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contained in this chapter are the minimum regulation necessary to abate the nuisance and to achieve the purposes of this chapter. 1329.02 ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS. (a) Signs shall be erected, in whole or in part, in accordance with the type, design, size, location, illumination and other provisions set forth in this chapter. (b) The construction, erection, safety and maintenance of all signs shall be in accordance with the City Building Code. The provisions of this chapter shall not amend or in any way interfere with other codes, rules or regulations governing traffic signs within the City. 1329.03 CLASSIFICATION OF SIGNS. (a) "Sign" means any display, figure, painting, drawing, placard, poster or other device visible fi-om, or on, a public way which is designed, intended or used to convey a message, inform or direct attention to a person, institution, organization, activity, place, object or product, but does not include show window or interior displays. It may be a structure or part thereof painted on or attached directly or indirectly to a structure. (b) Classification by Functional Type. (1) "Billboard" means a large sign on the side of the road either flee- standing or on a building which is primarily intended to convey a message. (2) "Changeable copy sign" means a sign or any portion thereof where the message or graphics is not permanently affixed to the structure, framing or background and may be periodically replaced or covered over, manually or by electronic mechanical devices. (3) "Mural sign" means a sign painted or applied to an exterior wall surface of a building. (4) "Pennant sign" means any lightweight plastic, fabric, or other material, suspended from a rope, wire, or string usually in a series, designed to move in the wind. (5) "Lighter- than -Air sign" means a sign that is either expanded to its full dimensions, or supported by gasses contained within the sign, or sign parts, at pressure greater than atmospheric pressure. (6) "Streamer or Wind sign" means any sign designed to move in the wind that is not specifically a pennant or lighter- than -air sign. (7) `Electronic Reader Board sign" means a sign designed to display a message or graphics electronically produced. (c) Classification by Structural Type. (1) "Canopy sign" means a sign attached to the underside of the canopy at a ninety degree angle to the street, intended for pedestrian visibility.