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Division 2. Definitions <br /> Section 3-3. Definitions of "sign" and types of signs. <br /> (a) As used in this chapter unless otherwise specified: <br /> (1) "Sign" means any device, figure, painting, drawing, placard, poster, awning, canopy, <br /> street clock, including any announcement, declaration, demonstration, display, illustration, <br /> <br /> insignia, or message which: <br /> (A) Is used to advertise or promote the interests of any person or entity or to <br /> communicate information of any kind to the public; <br /> (B) Is placed out doors on real property, is attached to or placed on the exterior of <br /> buildings or structures, or is placed on the exterior or interior surface of a <br /> window; and <br /> (C) Is visible from any street <br /> (2) "Ground sign" means any sign supported by or located upon any fence or <br /> independent support that is placed on, or anchored in, the ground and that is <br /> independent from any building [or wall]. Fence means an enclosing or dividing <br /> framework for land, yard, or garden and includes any type of freestanding or <br /> retaining wall. <br /> (3) "Illuminated sign" means any sign in which the characters, letters, figures, designs, or <br /> outlines are illuminated by electric lights or luminous tubes. <br /> (4) "Marquee sign" (hanging sign)_means any sign attached to or hung from a marquee. <br /> "Marquee" means any canopy or covered structure projecting from and supported <br /> by a building, when such canopy or covered structure extends beyond the <br /> building. <br /> (5) "Projecting sign' means any sign affixed or attached to a building wall or structure and <br /> extending beyond the building wall or structure more than fifteen inches with an <br /> incidence angle of greater than thirty degrees. <br /> (6) "Roof sign' means any sign erected, constructed, or located wholly on or over the roof <br /> of any building. "Roof" means the cover of a building, including the roofing and <br /> all other material and construction (such as supporting members) necessary to <br /> carry and maintain it on the walls or uprights. "Roofing" means any material used <br /> as a roof covering, including but not limited to shingles, slate, sheet metal, or tile. <br /> 3 <br /> <br />