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Portable l~ign means an), sign designed to be removed and not permanently affixed to the
<br />ground or a sti'uetare or a building.
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<br />Projecting [;Ign means any sign, all or an), part of which extends beyond the surface of the
<br />building or will by more than sixteen (16) inches.
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<br />Roof Sign maans an), sign erected upon the roof of a structure to which it is affixed.
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<br />Roofline is d~finad as the top line of the coping; or, when the building has a pitched roof, as the
<br />intersection oi~ the:outside wall with the roof.
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<br />Shopping Center is a commercial development consisting of three (3) or more separate
<br />commercial establishments sharing a common building, entrance way or parking area.
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<br />Sign means any letter, word or symbol, device, poster, picture, statuary, reading matter, or
<br />representation in the nature of an advertisement, announcement, message or visual communication,
<br />whether pairited, posted, printed, affixed or constructed, which is displayed outdoors for
<br />informafiomd ~Or COmmunicative purposes.
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<br />Sign Area means that area within the marginal lines of the surface which bears the advertisement,
<br />or in the case [of messages, figures or symbols attached.directly to any part of a building, that area
<br />which is inclm:led in the smallest rectangle which can be made to circumscribe the message, figure
<br />or symbol di~laye, d thereon. The stipulated maximum sign area for a free standing sign refers to a
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<br />Street Frontage refers to the proximity of a parcel of land to one (1) or more streets. An interior
<br />lot has one (l~j street frontage and a comer lot has two (2) such frontages.
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<br />Temporary Sign means a sign which is erected or displayed for a limited period of time and
<br />not affixed to a UBC approved structure.
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<br />Wall Sign means any sign which is affixed to a wall of any building. This definition
<br />includes individual letter signs and signs on mansards.
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<br />Window Sign means a sign installed inside a window, or an), sign placed within a building for
<br />the purpose of being visible from the public right-of-way.
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<br />9.12.03 GENERAL PROVISIONS
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<br />Subd. 1 Address sign. One (1) address sign or ..... ~o,,~ ;,4,~,,,~r~.~,~,,,, r;~-. shall be
<br /> required per main building in all districts in accordance with Section 8.02 of'
<br /> the Ramses' City Code c~;,~ ~4~ ~..,i~ ~? ~. ........ h.,,,: .... r4-: ....... ,~.
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<br />Subd. 2
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<br />Bench sign. Bench sig'ns shall be permitted only at bus stops.
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<br />Su hd. 3
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<br />Ground Sign. An3' ~ound sign within t':.'enn' ~.-'~,. :. f25~.., fifty (50/ feet of any
<br />intersection of street right-of-way lines an&/or driveway entrances shall have a
<br />minimum vertical clearance of:eh (~0) tweh, e (12) feet above the centertine of
<br />the pavement.
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<br />Sign Ord. Revised May 7, i991
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