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Created: 2021-04-05 11:46:26 [EST] (Supp. No. 19, Update 1) Page 4 of 14 advertise tenants on different property provided such tenants are within the same approved PUD and parking is 108 shared between properties. 109 Outdoor advertising sign means any sign that is located outdoors and that advertises a product, business, 110 service, event, or any other matter that is not available, or does not take place, on the same premises as the sign. 111 Outdoor advertising signs are commonly called billboards. An outdoor advertising sign does not include a sign that 112 is not readily understandable or readable from property other than where the sign is located, such as from 113 adjacent property or a public street, as determined by the city administrator or their designee. 114 Permanent sign means any sign that is not temporary. 115 Pole sign means a freestanding sign that is elevated off the ground by one or more poles. 116 Portable sign means a temporary sign whose principal supporting structure is intended, by design and 117 construction, to be used by resting upon the ground for support and may be easily moved or relocated for reuse. 118 Portable signs include, but are not limited to, A-frame or T-frame signs, sandwich signs, signs mounted on a trailer, 119 bench, wheeled carrier, or other non-motorized mobile structure with or without wheels. with or without copy 120 and graphic that is designed or intended to be moved or transported but not including banner signs. Examples of 121 portable signs include, but are not limited to: A-frame or T-frame signs, sandwich signs; signs designed to be 122 transported by trailer or on wheels; and signs mounted on a vehicle for advertising purposes, exce pt signs 123 identifying a business when the vehicle is being used in the normal day -to-day operation of that business. A sign 124 may be a portable sign even if it has wheels removed, was designed without wheels, or is attached to the ground, a 125 structure, or other sign. 126 Projecting sign means a sign, other than a wall sign, that is attached to and projects more than 18 inches 127 from the building façade. 128 Public sign Regulatory or Directional Signs means a traffic control sign in Minnesota State Statutes; any 129 identification sign installed on public propertyin a public park by a public authority; and any other identification, 130 regulatory, or warning sign approved by the city council for installation on public or private land. 131 Re-facing means the process of replacing the sign copy, message, logo, or graphic on a sign without altering 132 or moving the structure to which the sign face is attached. 133 Roof sign means a sign that is mounted on the roof of a building or on a parapet wall that is above the roof 134 line. 135 Rotating sign means a sign or a portion of a sign which moves in a rotating, oscillating or similar manner 136 other than changing signs. 137 Service area canopy means an open air roof-like structure that projects from the wall of a building or is 138 freestanding and is for the purpose of shielding equipment and/or people from the elements; is often found 139 covering service or gasoline station islands. 140 Sign means any written message, pictorial presentation, number, illustration, decoration, banner or other 141 device that is used to announce, direct attention to, identify, advertise or otherwise make anything known. For 142 purpose of maintenance or removal, the term "sign" shall also include frames and support structures. 143 Sign area means the area in square feet of the single smallest rectangle, circle, or triangle that contains the 144 sign copy. 145 Sign height means the distance measured perpendicular from the highest point of the sign structure to the 146 average grade at the base of the sign. 147 Temporary sign means a sign designed to be displayed for a limited period of time that is not permanently 148 affixed to the land or to a structure. 149 Wall sign means a sign attached to or erected against an exterior wall surface of a building or structure. 150