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(33) "Window" means an aperture or opening in the wall of a building which admits light and air to the interior of the building and allows visibility from within and without. (34) "Window sign" means any sign which is located or displayed on the inside or outside of a window surface and which is readily visible ° ° ~ ° ]to the general public from a street. (DPGl~ [Section 3-4, General Definitions, has been alphabetized and added to Section 3-3. CC/LA/C'TJ Division 3. Sign Area Section 3-[5]4 Size of signs. (a) The size of signs shall be measured and determined in the following manner: (1) If a sign is on a plate or is framed or roofed, all of the plate or frame or roof shall be included in the dimensions. (2) If a sign is not on a plate or is not framed but is partly or entirely outlined by a light line or area, or if the sign is on a plate or is framed and circumscribed by a larger light line or area, all of the area circumscribed by a light line or area shall be included in the dimensions. (3) If a sign consists only of words, designs, or figures engraved, painted, projected, or fixed on a wall, the total area of the sign shall be the measurable area within the outer boundary of a standard geometrical shape such as a square, rectangle, or circle containing and defined by the extreme reaches of graphic or informational parts of the sign. Section 3-[6]5. Multi faced signs. (a) The sign area for a sign with more than one face shall be computed by adding together the area of all sign faces[.], except that [(b) W]when two identical sign faces are placed back to back, so Chat both faces cannot be viewed from any point at the same time, and when such sign faces are part of the same sign structure and are not more than 12 inches apart, the sign area shall be computed by the measurement of one of the faces. Division 4. Sign Regulations Section 3-[~]6. Type, number, and size of signs permissible. (a) Only signs of the type, number, and size prescribed in this article will be permitted to be erected or maintained. (b) Sign type, number, and size restrictions shall be applied per lot or, if the lot is occupied by multiple businesses, per business establishment, or if a business occupies multiple adjacent lots, per business establishment. These restrictions shall be subject to the following provisions: (I) The total number of signs per lot or business shall not exceed two per adjacent street; and (2) Each of the two signs allowed per adjacent street shall be of a different sign type. 7