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Draft Sign Code Revision <br />February 7, 200I <br />CAMPAIGN SIGN: A temporary sign promoting the candidacy of a person running for a <br />government office, or promoting an issue to be voted on at the next election. [Burnsville] <br />CANOPY SIGN: A sign affixed ta the visible surface of an attached or freestanding canopy <br />structure, often backli.t to provide internal illuminaiion. For the �ur�oses of si�n area computation, <br />canopy signs shall be treated as a wall si�1 [New] <br />CHANGEA.BLE COPY STGN: A sign or portion thereof with characters, letters or illustrations that <br />can be changed or rearranged electronically or znanually without altering the face or the surface of the <br />sign. A sign on which the message changes more than eight times a day shall be considered an <br />animated sign for the purposes of this ordinance. That portion of a sign on which the only copy that <br />changes is an indication of the time and temperature shall be considered a public informational sign. <br />[Burnsviile, APA] <br />CONSTRUCTION SIGN: A sign placed at a constructian site identifying the project and/or names <br />of the a�chiiect, engineers, developers, contractors or other individuais or firms associated with the <br />project. [Burnsville] <br />DIRECTIONAL SiGN: A sign for the purpose of malcing specific commercial, industrial or public <br />and semi-public locatiflns known and to assist in finding these locations on the property where the <br />sign is located. Such si s mav be located within street ri�t of wavs subject to a�proval of the <br />- ap�zopriate �overnmental a eg ncv. [Change] <br />'; <br />FLASHING SIGN: Ai�itnated signs, or animated portions of signs whose illumination is <br />characterized by a repetitive cycle in which the period of illumination is either the same or as or less <br />than the period of nan-ilhunitiahon. For the purposes of this ordinance, flashing will not be defined <br />as occurring if the cyciical period between on-off phases of iliumination exceeds four (4) seconds. <br />[USSCF] <br />FREESTANDING SIGN: A sign principaliy supported by a struciw'e affixed to the ground, and not <br />supported by a building, including signs supported by one or more columns, poles or braces piaced in <br />or upon the ground. Also referred to as a Ground Sign. [USSCF] <br />GOVERNMEN'I` OR REGULATORY SIGN: A sign which is erected by a governmental unit for <br />identification, traffic control or other regulatory purposes. Such signs are often located within sfireet <br />right of ways. [Burnsvilie] <br />GROUND SIGN: A sign principally supported by a structure affixed to the ground, ax�d no� <br />supported by a building, including signs supported by one or more caluir�ns, poles or braces placed in <br />or upon the ground. Also referred to as a Freestandir�g Sign. (USSCF] <br />HOME OCCUPATION SIGN: A sign erected upon a residential property to advertise a home based <br />business or occupation talcing place ai tha,� location. [New] <br />IDENTIFICATION SICCN: A sign, the primary func�ion of which is to identify a residential, <br />commercial, industrial or public or semi-public use iocated upon the premises where such sign is <br />located or to which such sign is affixed. Signs identi#�ying commercial uses may call attenrion to �he <br />Page 3 <br />