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(Amended, Ordinance No. 2010-71, September 20, 20 10)
<br /> SIGN, OFF-PREMISE: A sign structure, either freestanding or attached to a building,
<br /> advertising an establishment, merchandise, service, or entertainment, which is not sold,
<br /> produced,manufactured, or furnished at the property on which said sign is located. This
<br /> definition encompasses billboards and outdoor advertising signs.
<br /> SIGN, OFF-PREMISE ELECTRONIC MESSAGE UNIT: Shall mean a sign displaying text,
<br /> numerals, graphics, or animation located in certain non-residentially-zoned districts that
<br /> advertise goods,products, services or facilities, or direct persons to a location different from
<br /> where the sign is erected. These signs are illuminated internally by means of electric bulbs,
<br /> LCD or other similar methods, and are controlled electronically with the ability to be
<br /> programmed to change.
<br /> (Amended, Ordinance No. 2008-48, August 4, 2008)
<br /> SIGN, ON-PREMISE: A sign that pertains to the use of the premises on which it is located.
<br /> SIGN, PORTABLE: A sign constructed of rigid or semi-rigid materials designed to be moved
<br /> easily and not permanently affixed to the ground or to a structure or building. Portable signs
<br /> shall include,but are not limited to, signs mounted upon a trailer,bench, wheeled carrier, or
<br /> other non-motorized mobile structure with or without wheels.
<br /> SIGN, PROJECTING YARD: A sign attached to the side of a building that projects into the
<br /> yard adjacent to the wall on which the sign is attached. Projecting yard signs are generally
<br /> designed so that(as distinguished from a wall sign)the advertising faces of the sign are
<br /> perpendicular to the wall on which the sign is attached.
<br /> SIGN, TEMPORARY: A sign or banner displayed for more than 24 hours and a maximum of 90
<br /> days in the 365 day period commencing from the date the sign is erected or affixed to the
<br /> main building. Temporary signs are generally constructed of non-rigid or semi-rigid
<br /> materials and are designed so as to not be permanently mounted to the ground or to a
<br /> structure. (Amended, Ordinance No. 2005-105, December 19, 2005)
<br /> SIGN, WALL: A sign fastened to or painted on the vertical exterior surface of a building. This
<br /> definition encompasses facade signs.
<br /> SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY(SRO): A residential unit consisting of one room, occupied by
<br /> one person, with lockable exterior doors that are accessible from outside the unit. Kitchen
<br /> and bathroom facilities may or may not be communal.
<br /> SITE BREAK: A physical barrier designed to screen buildings or uses from adjacent properties,
<br /> such as a fence or landscaping.
<br /> SKETCH PLAN: An informal visual depiction of a proposed development preparatory to the
<br /> formal application for approval.
<br /> SOCIAL SERVICES: Establishments and agencies that provide assistance, counseling, and
<br /> rehabilitation to individuals and families, including counseling services, training and
<br /> rehabilitation services, self-help organizations, and establishments that provide emergency or
<br /> temporary living facilities.
<br /> SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREAS: Less than completely and opaquely covered human
<br /> genitals, pubic regions,buttocks or female breasts below a point immediately above the top
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