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SIGN, WINDOW means a sign attached to, in contact with, placed upon, painted on or otherwise viewable through the window or door of a building that is intended for viewing from the outside of such building. This does not include merchandise located in a window. A structure that would be considered a sign if mounted on the exterior of the building, but which is mounted inside the building and oriented to be visible through the window by a person outside of the window shall be considered a window sign for the purposes of this code. Exhibit B: Chapter 1115 Definitions (Proposed) Page 1115-23 City of North Olmsted Zoning Code 1115 SIGN, YARD means any temporary sign placed on the ground or attached to a supporting structure, posts or poles, that is not attached to any building. SIGN AREA means the entire display area of a sign copy including the advertising surface located on one or more sign faces, but not including the supporting structure. SIGN COPY means those letters, numerals, and figures, symbols, logos and graphic elements comprising the content or message of a sign. SIGN FACE means the surface of the sign upon, against or through which the message of the sign is exhibited. ' SIGN HEIGHT means the vertical distance to top of sign structure. STACIQNG LANE means a portion of the parking lot or other vehicular use area of a site that is dedicated to the temporary storage or queuing of vehicles engaged in drive-through use of the site or development. START OF CONSTRUCTION means the first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site such as the pouring of slabs or footings or any work beyond the stage of excavation, including the relocation of a structure. Permanent construction does not include installation of streets and/or sidewalks. STATE means the State of Ohio. STATIC OR INSTANT MESSAGE CHANGE means on electronic message centers, a static or instant message change is when one message changes to another message instantly without scrolling, flashing or other movement of the message. STORM WATER means the direct runoff response of a watershed to rainfall including the surface and subsurface runoff and any associated material that enters a ditch, stream or storm sewer during a rainfall event. STORY means that portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or if there is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it, including a basement with a ceiling more than four (4) feet six (6) inches above the surface of the adjoining ground. STREET means a dedicated public thoroughfare designed to provide the principal means of access to abutting property or designed to serve as a roadway for vehicular travel, or both, but excluding alleys. STREET, ARTERIAL means a major street designed to carry high volumes of through -traffic long distances at relatively high speeds. STREET, COLLECTOR means a street designed to carry traffic from local streets to arterial streets, as well as to serve as a means of access to traffic generators. STREET, LOCAL means streets that we designed to provide access to primarily residential areas and relatively short distances of travel. STREET WIDTH means the shortest distance between the lines delineating the rights-of-way of a street. STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS means any change to the supporting members of a building, such as foundation, bearing walls, columns, beams, girders, rafters, etc. STRUCTURE means anything constructed or erected that requires permanent location on the surface of the land the use of which requires a location on the ground or attached to something having a location on the ground, including, but not limited to, tennis courts, swimming pools and buildings. SUBDIVISION means the division of land which is five (5) acres or less into two (2) or more building lots or building sites. A division of land into parcels of more than five (5) acres for agricultural purposes or a division