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Chapter 10 internal angle of less than 40. 'V-shaped' frame (21) Ground sign shall mean a freestanding sign signs with an internal angle larger than 40 shall be mounted on supports or uprights and whose bottom considered side by side signs. edge is less than 8 feet above the ground. (8) Billboard shall mean an off-premise (22) Group sign shall mean a sign displaying the advertising sign with a copy area greater than 96 names of a group of businesses which are located in square feet. the same locale such as a city, village, shopping (9) Community information sign shall mean a center, office or commercial park,etc. municipally-owned sign which displays information (23) Home occupation sign shall mean a sign of interest to the general community regarding which advertises a permitted home occupation. public places, events or activities. (24) Intersection shall mean the point at which the -- (10) Construction sign shall mean a temporary sign right-of-way lines meet or, for highway which describes or identifies .a demolition or interchanges,the beginning and ending points of the construction project taking place on the premises. on and off ramps. A "T" intersection shall be , (11) Crop sign shall mean a temporary sign which considered the same as a four-way intersection in the designates a variety, brand, or provides other determination of the required distance of signs from identification of an agricultural crop, fertilizer, said intersection. herbicide, pesticide, that is being grown or used at a (25) Limited family business sign shall mean a sign specific location. which advertises a permitted limited family business. (12) Development sign shall mean a sign which (26) Logo shall mean an emblem, symbol or directs attention to a pending development of a trademark identification placed on signs. - property. (27) Marquee sign shall mean a sign mounted on (13) Directional sign shall mean an on-premise an overhanging canopy of a theater, auditorium, 1 auxiliary sign which provides directions for fairground,museum or other such use. pedestrian or vehicular traffic e. g., enter, exit, (28) Mobile or portable sign shall mean a sign parking, or location of any place or area on the same mounted on a frame or chassis designed to be easily premise. relocated and not permanently affixed to the ground (14) Directory sign shall mean an off-premise or other structure. advertising sign with a copy area of 96 square feet or (29) Off-premise advertising sign shall mean a sign less. which directs attention to a business, commodity, (15) Double decked sign shall mean billboards or service, or entertainment conducted, sold, or offered T_ directory signs which are mounted one above the elsewhere than upon the premises where the sign is other. displayed. , (16) Electronic sign shall mean an advertising sign (30) On premise advertising sign shall mean a sign whose message may be changed by electronic which directs attention to a business, commodity, process. service, items, or entertainment, sold, offered or - (17) Farm sign shall mean an on-premise sign conducted on the same premises that the sign is identifying a farm by its name or by the farmer's located. name. (31) Parking lot sign shall mean an auxiliary sign (18) Garage sale sign shall mean an on-premise that lists the rules and regulations for the parking sign advertising the occasional sale of personal lot. property items. A garage sale sign does not include (32) Political sign shall mean a sign whose a sign advertising business products or produce. message relates to a political party, a candidate for (19) Graphic sign shall mean a sign which is an public office or a political issue. integral part of a building facade. The sign is (33) Projecting sign shall mean an on-premise painted directly on or otherwise permanently advertising sign, other than a wall sign which is embedded in the facade. attached to and projects out from a wall or a (20) Ground shall mean the average elevation of building. the ground upon which the sign supports are placed, (34) Pylon sign shall mean a freestanding sign except when the sign supports rest upon a berm or erected upon one or more pylons or posts whose other area elevated above the surrounding ground. bottom edge is greater than eight feet above ground _ In such cases, the average elevation of the base of level. such berm or other area shall be considered as the (35) Real estate sign shall mean a sign that ground. provides identification of property that is for lease, rent or sale. Page 42