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floor of any building, and having its own exterior entrance, and separated from other such spaces by a party wall or walls. (q) "Unit Frontage" or'Building Unit Frontage" shall mean the linear dimension of the width of the widest portion of the building unit face including all appurtenant overhangs or other structures, either (1) closest to parallel to the principal street or (2) containing the primary building unit entrance, of any building on any lot. Where a building unit is bounded by a party wall or walls, the measurement of width shall be to the centerline(s) of such wall or walls. (r) "Alter" shall mean to change in any way, including but not limited to reconstruction, redesign, reillumination that changes the lighting design, sign face replacement that changes the sign face design, sign face change, and painting in a different color than the present color, excluding changes in changeable copy on signs. (s) "Other Advertising Structure" shall mean any marquee, canopy, awning, campanile, gazebo, kiosk or street clock serving to image, identify or promote a commercial enterprise. (t) "Permittee" shall mean a person receiving an erection permit pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance. (u) "Person" shall be mean any individual, corporation, business irust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, or other association. (v) "Erect" shall mean to build, construct, alter, relocate, modify, attach, hang, place, suspend, or affix, and shall also include the painting of signs. 1163.03 PERMIT REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided in Section 1163.04, it shall be unlawful for any person to erect any sign or other advertising structure without first obtaining an erection permit from the Building Commissioner and making payment of the fee required by Section 1163.07. (b) No permit is required for repair, repainting, or other maintenance that does not alter a sign. 1163.04 EXEMPTIONS TO PERMIT REQUIREMENT. The following signs are exempt from the permit requirement contained within Section 1163.03: (a) Signs that are an integral part of the original construction of vending or similar machines, fuel pumps or similar devices; 4