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. . . Ordinance 679 A~ril18,2001 BUSINESS SIGN: A sign that states the proper name of the business. organization or institution located on the premises on which the sign is located. CAMPAIGN SIGN: A temporary sign promoting the candidacy of a person runnmg for a government office. or promoting an issue to be voted on at the next election. CANOPY SIGN: A sign affixed to the visible smface of an attached or freestanding canopy structure. often backlit to provide internal illumination. For the purposes of sign area computation.. canopy signs shall be treated as a wall sign. CHANGEABLE COpy SIGN: A sign or portion thereof with characters. letters or illustrations that can be changed or rearranged electronically or manually without altering the face or the surface of the sign. A sign on which the message changes more than eight times a day shall be considered an animated sign for the purposes of this ordinance. That portion of a sign on which the only copy that changes is an indication of the time and temperature shall be considered a public informational sign. Portable or non-permanent changeable copy signs shall. for the purposes of this Section.. be considered temporary signs. CONSTRUCTION SIGN: A sign placed at a construction site identifying the proiect and/or names of the architect. engineers. developers. contractors or other individuals or firms associated with the proj ecl. DIRECTIONAL SIGN: A sign for the purpose of making specific commercial. industrial or public and semi-public locations known and to assist in finding these locations on the property where the sign is located. Such signs may be located within street right of ways subiect to approval of the City and appropriate governmental agency. FLAG OR PENNANT STRINGERS: A series of flags. pennants or streamers connected by a string or a rope. Such stringers shall be considered temporary signs for the purpose of this Section. FLASHING SIGN: A sign or portion thereof whose illumination is characterized by a repetitive cycle in which the period of illumination is either the same as or less than the period of non- illumination. For the purposes of this ordinance. flashing will not be defined as occurring if the cyclical period between on-off phases of illumination exceeds four (4) seconds. FREESTANDING SIGN: A sign principally supported by a structure affixed to the ground. and not supported by a building. including signs supported by one or more columns. poles or braces placed in or upon the ground. Also referred to as a Ground Sign. GOVERNMENT OR REGULATORY SIGN: A sign which is erected by a governmental unit for identification, traffic control or other regulatory purposes. Such signs are often located within street right of ways. GROUND SIGN: A sign principally supported by a structure affixed to the ground. and not supported by a building. including signs supported by one or more columns. poles or braces placed in or upon the ground. Also referred to as a Freestanding Sign. Page 5