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[(6) "Sign" means any device, figure, painting, drawing, placard, poster, awning, canopy, street clock, including any announcement, declaration, demonstration, display, illustration, insignia, or message which: (A) Is used to advertise or promote the interests of any person or entity or to communicate information of any kind to the public; (B) Is placed out doors on real property, or attached to or placed on or in windows of buildings or structures; and (C)Is visible from any street.] Section moved to #1 for clarity in putting overall definition first rather than in the middle of the section L7)"T'emporary sign or banner" means any signs which are not permanently installed or constructed as required under Division 8` such as outdoor decorations or advertising devices announcing an event, a meeting or series of meetings if displayed on the premises where the event, meeting or series of meetings will be or is being held. Meeting, as used in this section, includes all meetings whether open to the public or not, or whether conducted for profit or not, and, including but not limited to, sports events, conventions, fairs, rallies, plays, lectures, concerts, motion pictures, dances, and religious services. A "banner" is defined as a sign made of fabric or any nonrigid material with no enclosing framework. (8) "Wall sign" means any sign which is affixed to an exterior wall of any building [or structure] when the sign projects not more than fifteen inches from the building wall, structure, or its parts, or a sign attached to a marquee. "Wall" means any structure which has a slope of sixty degrees or greater with the horizontal plane and which serves to enclose or subdivide a building [or retain fill material]. Fences, which mean enclosing or dividing frameworks for land, yard, or gardens, shall not be considered to be walls for purposes of this chapter. A wall sign does not include a sign 5