“A-board” means a temporary, portable, double-sided sign of basic self-supporting design. A-board signs may also be referred to as “A-frame” or “sandwich board” signs.

“Advertise” means to describe or draw attention to a product, service, or event in a public medium in order to promote sales or attendance.

“Building-mounted sign” means a sign affixed to a building, painted directly on a wall, or erected against the wall of a building.

“Conforming sign” means a sign which meets the specifications of this chapter.

“Copy” means the graphic content or message of a sign.

“Feather sign” means a temporary and portable sign made of lightweight materials that is prone to move in the wind, and that contains a harpoon-style pole or staff that is driven into the ground or supported by means of an individual stand. This definition includes such signs of any shape including flutter, bow, teardrop, rectangular, shark, and U-shaped.

“Freestanding sign” means a permanent sign anchored directly to the ground or supported by one or more posts, columns, or other vertical structures or supports, and not attached to or dependent for support from any building.

“Incidental sign” means a sign depicting products, services, or activities directly related to the business within. These are permitted, provided the incidental sign is not on an A-board or a sign on the marquee or a sign under the marquee.

“Internal wayfinding sign” means a type of freestanding sign used to aid customers in circulation within parking lots of commercial uses. These signs could come in the form of monument, pylon, post and arm, or wall sign types.

“Marquee/awning sign” means a type of building-mounted sign that is either attached to, affixed to, or painted on a marquee, awning, or canopy.

“Monument sign” means a type of freestanding sign which is attached to the ground by means of a wide base of solid appearance.

“Permanent sign” means a stationary sign permanently attached to the ground or to a structure.

“Pole sign” means a type of freestanding sign supported by one vertical pylon, and subject to the same regulations as a freestanding sign.

“Portable sign” means a nonpermanent, easily movable sign.

“Post and arm sign” means a type of freestanding sign supported by a post and arm.

“Projecting sign” means a type of building-mounted sign extending outward from the face of the building.

“Pylon sign” means a type of freestanding sign mounted on two posts.

“Real estate signs” means signs used for the purpose of marketing real property as opposed to identifying place of business.

“Sign” means any communication device, structure, or fixture which is intended to identify a building, use, business, or event; or to promote the sale of products, goods or services using graphics, letters, figures, symbols, trademarks or written copy. Painted wall designs or patterns which do not represent a product, service or registered trademark, and which do not identify the user, are not considered signs.

“Sign copy” means any graphic, word, numeral, symbol, insignia, text, sample, model, device or combination thereof which is primarily intended to advertise, identify, or notify.

“Standing sign” means a double-sided, portable sign mounted on a pedestal.

“Temporary signs” means conforming signs permitted for a specified period of time.

“Under-canopy sign” means a type of building-mounted sign attached to the underside of an awning, canopy, balcony or arcade.

“Wall sign” means a type of building-mounted sign painted directly on the wall, attached to, or erected against the wall of a building or structure with the exposed face of the sign parallel to the plane of such wall.

“Window sign” means a sign that can be observed by the general public as displayed in or applied to the transparent or translucent window and door areas of a building. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)