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ORDINANCE 2009-427 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 90, ARTICLE IV, SECTION 90-1 DEFINITIONS THE CITY OF HUGO ORDAINS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Hugo does hereby amend Chapter 90, Article IV, Section 90- 1, add the following definitions: ABANDONED SIGN. A sign that no longer correctly advertises a bona fide business, lessor, lessee, owner, activity, use product or service available on the premises where the sign is displayed for a continuous period of 3 months. ADVERTISING SIGN: A sign that directs attention to a business, profession, commodity, service, or entertainment not sold or offered on the premises upon which the sign is located. Advertising signs shall include billboards, poster panels, and other off-site signs. A TTENTIONA TTRACTING DEVICE. any device with flashing, blinking, rotating or moving action, or any banner, searchlight, balloons, or pennants designed or intended to attract the attention of the public to an establishment or to a sign. AWINNG SIGN. A sign that is painted or attached to an awning. COMMERCIAL SPEECH: speech advertising a business, profession, commodity, service or entertainment. CONSTRUCTION SIGN. Any sign that displays information regarding the construction or development under construction on the site in which it is displayed. DIRECTIONAL SIGN. A sign that serves primarily to direct traffic to the location of a place, area, or activity. ELECTRONIC GR,4PHICDISPLAYSIGN. A sign or portion thereof displaying electronic images, graphics, or pictures, with or without text information, defined by a small number of matrix elements using different combinations of light emitting diodes (LEDs), fiber optics, light bulbs or other illumination devices.. Electronic graphic display signs include computer programmable, microprocessor controlled electronic or digital displays. Electronic graphic display signs are prohibited from flashing or pulsing. This display shall be a static image and no motion shall be displayed. Electronic graphic display signs include projected images or messages within these characteristics onto buildings or other objects. FLAG. A rectangular piece of fabric of distinctive design mounted on a pole used as a symbol (as a nation), signaling device (nautical), or attention getting device (advertising). FREESTANDING SIGN. A sign that is self supporting and affixed to a frame structure, not attached to a building GRADE OF SIGN. The lowest point of elevation of the finished surface of the ground, paving, or sidewalk within the area between the sign and a line 10 feet from the sign.