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10.71(18)—.(41) (18) Garage sale sign shall mean an on- (31) Parking lot sign shall mean an auxiliary premise sign advertising the occasional sale of sign that lists the rules and regulations for the personal property items. A garage sale sign parking lot. does not include a sign advertising business (32) Political sign shall mean a sign the products or produce. message of which relates to a political party, a (19) Graphic sign shall mean a sign which is an candidate for public office or a political issue. integral part of a building facade. The sign is (32m) Private property protection sign means a painted directly on or otherwise permanently sign containing the words "no trespassing", "no embedded in the facade. hunting", "no entry", "private property" or similar (20) Ground shall mean the average elevation language indicating an intent to deny entry to the of the ground upon which the sign supports are general public. Private property protection signs placed, except when the sign supports rest upon include signs erected to conform to s. a berm or other area elevated above the 943.13(2)(a) or(b);Wis. Stats. surrounding ground. In such cases, the average (33) Projecting sign shall mean an on-premise elevation of the base of such berm or other area advertising sign, other than a wall sign which is shall be considered as the ground. attached to and projects out from a wall or a (21) Ground sign shall mean a freestanding building. sign mounted on supports or uprights and whose (34) Pylon sign shall mean a freestanding sign bottom edge is less than 8 feet above the erected upon one or more pylons or posts the ground. bottom edge of which is greater than eight feet (22) Group sign shall mean a sign displaying above ground level. the names-of a group of businesses which are (35) Real estate sign shall mean a sign that located in the same locale such as a city, village, provides identification of property that is for shopping center, office or commercial park, etc. lease, rent or sale. (23) Home occupation sign shall mean a sign (36) Road classification shall refer to the which advertises a permitted home occupation. system of classifying roads, according to the (24) Intersection shall mean the point at which following scheme: the right-of-way lines meet or, for highway Class A All federal and state highways and interchanges, the beginning and ending points of designated county highways. the on and off ramps. A"T" intersection shall be Class B All county highways except those considered the same as a four-way intersection designated as class"A". in the determination of the required distance of Class C All town roads. signs from said intersection. Class D Roads within subdivisions which were • (25) Limited family business sign shall mean a recorded prior to the adoption of the sign which advertises a permitted limited family zoning ordinance. business. Class E All other roads. (26) Logo shall mean an emblem, symbol or (37) Side-by-side signs shall mean two or more trademark identification placed on signs-. signs mounted adjacently on the same structure. (27) Marquee sign shall mean a sign mounted Signs mounted on a 'V-shaped' frame that has on an overhanging canopy of a theater, an internal angle larger than 40 shall be auditorium, fairground, museum or other such considered side-by-side signs. use. (38) Sign copy area shall mean the total area of (28) Mobile or portable sign shall mean a sign a sign face which may be used for display of mounted on a frame or chassis designed to be advertising, message announcement, etc. easily relocated and not permanently affixed to (39) Sign face shall mean the total surface of a the ground or other structure. sign including the trim and copy area. (29) Off-premise advertising sign shall mean a (40) Signable wall area shall mean the sign which directs attention to a business, designated area of the wall of a building, up to commodity, service or entertainment conducted, the roof line, which is free of windows and doors sold or offered elsewhere other than upon the or major architectural detail. premises where the sign is displayed. (41) Subdivision sign (permanent) shall mean a (30) On-premise advertising sign shall mean a permanently installed sign located on the sign which directs attention to a business, subdivision property which identifies the commodity, service, items or entertainment sold, subdivision name, etc. offered or conducted on the same premises that the sign is located. Page 10-70 rev. 073113