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freestanding signboards, regardless of whether such signs are attached to the ground or to a building or structure. Projecting sign means a sign that is attached to the wall of a building and projects more than 15 inches beyond such wall. esZ esta#e�ign moans a-sign--advertisingonly fire sal®; rorxtal or-l-ease of-th€ Kernises-upon-whieh-the sign-is-leeated: .Sign means any lettsryword, or symbol�poster, }iicture, statuarya r°eadeue matter or representation in the nature of an an dvertisemeui annoxxncexnent rnessae; or visual commrenicaYron, whether Uiainted, posted, printed, affixed, or constructed iueludhjg all associated brackets, braces, sx�,-pn ports wires and struct:reswhich is displayed for information or communicaliv®purkios®s. ul�liair`y'-oi-rc,r'-iPirg, rog'"va-eery. "�� 1'rgci `rs� or- buil<ling-or�i-om-a-tr-aveled-catty; -that-ei#tar-oenveys-a-xn®saga-to-the-publio--or-intends to -advertise; tion to nny-event, goo > A sign does not include wall or building art. Street frontage means the distance for which a lot boundary adjoins a single public street Temporary sign means a si n first is not constructed or intended for lorxgterxn use. 0115_sib>r,*'aans VildaeAeea means all proper°ties wxtlxiax tlxe Village Area Metropolitan an Service Area tMUSAL boundary. Wall sign means a sign that is attached to a wall of a building and is affixed parallel to the wall at a distance of not more than 15 inches from the surface of the wall with no copy on the sides or edges. This definition includes painted, individual letter, cabinet signs, and signs on a mansard. Window sign means any sign located completely within an enclosed building and visible from a public way or placed upon a window. Merchandise within the premises and visible from the exterior shall not be considered a window sign under this definition; however, any signs that are placed on the backs of shelving units or similar structures, or interior walls where the sif n is located less than seven feet from the window's surface shall be considered a window sign. c) Applicability. The sign ordinance codified in this section shall apply to any sign placed, erected, altered, maintained, or relocated within the city that is plainly visible, although not necessarily legible, from any vehicular or pedestrian public right-of-way or--any-lot in-ownership-separate€romA-fte-lotWeirwhieh-the eig„r.zs-located. This section shall not regulate government signs. the couv or message displayed on suss sins not intended to be viewed from a uublicright-of--way; interior window disulays; product disuennsersa non -dynamic disulays on scoreboards on athletic fields, flags, gravestones. barber poles; religious symbols; commemorative ulaaues; the display of street numbers; or any disul not defined herein as a sign. The purpose of this provision is to prevent any inadvertent favoring of commercial s eeech over non-commercial speech, or favoring of any particular non-commercial mesas a over au other non -coroner cial mesa e. This rovision revails over an mores ecitic provision to the contrary. d) Sign permits and fees. 1. Permit required. Except as provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to place, erect, alter or relocate within the city, any sign without first obtaining a permit from the planning community devel0 went department and making payment of all per xnit fees as required by the