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10.71.(24)—;(46) located in the same locale such as a city, village, (35) Real estate sign shall mean a sign that shopping center, office or commercial park, etc. provides identification of property that is for (23) Home occupation sign shall mean a sign lease, rent or sale. which advertises a permitted home occupation. (36) Road classification shall refer to the (24) Intersection shall mean the point at which system of classifying roads, according to the the right-of-way lines meet or, for highway following scheme: interchanges, the beginning and ending points of Class A All federal and state highways and the on and off ramps. A"T" intersection shall be designated county highways. considered the same as a four-way intersection Class B All county highways except those in the determination of the required distance of designated as class"A". signs from said intersection. Class C All town roads. (25) Limited family business sign shall mean a Class D Roads within subdivisions which were sign which advertises a permitted limited family recorded prior to the adoption of the business. zoning ordinance. (26) Logo shall mean an emblem, symbol or Class E All other roads. trademark identification placed on signs. (37) Side-by-side signs shall mean two or more (27) Marquee sign shall mean a sign mounted signs mounted adjacently on the same structure. on an overhanging canopy of a theater, Signs mounted on a 'V-shaped' frame that has auditorium, fairground, museum or other such an internal angle larger than 40 shall be use. considered side-by-side signs. (28) Mobile or portable sign shall mean a sign (38) Sign copy area shall mean the total area of mounted on a frame or chassis designed to be a sign face which may be used for display of easily relocated and not permanently affixed to advertising, message announcement, etc. the ground or other structure. (39) Sign face shall mean the total surface of a (29) Off-premise advertising sign shall mean a sign including the trim and copy area. sign which directs attention to a business, (40) Signable wall area shall mean the commodity, service or entertainment conducted, designated area of the wall of a building, up to sold or offered elsewhere other than upon the the roof line, which is free of windows and doors premises where the sign is displayed. or major architectural detail. (30) On-premise advertising sign shall mean a (41) Subdivision sign (permanent) shall mean a sign which directs attention to a business, permanently installed sign located on the commodity, service, items or entertainment sold, subdivision property which identifies the offered or conducted on the same premises that subdivision name, etc. the sign is located. (42) Subdivision sign (temporary) shall mean a (31) Parking lot sign shall mean an auxiliary sign which advertises the development of a sign that lists the rules and regulations for the residential or commercial subdivision plat. parking lot. (43) Temporary signs shall mean signs which (32) Political sign shall mean a sign the are installed for a limited time period for the message of which relates to a political party, a purpose of advertising a forthcoming event, e. g., candidate for public office or a political issue. retailer's signs temporarily displayed for the (32m) Private property protection sign means a purpose of informing the public of a sale or sign containing the words "no trespassing", "no special offer, garage sale signs, church or club hunting", "no entry", "private property" or similar event signs, etc. A permanently mounted sign language indicating an intent to deny entry to the shall not be considered as temporary even general public. Private property protection signs though the message displayed is subject to include signs erected to conform to s. periodic changes. 943.13(2)(a) or(b), Wis. Stats. (44) Trim shall mean a separate boarder or (33) Projecting sign shall mean an on-premise framing around the copy area of a sign. advertising sign, other than a wall sign which is (45) V-shaped frame shall mean a sign support attached to and projects out from a wall or a structure which will accommodate two signs in a building. back-to-back position with one end of each sign (34) Pylon sign shall mean a freestanding sign mounted on a common support with the other erected upon one or more pylons or posts the sign. The other ends of the signs are mounted bottom edge of which is greater than eight feet on separate, individual supports. above ground level. (46) Vision clearance triangle shall mean the area in each quadrant of an intersection which is Page 10-52 rev. 103105