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The sign regulations set forth in this Chapter shall apply to all structures and all land uses. This Chapter describes the
<br />signage standards for the nine sign districts that overlay the zoning districts of the City. Specific additional regulations are
<br />established for signs which are unique in purpose and not easily addressed by district regulations. No person, property
<br />owner, lessee shall place, erect, alter, modify, enhance or change in any way a sign that does not conform to the
<br />requirements of this Chapter and all other applicable regulations.
<br />1200.04 Severability.
<br />If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phase, or other part of this Chapter is for any reason held to be invalid,
<br />such invalidity shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining portion of this Chapter. The City Council hereby
<br />declares that it would have adopted the Chapter in each section, subsection, sentence, or phase thereof, irrespective of
<br />the fact that any one or more sections, subjections, sentences, clauses, or phrases are declared invalid.
<br />Section 1210 - Definitions
<br />1210.01 Definitions.
<br />The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this
<br />subsection, except where the context clearly indicated a different meaning:
<br />• Auxiliary sign. A sign that provides direction for internal circulation, parking or entry, restrictions on parking, security
<br />warnings, or other similar primarily noncommercial signs that are directed at people that are entering, exiting, or on a
<br />particular property. Auxiliary signs do not include outdoor advertising signs.
<br />• Banner. Any temporary sign of lightweight fabric or similar material mounted to a pole or a building at one (1) or more
<br />edges.
<br />• Billboard. See "Outdoor advertising sign."
<br />• Canopy/awning sign. A message or logo on an awning or canopy which is constructed according to the requirements of
<br />the building code, is an integral part of the building, and is consistent with the architecture and design of the building.
<br />• Clear vision area. The clear vision area shall be an area within a triangle that is measured along the edge of the driving
<br />surface of the road starting at the intersection of two roads (public or private) and extending thirty (30) feet in each
<br />direction from the intersection and then a line connecting these two end points.
<br />• Changeable message sign. A message that is not permanently attached to the sign face but is not a dynamic display. The
<br />message is changed manually.
<br />• Commercial message sign. Any message which identifies a business or product or promotes the sale of any product or
<br />service.
<br />• Dynamic Display. Any characteristics of a sign that appear to have movement or that appear to change, caused by any
<br />method other than physically removing and replacing the sign or its components, whether the apparent movement or
<br />change is in the display, the sign structure itself, or any other component of the sign. This includes a display that
<br />incorporates a technology or method allowing the sign face to change the image without having to physically or
<br />mechanically replace the sign face or its components. This also includes, but is not limited to, any rotating, revolving,
<br />moving, flashing, blinking, projecting, or animated display and any display that incorporates rotating panels, LED lights
<br />manipulated through digital input, "digital ink," or any other method or technology that allows the sign face to present a
<br />series of images or displays.
<br />• Freestanding sign. A self-supporting sign usually held up by uprights placed in the ground or any other base that is
<br />anchored to the ground.
<br />• Grand opening. Commencement of operation of a new business. For purposes of the ordinance, a grand opening is
<br />considered to occur if there is a business name change or change in type of business or activity.
<br />• Graphic sign. A sculpture attached to or sign painted directly on a wall that is primarily symbolic or representational in
<br />nature and not alpha or numeric in content or copy.
<br />• Illuminated sign. Any sign, which has characters, letters, figures, designs or outlines which is illuminated by an artificial
<br />light source.
<br />• Incidental sign. Any sign that is generally not understandable or readable from property other than where the sign is
<br />located, such as from adjacent property or a public street, as determined by the City Administrator of their designee.
<br />• Lighting, backlit. An illuminated sign where the light source which illuminates the wall behind individual sign letters is
<br />hidden from view. The sign letters are opaque and appear as a silhouette against the lighted surface.
<br />• Lighting, external. The sign is illuminated by means of external light fixtures directed at the sign.
<br />• Lighting, internal. An illuminated sign having the source of illumination located inside a translucent panel and is not
<br />directly visible.
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