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4 GROUND SIGN. Any permanent, freestanding sign supported by or upon standards, poles, beams or other supports or foundation directly affixed to the ground. IDENTIFICATION OR NAMEPLATE SIGN. A sign which bears the name or address or both of the business or the occupant of the building on which it is located. ILLUMINATED SIGN. A sign which has artificial light source directed upon it or which has an interior light source. INSTITUTIONAL SIGN. A permanent sign or bulletin board which identifies the name and other characteristics of a public or private institution on the site where the sign is located. MARQUEE AND CANOPY SIGNS. Any message or identification which is permanently affixed to a projection or extension of a building or structure, erected in a manner as to provide shelter or cover over the approach to any entrance of a store, building or place of public assembly. MOTION SIGN, A sign which revolves, rotates or moves. NONCOMMERCIAL SPEECH. Dissemination of messages not classified as commercial speech which include, but are not limited to, messages concerning political, religious, social, ideological, public service and informational topics. OFF PREMISE SIGN A sign which directs attention to a business, profession, commodity, L,/ affixed. or entertainment not exclusively related to the premises where a sign is located or to which it is affixed. PENNANT. Any lightweight plastic, fabric or other material, whether or not containing a message of any kind, suspended from a rope, wire or string, usually in series, designed to move in the wind. Sometimes called STRINGER. POLITICAL CAMPAIGN SIGNS. Signs or posters announcing the candidate(s) seeking political office and/or political issues and/or dates pertinent thereto. PORTABLE SIGN. A temporary sign with or without copy and graphic that is designed or intended to be moved or transported. Examples of portable signs include: • Signs designed to be transported by trailer or on wheels; • Signs mounted on a vehicle for advertsing purposes, when the vehicle is parked and visible from public right-of-way, except signs identifying a business when the vehicle is being used in the normal day-to-day operations of that business. PROJECTING SIGN. A permanent sign affixed to an exterior wall or roof of a building and which is perpendicular to the building wall. PYLON SIGN. A permanent, free standing ground sign erected upon a post or posts, pole or poles. ti-- REAL ESTATE SIGN. A temporary sign advertising the sale or lease of property or buildings.