Shall mean a freestanding, moveable sign usually supported by two upright sign faces (also known as a "sandwich board").

Shall mean a sign whose use has ceased or been discontinued for a period of 90 consecutive days or which identifies a business or activity that has not occupied the premises for a period of 90 consecutive days.

Shall mean a sign whose copy refers to the products, facilities or services available on the premises.

Shall mean the placement of a street number which identifies the street mailing address of a business or residence. It may also include the street name for additional clarity.

Shall refer to advertising structures and to signs placed for off-site outdoor advertising purposes on advertising structures.

Shall mean a three-dimensional imitation or representation of a person or thing which is designed to promote or represent a commercial enterprise.

Shall mean a structure of any kind or character erected, used, or maintained for off-site outdoor advertising purposes, upon which any poster, bill, printing, painting, or other advertisement of any kind whatsoever may be placed.

Shall mean a sign which uses movement, lighting or special materials to depict action, movement or rotation.

Shall mean the administrative, appointed or legislative agent or body with primary responsibility for approval of a sign permit.

Shall mean an interdepartmental board established by the City to review and evaluate new projects to ensure that they meet the highest standards for design and construction.

Shall mean the inclusion in a sign of any sound emitting mechanism or production of sound from a sign.

Shall mean a sign that is mounted or painted on or attached to the vertical surface or flap of an awning or canopy.

Shall mean a nonpermanent sign composed of fabric, plastic, paper or other lightweight material which contains advertising copy and is attached to a building, pole, frame or vehicle.

Shall mean a sign displayed on a transit bench or on any surface of a transit enclosure.

Shall mean a sign, excluding a supergraphic sign, which advertises goods, products, services or facilities not sold, produced, manufactured or furnished on the premises on which the sign is located (also known as outdoor advertising, off-premises sign or off-site sign).

Shall mean that portion of a main building most nearly parallel to a street or parking area.

Shall mean sign copy, including logo, used to identify the name and address of a premises, business, building or portion of building upon which it is located, and which includes no other information.

Shall mean a sign in which a business or occupant's name, address, phone number or hours of operation are provided, but which contains no advertising copy.

Shall mean a sign contained within a structural casing or canister, often composed of sheet metal or aluminum, covered by glass, plastic or similar material upon which the sign copy is affixed, and which may be internally illuminated (also known as a "canister sign").

See "awning sign."

Shall mean a sign containing the name and/or primary occupants of a multi-tenant center (also known as a "multi-tenant sign").

Shall mean a sign in which the copy/text may be manually changed or rearranged without altering the face or surface of the sign.

Shall mean individual letters or figures affixed to a building, raceway or other sign structure.

Shall mean a temporary noncommercial sign, posted to advertise a civic event sponsored by a public agency, school, church, civic-fraternal organization or similar civic organization.

Shall mean The Compton Municipal Code.

Shall mean a permit approved by the Planning Commission at an advertised public hearing for specified types of signs which are not automatically permitted by the Code.

Shall mean a temporary sign erected on a parcel where construction is taking place, limited to the duration of the construction, indicating the names of the architects, engineers, contractors, owners, financial supporters, sponsors and similar individuals or firms having a major role or interest in the project.

Shall mean the actual area of sign copy applied to any background including any lettered, written, pictorial or other visual sign unit displayed for the purpose of conveying a message.

Shall mean an on-premises sign limited to directional messages principally to facilitate safe movement of pedestrian or vehicular traffic, such as "one-way," "entrance" or "exit."

Shall mean a sign listing the tenants or occupants of a building or group of buildings which may contain suite numbers, names and logos but no advertising copy.

Shall mean a single sign structure with copy on both sides.

Shall mean the bottom of the roof eave or parapet.

Shall mean a sign or sign structure in which electrical wiring, connections or fixtures are used.

Shall mean a changeable message sign consisting of a matrix of lamps which are computer controlled (excluding time/temperature signs).

Shall mean a sign placed temporarily by or with permission of a public safety agency to protect life and property in the case of fire, flood, explosion or other threat to public safety.

Shall mean visible exterior building walls, including parapet walls.

Shall mean the portion of the advertising structure that contains any poster, bill, printing, painting or other advertisement of any kind whatsoever.

Shall mean a horizontal band covering the joint between the top of a wall and the projecting eaves.

Shall mean ribbons, tinsel, small flags, pinwheels, pennants, small balloons and similar items composed of fabric, plastic, paper or other light materials which are mounted to allow movement by the atmosphere and to attract the attention of the public (excluding official government flags).

Shall mean a light or message that changes more often than once every four seconds. The illumination or the appearance of illumination resulting in a change of message or advertising copy is not the use of flashing, intermittent, or moving light, unless it changes more often than once every four seconds.

Shall mean a permanent sign not affixed to a building, including ground signs, pole signs, pylon signs and monument signs.

Shall mean a divided arterial highway for through traffic with full control of access and with grade separations at intersections.

Shall mean a promotional activity not exceeding 30 consecutive calendar days which occurs within two months of the establishment of a new business to inform the public of its location and product or service. Grand openings do not include annual or occasional promotions.

Shall mean a very low profile, freestanding sign oriented parallel to the ground, which maintains essentially the same height throughout its length.

Shall mean the vertical distance from the natural grade beneath a sign measured to the highest point of the sign, including embellishments.

Shall mean a sign designed to resemble the product or service (e.g., donuts, keys or shoes) offered on the premises.

Shall mean a sign, advertising display or structure erected or constructed without first complying with all ordinances and regulations in effect at the time of its construction, erection or use; a nonconforming sign which has exceeded its authorized amortization period; an abandoned sign or any sign which is hazardous due to its location, physical condition or lack of required maintenance.

Shall mean a sign lighted by or exposed to artificial lighting either by lights on or in the sign or directed toward the sign.

Shall mean a small sign, emblem or decal providing information to the public regarding services available on the premises, such as credit cards, ATM availability, self service, cashier, etc.

Shall mean inflatable statuary, hot air balloons, captive balloons or similar three dimensional inflatable objects designed to convey information or advertise a location and mounted to allow movement by the atmosphere and to attract the attention of the public.

Shall mean a vertically oriented sign, typically with multiple faces, which is intended primarily to provide information to passersby.

Shall mean a sign which was legally established but no longer conforms to the provisions of this section and (1) whose amortization period has not expired or (2) whose continued use has been authorized by the Planning Commission or City Council.

Shall mean a licensed, certified, copyrighted or trademarked name, symbol, feature or trademark that represents a business, enterprise, group or activity.

Shall mean in the case of a freeway, the traveled way of each of the separate roadways for traffic in opposite directions.

Shall mean a sign located on a fixed, roofed structure which projects from a building and which is designed to advertise changing performances, attractions or events, either through manually placed copy or electronically controlled lighting. Information presented may be static or sequential, depending on the design of the copy system.

Shall mean a sign on the premises of a drive-thru restaurant which identifies the type and cost of available food items.

Shall mean a low profile, freestanding sign with a solid or primarily solid support base.

Shall mean a sign containing three or more faces.

Shall mean a sign which identifies or advertises more than one business or activity within a single sign structure (also known as a "center identification" sign).

Shall mean a display painted onto a wall or display base which is designed and intended as a noncommercial decorative or ornamental feature and which does not contain any advertising copy (also known as "decorative graphic").

Shall mean a non-illuminated, on-premises sign which gives only the name, address and/or occupation of an occupant or group of occupants.

Shall mean a sign which utilizes neon or other gases with translucent tubing in or on any part of the sign structure.

Shall mean a sign which is applied with paint or a similar coating directly on the surface of a wall, building, display base or sign structure.

Shall mean a freestanding sign mounted above the ground on a single pole structure, typically centered on the pole (excludes directional signs six feet or less in height).

Shall mean a temporary sign used in connection with a local, State or national election or referendum.

Shall mean a moveable sign which is designed to be easily moved and is not permanently attached to the ground or a building. Portable signs include A-frame signs, portable reader-boards and similar signs.

Shall mean a parcel of land and its improvements including buildings which is individually identified with a specific business.

Shall mean a sign which is attached to and projects from the exterior wall of a building where the display surface of the sign is not parallel to the wall of the structure to which it is attached.

Shall mean a sign erected on a temporary basis to promote the sale of new products, new management, new hours of operation, a new service or a special sale.

Shall mean a freestanding sign which is designed in a "gateway" format, with a double support structure and a connecting, thematically integrated panel on which is typically placed copy and/or a logo to mark the name identification of a major business, center or facility. Double pylon signs are architectural or decorative in character to emulate gateways.

Shall mean a freestanding sign which is incorporated into a single, vertical structure on which is typically placed copy and/or a logo to mark the name identification of a major business, center or facility. Single pylon signs are decorative in character to emulate the form of a monument.

Shall mean a channel attached to a building which provides a mounting surface for a facade sign and which generally contains the electrical connections for illumination.

Shall mean a temporary sign that relates to the sale, lease or rental of property or buildings on the premises on which it is located.

Shall mean a sign that is mounted on the roof of a building or that is dependent upon a building for support and/or that projects above the top walk or edge of a building with a flat roof, the eave line of a building with a gambrel, gable or hip roof or the deck line of a building with a mansard roof.

Shall mean an object, device, display or structure, or part thereof, situated outdoors or indoors, which is used to advertise, identify, display, direct or attract attention to an object, person, institution, organization, business, product, service, event or location by any means, including words, letters, figures, design, symbols, fixtures, colors, illumination or projected image.

Shall mean the exterior surface of a sign, exclusive of structural supports.

Shall mean a permit issued by the Department of Building and Planning for installation of a sign.

Shall mean a comprehensive plan that addresses all signs within a site that is designed to achieve aesthetically appealing and compatible signage for projects with major roadway exposure, multiple-signage requirements or complex or unusual signage needs.

Shall mean the structural supports, uprights, bracing and decorative skirting for a sign.

Shall mean 660 feet measured from the edge of the right-of-way horizontally along a line perpendicular to the centerline of the highway.

Shall mean the linear measurement of a lot's property line where it abuts a public street, but not including alleys, railroads, flood control channels or similar areas.

Shall mean a sign, consisting of an image projected onto a wall or printed on vinyl mesh or other material with or without written text, supported and attached, to a wall with an adhesive, stranded cable and eye bolts or other materials or methods which covers more than 20% of a wall, building, facade or other structure.

Shall mean a sign, generally constructed of paper, cloth, canvas or other similar lightweight material, with or without a frame, intended to be used for a limited period of time.

Shall mean a sign which communicates time and temperature information in digital or analog fashion, frequently in connection with business logo or identification copy.

Shall mean a sign suspended beneath a projecting canopy, awning, ceiling or marquee.

Shall mean a sign which is attached to or painted on a vehicle the principal purpose of which is to attract attention to a product or provide directions to an activity or business.

Shall mean a sign which is attached parallel to and projects no more than 12 inches from the exterior wall of a building, building facade, perimeter wall or fence.

Shall mean a sign, picture, text or symbol designed to communicate information about an activity, business, commodity, event, sale or service that is placed in or on, or is visible from, the exterior of a window.