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S 10.02 57. "Shelter-Fallout or Blast" - A structure or portion of a structure intended to provide protection to human life during 'periods of danger to human life from nuclear fall-out, blasts, air ' ;'raids, storms, or other emergencies. 58. "Sign" - Any written announcement, declaration, t3emonstraticn, display, illustration, insignia, or illumination used to advertise or promote the interest of any person when the same is displayed or placed outside in view of the general public and shall include every detached sign. 59. "Sign-Advertising (Billboard)" - A sign which directs attention to a business, community service or entertainment not exclusively related to the premises where such sign is located or to which it is affixed. 60. "Sign-Business" - A sign which directs attention to a business or profession conducted or to a commodity, service, or entertainment sold or offered on the premises on which such sign is located or to which it is affixed. 61. "Sign-Flashing" - An illuminated sign on which the artificial light is not maintained stationary or constant in intensity and color at all times in which such sign is in use. 62. "Sign-Nameplate" - A nameplate sign shall mean any sign which states the name or address or both of the business or occupant of the lot where the sign is placed or may be a directory listing the names, addresses and business of occupants. 63. "Sign-Gross Area Of" - The area within the frame shall be used to calculate the square feet except that tl.e width of the frame exceeding twelve inches shall constitute advertising space, or should such letters or graphics *be mounted directly on a wall or fascia or in any such way as to be without a frame, the dimensions for calculating the square footage shall be the area extended six inches beyond the periphery formed around such letters or graphics bounded by straight lines connecting the outermost points thereof, and each surface utilized to display a message or to attract attention shall be measured as a separate sign. 64. "Sign-Illuminated" - Any sign which has characters, letters, figures, designs or outline illuminated by electric lights or luminous tubes as a part of the sign proper. Source: Municipal Code Effective Date: 9-14-67 65. "Stables and Barns-Private" - A building or structure used or intended to be used for housing horses, mules, donkeys or ponies belonging to the occupant of the property, and kept "or onotK) cc (4-1-84)