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Subd. 2. Animated Sign. A sign which includes action or motion Subd. 3. Awning. A roof -like cover, often offabric, plastic, metal or glass designed and intended for protection from the weather or as a decorative embellishment, and which projects from a wall or roof of a structure primarily over a window, walk, or the like. Any part of an awning which also projects over a door shall be counted as an awning. Subd. 4. Awning Sign. A building sign or graphic printed on or in some fashion attached directly to the awning material. Subd. 5. Balloon Sign. A sign consisting of a bag made of lightweight material supported by helium, hot, or pressurized air which is greater than twenty-four (24) inches in diameter. Subd. 6. Billboard. A sign which directs attention to a business, community service or entertainment not exclusively related to the premises where such sign is located (See Subd. 39 of this Section). Subd. 7. Building. Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy. Subd. 8. Building Sign. Any sign attached or supported by any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy. Subd. 9. Business Frontage, The linear frontage of that portion of a building facing the right -of -way and occupied by one separate business. Subd. 10. Cabinet sign. Any wall sign that is not of channel or individually mounted letter construction. Subd. 11. Canony. A permanent roof structure attached to and supported by the building. Subd. 12. Canopy Sign. Any sign that is part of or attached to a canopy and is based on business frontage Subd. 13. Changeable Copy Sign. A sign, or a portion thereof, with characters, letters or illustrations that can be changed or rearranged without altering the face or the surface of the sign. Changeable copy signs do not include signs upon which characters, letters or illustrations change or rearrange only once in a 24 -hour period. Subd. 14. Commercial Speech. Speech advertising a business profession commodity, service or entertainment Subd. 15. Directional Sign. An on- premises sign designed to guide or direct pedestrian or vehicular traffic and a surface area not greater than five (5) square feet. Subd. 16. Electric Sign. Any sign containing electric wiring but not including signs illuminated by an exterior light source. CADocuments and Settings \barb.suciu\Local Settings \Temporary Internet Files \OLK24\2008 3 Rev SA Sign Ordinance.doc