Zoning Ordinance

Dilapidation: When a sign is allowed to fall into a state of disrepair, decay, or ruin, and the cost to repair exceeds fifty percent (50 %) of the fair market value, including labor and materials, of the erection of similar sign not needing repair.

Directional sign: A directional sign is a temporary sign located off site which indicates the direction to a special event such as a program, auction, open house, sports event, or other such activity.

District and zone district: These are synonymous and are identified and defined in chapter 3, section 3.01 of the zoning ordinance.

Electronic message center: A ground sign conveying computerized changeable messages, such as time, date, temperature, weather, or similar noncommercial information.

Electronic reader board: A sign used to convey a computerized changeable message to advertise a special event, sale, or other commercial information.

Enter/Exit sign: A sign for the purpose of directing traffic in areas such as parking lots, restaurants, or other places of similar business.

Face wall: The wall area of a structure that fronts the existing street, or where the front entrance is located.

Fence: A structure functioning as a boundary or barrier usually made of posts, boards, wire or rails.

Flag signs: A ground sign made of flexible material of distinctive color and design to attract attention used as a symbol, standard, emblem or advertising message, permanent in nature, which is hoisted on a flag pole.

Flashing sign: A sign, the illumination of which is intermittently on and off so as to flash or blink or to reflect so as to appear to flash, blink or chase, such as metallic or Mylar type fluttering material.

Freestanding wall sign: A self-supporting sign not attached to a building that is painted on, incorporated in, or affixed to a freestanding masonry wall, used primarily as development identification signs containing only the name of the occupant or complex.

Government signs: A sign erected and maintained by federal, state or local government, or agency thereof for a government purpose. A government sign shall not exceed sixty (60) square feet, unless it is a traffic control sign. No governmental sign shall bear any advertising or commercial message.

Ground sign: Any sign, other than a pole sign, placed upon or by the ground independent of any other structures. The entire bottom of a ground sign is generally in contact with or in close proximity to the ground. See Monument Sign. (Added April 15, 2003).

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