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39. Under Canopy Sign: Any sign hanging below a building canopy, awning, or building overhang. 40. Unified Development: A development of three or more principal structures with common characteristics as determined by the City. Common characteristics may include shared access, similar architecture, single ownership, or history of site plan review approval. 41. Wall Sign: A sign constructed on a panel attached to a structure or raised letters or symbols attached to a wall or combination thereof. No part of such a sign is painted on the wall surface. 42. Window Sign: Any sign placed on the interior of a window or painted on a window such that it can be read from the outside of the building. 43. Windsock: A large roughly conical device open at both ends and attached to a stand by a pivot so that the wind blows through it, not including devices used for navigational purposes. 1010.03: General Provisions A. Permit Required: The following general provisions are applicable to all signs. It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, alter, replace, or relocate any sign or other advertising structure without first obtaining a permit and paying the required fees, except as herein otherwise provided, including those approved through the Master Sign Plan process. B. Exempted Signs: The following signs are exempt from the requirements of this Chapter: 1. Signs erected by a public agency in and/or above or overhanging a public right-of- way. 2. The following signs are permitted in residential districts for non-commercial purposes only: banners,balloons,pennants, spinners, windsocks, streamers,ribbons, whirling devices, or light bulb strands. C. Prohibited Signs. 1. No sign will be attached to trees or utility poles. 2. No sign will be painted directly on any exterior building surface. Sign letters and symbols may be attached directly to a wall by adhesive or mechanical means. 3. No sign will overhang the public right-of-way, sidewalk easement, walkway easement or bicycle path easement except a bus bench or approved trash container at a designated public transportation pick-up location. 4. No sign will extend above the roof line of a building(roof sign). 5. Projecting signs must not project further than 30 inches from the wall to which they are anchored. 6. No sign will be installed that by reason of position,movement, shape, illumination, or color would constitute a traffic hazard by obstructing a driver's vision or by interfering, confusing, or misleading traffic. Page 5 of 18