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5 <br />PYLON SIGN. A permanent, free- standing ground sign erected upon a post or posts, pole or poles. <br />REAL ESTATE SIGN. A temporary sign advertising the sale or lease of property or buildings. <br />SANDWICH BOARD. A temporary on-premise sign constructed to form an “AA”@ or a tent-like <br />shape, placed in front of a business to advertise its services or goods. <br />SIGN. Any writing, pictorial presentation, number, illustration or decoration, flag, banner or other <br />communication device, whether painted, posted, printed, affixed, or constructed, including associated <br />brackets, braces, supports, wires, and structures, that is used to announce, direct attention to, identify, <br />advertise inform, communicate, or otherwise make anything known and that is visible from off the <br />property on which the sign is located. SIGN shall not mean, and this chapter shall not apply to, any state <br />or local road signs displayed for the purpose of identifying road construction or for the regulation of traffic <br />associated therewith. <br />SIGN AREA. The entire area of a temporary or permanent sign within a single continuous perimeter <br />enclosing the extreme limits of the actual sign surface, but excluding any structural or supporting elements <br />such as uprights, aprons, poles, beams, or standards. For the purpose of this chapterdouble-faced signs, <br />the maximum square footage of a signsign area shall be computed on the basis of oneone (1) face of any <br />double faced sign of the sign. <br />SIGN HEIGHT. Height shall be measured from grade to the uppermost points or level of sign <br />structure. <br />TEMPORARY SIGNS. A sign which is designed or intended to be displayed for a short period of <br />time and is not permanently installed. This includes items such as banners, pennants, flags of other than <br />a political jurisdiction, beacons, sandwich signs, balloons, or other air or gas filled figures. <br />WALL SIGN. A permanent sign attached to or erected against the wall of a building or structure with <br />the exposed face to the sign in a plane approximately parallel to the face of the wall and extending not <br />more than 15 inches from the building wall face. <br />§ 1010.003 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT. <br />(1)Permit required. No temporary or permanent sign shall be erected, altered, reconstructed, or <br />moved in the city without first securing a permit from the city, unless this chapter specifically states <br />otherwise. The noncommercial speech content of the sign shall not be reviewed or considered in <br />determining whether to approve or deny a sign permit. The permit owner holder shall be responsible for <br />all of the requirements of this chapter, including the liability for expense of removal and maintenance <br />incurred by the city. <br />(2) Sign permit fees shall be as specified in the city fee schedule. Double permit fees shall be <br />assessed if the permit is pulled after the sign is placed. <br />(3)Repairs. <br />(a) All signs shall be maintained in good condition and the areas around them kept free from