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Nameplate A non-electric sign identifying oniy the name and occupation or profession of the occupant of premises on which the sign is located. If any premises include more than one occupant, name- plate refers to all names and occupations or professions as weli as the name of the building and directional information. r I ,. " Non-Accessory Sign A sign which directs attention to a business, commodity, service or entertainment not related to the premises at which the sign is located, or to a business, commodity, service or enter- tainment which is conducted, said or offered elsewhere than on the premises of which the sign is located. Non-Electrical Sign Any sign that does not contain electrical wiring or is not attached or intended to be attached to an electrical energy SOurce. Non-Conforming Sign (Legal) Any advertising structure or sign which was lawfuliy erected and maintained prior to such time as it came within the preview of this Code and any amendments thereto, and which fails to con- form to all applicable regulations and restrictions of this Code, or a non-conforming sign for which a special permit has been issued. On-Premise Sign (On-Site Sign) Any sign identifying or advertising a business, person, activity, goods, products or services located on the premises where the sign is instalied and maintained, also known as a "pertinent" or "accessory" sign. Off-Premise Sign (Off-Site Sign) This is a third party sign. It is a sign that advertises goods, products, services or facilities or directs persons to a different location from where the Sign is instalied. Outdoor Advertising Sign (Off-Site Sign) Outdoor advertising signs which advertise goods, products or services not necessarily sold on the premises on which the sign is located, are of three main types: (1) Poster panels or bulietins normally mounted on a building wallar free-standing structure with advertising copy in the form of pasted paper. (2) Multi-prism signs - same as above, and alternating advertising messages on the one display area. (3) Painted bulletins. where the advertiser's message is painted directly on the background of a wali-mounted or free-standing display area. .. Owner A person recorded as such on official records and including duly authorized agent or notary, a purchaser, devisee, judiciary; a~y person having a vested or contingent interest in the prop- erty in question. Parapet or Parapet Wall That portion of a building wall that rises above the roof level. Penthouse A structure on top of a building roof such as houses an elevator shaft or similar form. Person Any individual, corporation, association, firm, partnership, and the like, singular or plural. i i 11