Definitions
A. Address sign. A sign displaying no more than the following: (1) the name or names of any occupant of the premises; (2) the street number and name; and (3) identification of a use or activity conducted on the premises.
B. Awning sign. A sign painted on or attached to an awning.
C. Banner. A sign fabricated from cloth-like material and secured to a structure using string, rope, or other temporary fastening device. The material can be man-made or synthetic, with paint or stickers relaying the message presented. A banner shall be categorized as a temporary sign and shall not be larger than three (3) feet wide by six (6) feet long.
D. Billboard. An off-premises sign for hire.
E. Construction sign. An on-premises sign identifying the nature of a construction project and the name/address of one or more of the following: (1) contractor; (2) subcontractor; (3) architect; (4) landscape architect; and/or (5) engineer.
F. Date/time/temperature sign. An LED or LCD sign that displays date, time, and/or temperature and does not change more frequently than every five (5) seconds.
G. Directional sign. An on-premises sign indicating the directions of vehicle or pedestrian traffic or the location of parking, buildings, offices, entrances, activities or amenities, such as restrooms and public telephones. A directional sign shall contain no advertising.
H. Facade. The front of a building unless otherwise specified.
I. Flashing sign. An illuminated sign which exhibits changes or variations in light intensity, color, direction, or animation. Excluded from this definition are illuminated signs on which the only variations in light intensity, color, direction or animates are to display the date, time and/or temperature.
J. Flush-mounted sign. A sign attached parallel to the wall of any structure or to a fence, screen or free-standing wall, including a sign mounted flush or parallel to the building facade.
K. For sale/rent/lease sign. A sign advertising the availability of all or a portion of the premises for sale, lease, and/or rent.
L. Free-standing sign. A permanent, self-supporting sign not attached to any building, wall or fence, but in a fixed location.
M. Grand opening sign. A temporary sign announcing the opening or reopening of a business.
N. Internally illuminated sign. A sign which utilizes light fixtures affixed within the frame and skin of the sign structure. This definition shall not apply to neon lights.
O. Multi-use sign. A free-standing sign that advertises more than one business, service, or organization, contained in a single mounted frame.
P. Non-conforming sign. A sign lawfully existing when the sign ordinance was adopted or amended, that does not conform to this ordinance.
Q. Off-premises sign. Any temporary or permanent sign not on the premises of the business or activity to which it relates.
R. Portable sign. A sign capable of being moved, carried or relocated, including signs mounted on a chassis and wheels, or supported by legs. Examples of portable signs are A-frame signs, sandwich board signs, reader board signs, trailer signs, temporary announcement signs.
S. Projecting sign. A sign mounted perpendicular to the building surface.
T. Reader board sign. A sign mounted on a chassis and/or wheels, or supported by legs, with characters, letters or illustrations that can be changed or rearranged manually or electronically, without altering the structure of the sign. The sign may or may not have wheels, but is not fixed in one place.
U. Roof-mounted sign. A sign placed upon the roof of any building, or erected on a framework supported by the roof of a structure.
V. Sign. Any permanent or temporary display of one or more letters, words, pictures, graphics, logos, colors or lights visible from public ways or places, whether free-standing, or attached to or displayed upon a structure or any other thing, which is intended to convey a message, except for:
1. Pavement marking or driveway arrows painted on the ground, which contain no advertising; and
2. Window displays that do not include lettering, graphic symbols or affixed signs within the window or affixed to the window. Window displays are not "window signs."
W. Symbol sign. An object that by common usage expresses the presence of a given service and understanding (a barber pole is an example).
X. Temporary sign. A sign intended to be used for no more than thirty (30) days in a calendar year.
Y. Trailer sign. A sign affixed to a movable trailer that can be towed or pulled.
Z. Window sign. A sign painted or affixed in another manner to the window pane or hung directly inside the window structure.
AA. A feather banner or feather flag is a type of vertical advertising banner that is taller than it is wider and typically attached to a single flexible or stationary pole that is affixed to the ground.
(Ord. of 11-12-2025(3))