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Illuminated Sign means any sign which is illuminated by an artificial light source. <br /> <br />Institution means any building housing any civic, philanthropic, educational, public, religious or <br />public service organization. <br /> <br />Marquee means a permanent roof-like structure of rigid materials supported by and extending <br />from the facade of a building. <br /> <br />Mansard means a sloped roof or roof-like facade architecturally comparable to a building wall. <br /> <br />Motion Sign means any sign which revolves, rotates or has any moving parts. <br /> <br />Nameplate/Identification Sign means a sign which bears the name and/or address of the <br />occupants of the building. <br /> <br />Non-conforming Sign (Illegal) means a sign which unlawfully existed prior to the adoption of <br />this ordinance. <br /> <br />Nonconforming Sign (Legal) means a sign which lawfully existed prior to the adoption of this <br />section, but does not conform to the newly enacted requirements of this ordinance. <br /> <br />Parcel means an individual lot or tract of land. <br /> <br />Pennants mean attention getting devices which resemble flags and are of a non-permanent paper, <br />cloth or plastic-like consistency. <br /> <br />Permanent Sign is any sign which is not defined as a temporary sign. <br /> <br />Political Sign is a temporary sign used in connection with any local, state or national election or <br />referendum. <br /> <br />Portable Sign means any sign designed to be removed and not permanently affixed to the <br />ground or a structure or a building. <br /> <br />Projecting Sign means any sign, all or any part of which extends beyond the surface of the <br />building or wall by more than sixteen (16) inches. <br /> <br />Public Event means any event that is authorized by the City, whether funded in part, total or not <br />at all by the City. <br /> <br />Roof Sign means any sign erected upon the roof of a structure to which it is affixed. <br /> <br />Roofline is defined as the top line of the coping; or, when the building has a pitched roof, as the <br />intersection of the outside wall with the roof. <br /> <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. <br /> <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 painted, posted, printed, affixed or constructed, which is displayed outdoors for <br />informational or communicative purposes. <br /> <br />Page 3 of 18 <br /> <br /> <br />