses a common parking facility and/or a common private
drive or roadway and where the names and professions or business names
of the various tenants and/or occupants are displayed.
OFFICIAL SIGN
Any sign, symbol or device, erected, constructed or maintained
by the federal, state, county or local government, or any agency thereof,
for the purpose of informing or guiding the public or for the protection
of the public health, safety and welfare.
REAL ESTATE SIGN
A sign of an owner of real property or of a licensed real
estate broker designating a property "for sale" or "for lease."
ROOF SIGN
An attached sign erected, constructed or maintained upon
or over the roof of any building, where the principal support of said
sign is the roof structure.
SIGN HEIGHT
In the case of a freestanding sign, the height of the sign
will be computed from grade level to the greatest height at any one
point in the sign. In the case of an attached sign, no sign can be
higher than the level of a second floor window in a two-or-more story
building, nor can it be higher than the lowest point of the roofline
in a single-story building.
SIGN SIZE
The square foot area of a sign computed by multiplying its
greatest width by its greatest length, exclusive of supporting structures
and bracing devices, unless such supporting structures and bracing
devices are illuminated or are in the form of a symbol or contain
words or symbols, in which case the supporting structure shall also
be computed in determining sign size. Two- or three-sided signs carrying
exactly the same message on each side shall be measured by using the
surface area of one side in the case of two-sided signs or two sides
in the case of three-sided signs. When there is a different message
on each side of the sign, each side will be considered and used in
computing sign size, or each side will be considered a separate sign.
TEMPORARY SIGN
A sign which is not permanently attached to a building structure
or permanently affixed to a freestanding structure and which may be
erected for a limited period of time in compliance with the provisions
of this chapter.
WARNING SIGN
A sign indicating no trespassing or no fishing and/or hunting
and an existing danger where a warning is legally required.
WINDOW SIGN
Any sign erected, constructed or maintained in or on a window
of a building, visible from outside the building, whether illuminated
or nonilluminated.