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GROUND SIGN. Any sign supported by structures or supports that are permanently anchored in the ground and that are independent from any building or structure. HISTORICAL IDENTIFICATION SYMBOLS. Those symbols which have historically been identified with the service the establishment provides, are common to similar enterprises in all other localities and are not a particular trademark or business identification. ILLUMINATED SIGN. A sign that has an artificial light source directed upon it or which has an interior light source. MAJOR ANCHOR. A single tenant in a shopping center that is at least 20 percent of the total square footage and in excess of 50,000 square feet. MOTION SIGN. A sign that revolves, rotates or moves. POLITICAL SIGN. Any sign which states the name or picture of an individual seeking election or appointment to a public office, pertaining to a forthcoming public election or referendum, or pertaining to or advocating political views or policies erected on private property, which is erected by a bona fide candidate for political office or by a person or group supporting the candidate, and which contains the name of the person or group chairperson responsible for the erection and removal of the sign. PORTABLE SIGN. Any sign 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- or T-frames; umbrellas used for advertising; and signs attached to or painted on vehicles parked and visible from the public right-of-way, unless the vehicle is used in the normal day-to-day operations of the business. PYLON SIGN. A sign installed on a post or posts, permanently anchored to the ground. SETBACK. The minimum horizontal distance between a lot line and a building line or use. SIGN. A name, identification, description, display, illustration structure or device which is affixed to or painted on, or represented directly or indirectly upon a building or other outdoor surface or piece of land, and which directs attention to an object, product, place, activity, person, institution, organization or business. SIGN AREA. The entire area within a continuous perimeter enclosing a sign, exclusive of sign embellishments, which may extend beyond the perimeter as regulated herein; the perimeter shall not include any structural elements lying outside of the sign and is not an integral part of the display. Double-faced signs are permitted with the maximum square footage allowed on each face as that allowed for a single-faced sign; multi-faced sign areas may not exceed the area permitted for a single- faced sign. SIGN HEIGHT. Height shall be measured from grade to the uppermost points or level of sign surface. 265΋tğŭĻ