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units or spaces, any interior space occupying any portion of the ground floor of any building, and
<br />having its own exterior entrance, and separated from other such spaces by a party wa11 ar walls.
<br />(q) "Unit Frontage" or "Building Unit Frontage" shall mean the linear dimension of the width of
<br />the widest portion of the building unit face including a11 appurtenant overhangs or other
<br />structures, either:
<br />(1) Closest to parallel to the principal street or
<br />(2) Containing the primary building unit entrance, of any building on any lot.
<br />Where a building unit is bounded by a party wall or walls, the measurement of
<br />width sha11 be to the centerline(s) of such wall or walls.
<br />(r) "Alter" shall mean to change in any way, including but not limited to reconstruction, redesign,
<br />reillumination that changes the lighting design, sign face replacement that changes the sign face
<br />design, sign face change, and painting in a different color than the present color, excluding
<br />changes in changeable copy on signs.
<br />(s) "Other Advertising Structure" shall mean any marquee, canopy, awning,
<br />campanile, gazebq kiosk or street clock serving to image, identify or promote a
<br />commercial enterprise.
<br />(t) "Pernuttee" shall mean a person receiving an erection permit pursuant to the provisions of this
<br />chapter.
<br />(u) "Person" shall be mean any individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership,
<br />limited liability company, or other association.
<br />(v) "Erect" sha11 mean to build, construct, alter, relocate, modify, attach, hang, place, suspend, or
<br />affix, and shall also include the painting of signs."
<br />be amended, and, as amended, shall read in its entirety as follows:
<br />"1163.02 DEFINITIONS.
<br />As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise indicates:
<br />(a) "Sign" shall mean any writing, pictorial representation, illustration, emblem, symbol, design, or
<br />other figure of similar character that is a structure or a part thereof, or is attached ta or in any
<br />manner represented on a bwilding, vehicle, or other structure, and is visible from any public right-
<br />of-way or any other lot or parcel, and is used for purposes of advertisement, announcement,
<br />declaration, demonstration, identification or expression.
<br />(b) "Illuminated Sign' shall mean any sign which has characters, letters, figures, designs, or
<br />outlines illuminated externally or internally by any light source other than non-reflected natural
<br />daylight.
<br />(c) "Ground Sign" shall mean any sign, excluding a billboard, supported by uprights, braces, or
<br />base or stem of any material, placed upon the ground and not attached to any building.
<br />(d) "Wall Sign" shall mean any sign applied or attached to, or painted onto, any exterior wall
<br />surface of any building or structure.
<br />(e) "Canopy Sign" shall mean any sign attached to the soffit or fascia of a canopy, marquee,
<br />awning, covered entrance, covered walkway, arbor, pergola or other similar structure.
<br />( fl"Billboard' shall mean any sign advertising, identifying or directing attention to any product,
<br />service, entertainment or commercial activity not offered upon the lot on which the sign is
<br />located.
<br />(g) "Pole Sign" sha11 mean any sign, other than a flag as herein defined, that is supported by a
<br />pole, poles, columns or other base or structure, and designed either:
<br />(1) To allow pedestrian or vehicular clearance beneath any of the sign's message area, or
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