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<br />Sign, banner, permanently mounted. Any sign or display constructed of cloth, canvas, fabric,
<br />paper, or other light materials, hung either with or without frames possessing characters, letters,
<br />illustrations, or ornamentations applied to paper, plastic or fabric of any kind, and installed in a
<br />permanent fashion per Section 40-61 of this Article. National flags, military flags, flags of the
<br />commonwealth, city or symbolic flags of any institution or business shall not be considered
<br />banners or signs for the purposes of this chapter. There shall be no more than one permanent
<br />banner sign per establishment per zone lot.
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<br />Sign, canopy. Any sign that is part of or is attached to an awning, canopy, or other fabric, plastic
<br />or structural protective cover over a door, entrance, window or outdoor service area, A marquee is
<br />not a canopy. The advertising display area shall be confined to the vertical surface of any canopy
<br />or awning and shall consist only of the name and/or logo of the business or institution sewn,
<br />painted, stenciled or otherwise placed on the surface.
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<br />Sign, changeable copy. A sign that is designed so that characters, letters or illustrations can be
<br />changed or rearranged, mechanically, manually, electrically or electronically, without altering the
<br />face or the surface of the sign. Changeable copy signs shall not be considered to be animated or
<br />flashing simply because the copy is changed electrically or electronically. Changing time and
<br />temperature or stock market indicator signs shall be considered changeable copy signs.
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<br />Sign, freestanding. Any sign which is supported by a structure or supports in or upon the ground
<br />and which is independent of support from any building or other structure. Freestanding signs shall
<br />be allowed in the zoning districts indicated, subject to the height limits indicated, Any parts of
<br />any freestanding signs shall be setback a minimum seven feet from the front property line, The
<br />minimum sign setback from interstate highways and expressways designated by city council shall
<br />be 100 feet. Freestanding signs on property adjoining property which is included in any RS, RT,
<br />RM or historic zoning district shall be set back from the property line adjoining such residential
<br />property by a distance at least equal to the height of the sign. There shall not be more than one
<br />freestanding sign per zone lot or, if the zone lot has frontage on more than one public street, one
<br />additional freestanding sign shall be allowed for each such street in excess of one. One
<br />freestanding sign may contain advertising messages for any number of businesses. National flags,
<br />military flags, flags of the commonwealth, city or symbolic flags of any institution or business
<br />shall not be considered banners or signs for the purposes of this chapter,
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<br />Sign, incidental. Any sign which has no independent purpose but which has a purpose incidental
<br />to the use of the zone lot. Not by way of limitation but by way of example, "no parking, entrance,
<br />loading only" and other similar signs on private property are incidental signs. Incidental signs
<br />shall not exceed two square feet in area. Such signs shall not be illuminated. If freestanding, such
<br />signs shall not exceed four feet in height. Incidental signs include signs with parking and on-site
<br />traffic information and signs identifying entrances, public telephones, restrooms and other generic
<br />information not including an advertising or non-commercial message. Such signs if freestanding
<br />shall be set back from the property line by a distance equal to the height of the sign; there shall be
<br />no setback for such signs if attached to a building or fence. Such signs shall not be included in the
<br />"maximum advertising area" computation,
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<br />Sign, institutional canopy, A religious, educational or other public or quasi-public institutions
<br />shall be entitled to a certificate of compliance for one canopy sign per street frontage, subject to
<br />all other applicable requirements ofthis chapter, except that such signs may be up to 12 feet in
<br />height.
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