"Abandoned sign" means any sign or sign structure that is (1) located on property that has been vacant, unoccupied or not lawfully used for a consecutive period of ninety days or longer; or (2) has not been lawfully used for a consecutive period of ninety days or longer; or (3) is not an allowed off-premises sign or sign structure and that pertains to any occupant, business, event, activity or use different from the occupant, business, event, activity or use now existing on the property (irrespective of whether a consecutive period of ninety days or longer has elapsed); or (4) is substantially broken, inoperable, defective, defaced, faded, peeled, rusted, illegible, incomplete or otherwise deteriorated and is not fully repaired and restored within thirty days after the city provides notice of the condition to the owner of the property where such sign or sign structure is located.

"Administrative official" means the mayor or a designee specified by the mayor who is a current city employee.

"Banner" means any sign or sign structure that is not a flag, that is constructed of cloth, fabric, nylon or any other similar material, and that is mounted at one or more edges or locations to a staff, pole, upright, brace, building or other supporting structure or device.

"Billboard" means any large-scale outdoor sign or sign structure that is customarily, but not necessarily, leased for a period of time to one or more customers who wish to display large-scale outdoor advertising content that is often but not always unrelated to the occupant, business, event, activity and use existing on the property where such sign or sign structure is located or existing in the immediate area.

"Canopy sign" means any sign or sign structure made of any material and irrespective of its structural components that is attached to, affixed to, connected to or otherwise a part of any awning, canopy or other overhang, cover or covering on, above, over or around a door, entrance, window, opening, outdoor congregation area, outdoor service area or fire escape.

"Carried sign" means any sign or sign structure that is handheld or carried by a person so long as it is handheld or carried by a person.

"Changing message sign" means any sign or sign structure that does or was originally designed to display different, updated or cycling content on an automatic or semi-automatic basis as a result of electronic or manual control. Examples include, but are not limited to, date displays or time displays or temperature displays shown on a lamp bank of an electronic sign, and reader board displays shown either on a lamp bank of an electronic sign or in fixed letters on a manual reader board sign.

"Digital sign" means any sign or sign structure that does or was originally designed to display changeable text, graphics, symbols and content by usage of light emitting diodes (LEDs) or other technological means contrasted with a nonilluminated or blank background. Digital signs and sign structures are also known as "electronic message centers" or "EMCs."

"Directional sign" means any sign or sign structure erected for the intended or apparent purpose of facilitating or controlling the efficient and safe movement of vehicles or pedestrians. See also "off-premises directional sign" and "on-premises directional sign."

"Electrical sign" means any sign or sign structure that uses or was originally designed to use electricity, electrical wiring, electrical connections or electrical fixtures or devices.

"Fascia board" means (1) a board or structural component affixed to the outside vertical face of a cornice; or (2) a board or structural component connecting the top of the siding with the bottom of a soffit; or (3) a board or structural component nailed or otherwise affixed across the ends of the rafters at the eaves; or (4) the edge beam of a bridge; or (5) the flat member or band at the surface of a building.

"Fascia sign" means any sign or sign structure that is attached to, affixed to, connected to or otherwise a part of any fascia board of any roof structure and that does not extend, project or otherwise protrude more than twelve inches outward from the nearest edge of the parapet or fascia (including the parapet to which the fascia is attached) of the structure or building, that does not extend outward beyond the horizontal width of the building (including the building's parapet and fascia), and that for its entire length exists and runs in a parallel direction to the nearest wall or face of the structure or building.

"Flag" means any piece of cloth, fabric, nylon or other similar type of material that is attached to, affixed to, connected to or otherwise a part of a staff, pole, upright, brace, building or other supporting structure or device, and that customarily but not necessarily includes distinctive words, letters, colors, patterns, designs, images, figures, symbols or logos.

"Flashing sign" means any sign or sign structure that is not a changing message sign and that does or was originally designed to (1) change or alter displayed lumens or light intensity in sudden transitory bursts; or (2) switch on and off in a constant pattern in which more than one-third of the nonconstant light source is off at any one time; or (3) do one or more similar functions.

"Freestanding sign" means any sign or sign structure that is not a banner or flag and that is supported by one or more staffs, poles, uprights, braces or other structures (but not including buildings) that are located in, on or upon the ground.

"Freeway sign" means any sign or sign structure that has an intended or apparent purpose of being noticed by and gaining the attention of freeway vehicular traffic drivers and passengers.

"Marquee" and "display case sign" each mean any sign or sign structure that is customarily, but not necessarily, associated with a movie theater, performing arts venue, theatrical playhouse or any other similar type of location or structure. The sign shall be attached to a structure or building either in a flat and parallel orientation to the structure or building or in such other orientation as approved by the administrative official. The sign shall include an area or functionality that allows for changeable text, graphics, symbols and content without alteration of the physical structure and components of the sign. A "marquee" or "display case sign" shall be considered to be a wall sign and thus shall be subject to Section 10.38.110, and shall not be considered a temporary sign that is subject to Section 10.38.130.

"Multiple-building complex" means any group of structures or buildings located on a single property from which two or more retail, office or commercial uses share a portion of the structures or buildings, the property, ingress and egress accesses, parking facilities or a coordinated site plan. For purposes of this chapter, each multiple-building complex shall be considered a single use.

"Nonconforming sign" means any sign or sign structure that previously conformed or substantially conformed to all then-applicable standards, restrictions and requirements including but not limited to all permitting requirements, but which no longer conforms or substantially conforms to the now-applicable standards, restrictions and requirements.

"Off-premises directional sign" means any sign or sign structure that has an intended or apparent purpose of displaying directions to a particular location, structure, building or business that is not located on the property where the sign or sign structure is located.

"Off-premises sign" means any sign or sign structure that has an intended or apparent purpose of displaying advertising content for an occupant, business, event, activity, use, service, good, product, merchandise, point of sale, person or entity on, at or from a location other than on the property where the sign or sign structure is located.

"On-premises sign" means any sign or sign structure that is incidental to a lawful use existing on the property where such sign or sign structure is located, and that has an intended or apparent purpose of displaying advertising content for an occupant, business, event, activity, use, service, good, product, merchandise, point of sale, person or entity on, at or from the property where the sign or sign structure is located.

"Permanent sign" means any sign or sign structure made of any durable, weatherproof or weather-resistant material that has an intended or apparent permanence of use and that does not meet the definition of "temporary sign" or fall under any other provision of this chapter.

"Portable sign" means any sign or sign structure made of wood, metal, plastic or any other durable material and that is not erected, constructed, placed, attached, affixed or otherwise connected to the ground or any permanent structure or building in any permanent way such as via concrete, nails or screws (and, thus, does not include and is distinct from a carried sign). Examples include, but are not limited to, sandwich board signs, trailered signs and portable reader board signs that are placed on private property.

"Projecting sign" means any sign or sign structure that is not a canopy sign, fascia sign or wall sign, that is attached, affixed or connected to a structure or building, and that extends, protrudes or otherwise projects outward from the nearest edge of the structure or building.

"Roof sign" means any sign or sign structure that is erected or constructed so as to be part of the roof structure or design of any structure or building, that is wholly or partially supported by any structure or building, and that in whole or in part is situated above the roofline to which it is attached.

"Sign" means words, letters, colors, patterns, designs, images, figures, symbols or logos, either with or without illumination, on any medium including but not limited to such medium's structural components or attachments, that has an intended or apparent purpose of being noticed by and gaining the attention of persons and that displays content for the commercial use of an occupant, business, event, activity, service, good, product, merchandise, point of sale, person or entity. Examples of such attachments include, but are not limited to, balloons, streamers, pennants, flags, inflatables and other devices or items.

"Sign area" means that area contained within a single continuous perimeter enclosing the entire sign or sign cabinet, but does not include any support or framing structure that does not convey a message.

"Sign cabinet" means the module or background containing the message of the sign, but does not include any sign support, architectural framing or other decorative feature that contains no message.

"Sign height" means the vertical distance measured from the highest portion of the sign to further of the grade immediately below the sign or the upper surface of the nearest street curb.

"Sign setback" means the horizontal distance measured from the nearest property line or parcel line to the nearest edge of the sign.

"Street frontage" means the horizontal distance measured along any property line or parcel line that borders or is adjacent to any public street. For a corner lot, each street-side property line or parcel line shall be a separate street frontage. The street frontage for a single use or development on two or more parcels shall be the sum of all frontages.

"Temporary sign" means any sign or sign structure that has an intended or apparent nonpermanence of use, that is made of any nondurable material such as cloth, paper, corrugated board, cardboard, canvas, flexible plastic, thin metal stakes, foam core board, water-soluble paint or any type of chalk (on the sign or sign structure), and that is not erected, constructed, placed, attached, affixed or otherwise connected to the ground or any permanent structure or building in any permanent way such as via concrete, nails or screws. Examples include, but are not limited to, posters, placards, stakes, banners, pennants, valances and displays made of cloth, paper, canvas, cardboard or any other light nondurable material. Any sign or sign structure that is in whole or part made of durable materials shall be a permanent sign. By contrast, writings and drawings created exclusively by applying water-soluble chalk directly upon a sidewalk or pedestrian walking path (without any physical connection to a sign or sign structure) do not constitute a temporary sign and are not in any way governed by this chapter. See Section 10.38.040(b).

"Trailered sign" means any sign or sign structure that is attached to, affixed to, connected to or otherwise located in, on or about any trailer, or that has its own wheels or transport mechanisms that move or were originally designed to move the sign or sign structure between locations. However, this definition does not include any sign or sign structure that is attached to, affixed to, connected to or otherwise located in, on or about any vehicle that is not a trailer such as passenger cars, trucks or recreational vehicles, and those signs and sign structures are subject to this chapter.

"Wall sign" means any on-premises sign that is attached to, affixed to, connected to or otherwise a part of a wall of any structure or building, or that is painted directly on a wall of any structure or building, or that is erected against and parallel to a wall of any structure or building, or so as to extend, project or otherwise protrude outward from a wall of any structure or building.

"Wayfinding sign" means any off-premises sign that has an intended or apparent purpose of facilitating or controlling the efficient and safe movement of vehicles or pedestrians to local tourist or visitor destinations designated and recognized by the city.

"Welcome sign" and "gateway sign" mean any sign or sign structure at or near any entry or exit point to the city that introduces, welcomes, advises or thanks tourists or visitors entering or leaving the city or region. A welcome sign or gateway sign may incorporate or provide space for advertisements that are incidental to the primary purpose of the sign and sign structure, or that serve to help fund the sign or sign structure, or that stimulate the economy within the city, or that promote tourism and visitation. Any person or entity desiring to install a welcome sign or gateway sign must comply with all provisions of this chapter.

"Window sign" means any sign or sign structure that has an intended or apparent purpose of communicating information about an occupant, business, event, activity, use, service, good, product, merchandise, point of sale, person or entity, that is placed on, upon or inside a window, window pane, glass surface or other transparent surface, and that is visible from the exterior of such window, window pane, glass surface or other transparent surface. (Ord. 2134, § 1, 2021.)