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. . • , . , - g, District: Refers to a specific zoning district as detined by the Arden Hil ' . onrdinance, as amended. g., Dwellinq: A buiiding or portion thereof, designed exclusively for residen- tfat occupancy. inc)uding one-family, twa-family and multiple family dwell- ings. but not including motels, hotels and boarding'houses. 10. Frontage: That portion of a lot abutting a public right-of-way. 11. Mar uee: (See "Canopy") . . ' 72. Multip7e-Occupancy Structure: A principal building housing two or rrore independent businesses or industrial uses. 13, Setback: The minimum horizontal distance between a sign or other structure and a street right-of-way line or lot line. Setbacks shall be measured from the most outwardly extended portion of the sign or structure, 14. S_?~= Any identificntion, description, display, i]lustration or devtce aftixed to or painted upon a building, structure, or surface, including the ground, which directs attention to a business, place, activity, object, product, person, institution, or organizatinn and is intended to be viewed . 75. Sign, Area of: The area of the smallest geometric figure which entirely encloses a sign, including the copy, graphic etements, background, borders, and frame. 16. 5ign, Neight of: The vertical distance from the elevation of the street upon which the sign f ronts. measured at the centerline, to the top of the sign or its support structure, whichever is hi gher. For si ns fronting on Int rstate Highway Nos. 35-W and 694 and State ~runk Hi hway No. 5~, the hezght of a sign shall be shn or oits surface at the base ofatheesifnoto ~the etavaofothef i whichevergis higher. P . g pport structure, 77. Sign, Non-conforminq: a. Legal. A sign which lawfully existed at the time of the passage of this Ordinance or amendment thereto but which doe5 not conform with the regulations of this Ordinance. b? Illegat. A sign which was constructed after the passage of this Ord- inance or amendments thereto and does not conform with the regulations of this Ordinance. 18. Sign, Width of: The horiiontal distance from"the outer edges of the smallest rectangle which entirely encloses a sign, including the copy, graphic elements, background, borders, and frame. 19, ' Support Structure: The uprights, bracing, and #he framework reQuired to support a sign. This definition sha11 not include a building to which a sign,ls attached. - 3 -