Hospital directional sign:  Any freestanding monument sign within the hospital overlay zone which is used to direct traffic and/or pedestrians to separate uses and facilities allowed within the zone. 

Interior property line:  A property line other than one having frontage along a dedicated street or a private street.  

Incidental sign:  A sign generally informational,that has a purpose secondary to the use of the property on which it is located,such as “no parking,” “loading only,” “telephone,” “welcome home,” “happy birthday,” “it’s a girl/boy,” and other similar messages.  A sign with a commercial message shall not be considered incidental. 

Interior sign:  Any sign placed within the interior of a building and which is not intended to be visible from a public street.

Marquee:  Any permanent roof-like structure projecting beyond a building or wall of the building, generally designed and constructed to provide protection from the weather. 

Marquee sign:  Any sign attached to, in any manner, or made part of a marquee.

Motion sign:  Any outdoor advertising structure and projection facility which displays changing copy by means of motion, slide,or similar picture projection equipment.

Nameplate:  Any sign identifying the name, occupation,profession, and/or address of any occupant of the premises. 

Nonconforming sign:  Any sign which was lawfully erected but which currently fails to conform to all of the requirements of this Chapter.

Off-premise sign:  Any sign advertising merchandise,services, or businesses other than those available on the premises of the sign’s location. 

On-premise sign:  Any sign advertising merchandise,services, or businesses available on the premises of the sign’s location.

Pennant sign:  Any sign made of lightweight plastic, fabric, or other material not containing a message of any kind,suspended from rope, wire, or string, usually in series, designed to move in the wind.

Political sign:  Any sign used in behalf of candidates for public office or measures on election ballots solely for the purpose of a local, regional, or national election.

Portable reader board sign:  Any portable sign with changeable copy designed to be moved from one site to another and used for occasional promotional events.

Portable sign:  Any sign that is not permanently attached to the ground or other permanent structure, or a sign designed to be transported, including, but not limited to, signs designed to be transported by means of wheels; signs converted to A-frame or T-frame; umbrellas used for advertising; signs attached to or painted on vehicles parked and visible from the public right-of-way, unless said vehicle is used in normal day-to-day operations; and any banner type sign not attached parallel to a building wall.

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