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Portable Sign means any sign designed to be removed and not permanently affixed to the ground or a sn'ucture or a building. Projecting Sign means any sign, all or any part of which extends beyond the surface of the building or wail by more than sixteen (16) inches. Roof Sign means any sign erected upon the roof of a structure to which it is affixed. Roofline is defined as the top line of the coping; or, when the building has a pitched roof, as the intersection of the outside wall with the roof. Shopping Center is a commercial development consisting of three (3) or more separate commercial establishments sharing a common building, entrance way or parking area. Sign means any letter, word or symbol, device, poster, picture, statuary, reading matter, or representation in the nature of an advertisement, announcement, message or visual communication, whether painted, posted, printed, affixed or constructed, which is displayed outdoors for informational or communicative purposes. Sign Area means that area within the marginal lines of the surface which bears the advertisement, or in the case of messages, figures or symbols attached directly to any part of a building, that area which is included in the smallest ~ geometric shape which can be made to circumscribe the message, figure or symbol displayed thereon. The stipulated maximum sign area for a free standing or ground sign refers to a single facing. Street Frontage refers to the proximity of a parcel of land to one (1) or more streets. An interior lot has one (1) street frontage and a corner lot has two (2) such frontages. Temporary Sign means a sign which is erected or displayed for a limited period of time and not affixed to a UBC ap_~roved .$tructnre. Wall Sign means any sign which is affixed to a wall of any building. This definition in¢ll~d¢$ individual letl'er ,signs and signs 0..n mansards, Window Sign means a sign installed inside a window, or any sign placed within a building for the purpose of being visible from the public right-of-way. This does not include merchandise on display. 9.12.03 GENERAL PROVISIONS Subd. 1 Address sign. One (1) address sign or ..... ~,,,,~ ;,~=,~,;c;,.~;,-.., o~,~, shall be required per main building in all districts in accordance with Section 8.02 of ~he Ramsev City Code c~;~;.~.u~,~ .... ,~,~c .... ~ ....... r~, Subd. 2 Bench sign. Bench signs shall be permitted only at bus stops. Subd. 3 Ground Sign. A ground sign may be located in any required yard but shall not extend over any lot line or within fifteen (15) feet of any point of vehicular access Sign Ord. Revised December 30, 1991 Page 3 of 22 I I I I I I I I I I ! I I I i I I I