[Amended 8-15-2006 by Ord. No. 06-02]
Words and phrases used in this chapter shall have the meanings set forth in this section. Words and phrases not defined in this section, but defined in other chapters of the City of Corunna Code Book, shall be given the meanings set forth in such chapter and Code. Principals for computing sign area are contained in § 58-22 and for sign height are contained in § 58-7 (definition of sign height) as well as referred to in other sections of this chapter. All other words and phrases shall be given their common, ordinary meaning unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Section headings or captions are for reference purposes only and shall not be used in the interpretation of this chapter.
Any sign which is still on the premises six months after
a business ceases to operate or moves from the location.
The building official or his designated representative within
the building department.
Any dedicated public way affording a secondary means of access
to abutting property and not intended for general traffic circulation.
Any construction or repair which significantly changes a
sign, including additions or deletions to the sign structure.
Any sign that uses movement or change of lighting, either
natural or artificial, to depict action or create a special effect
or scene. For the purposes of this chapter, this term does not refer
to flashing or changeable copy signs.
A sign painted on, printed on, or attached flat against the
surface of an awning, which is a shelter projecting from and supported
by the exterior wall of a building constructed of non-rigid materials
on a supporting framework. An awning is not a marquee.
Any sign of lightweight fabric or similar material that is
permanently mounted to a pole or building by a permanent frame at
one or more edges. National flags, state or municipal flags, or the
official flag of any institution or business shall not be considered
banner signs.
Any light with one or more beams directed into the atmosphere
or directed at one or more points not on the same zone lot as the
light source; also, any light with one or more beams that rotate or
move.
Any sign indicating the name of a building and date and incidental
information about its construction, which sign is cut into a masonry
surface or made of bronze or other permanent material.
The administrative official designated by the City Manager
with the responsibilities of administering and enforcing this chapter.
A rigid, multi-sided structure covered with fabric, metal
or other material and supported by a building at one or more points
or extremities and by columns or posts embedded in the ground at other
points or extremities.
A sign displayed and affixed flat on the surface of a canopy
which does not extend vertically or horizontally beyond the limits
of the canopy.
Any sign designed or constructed whereby the lettering or
message usually contained thereon is capable of being changed by rearranging
or installing new letters or messages without removing, replacing
or resurfacing the face of such sign.
Any sign which combines the characteristics of two or more
signs.
Any sign identifying the names of the project developers,
contractors, engineers, architects and financial institutions, which
is located on a site being developed or improved.
An on-premise sign giving directions, instructions, or facility
information and which may contain the name or logo, said logo not
comprising more than 20% of the total sign area, of an establishment
but no advertising copy, e.g., parking or exit and entrance signs.
Any sign containing two sign surfaces.
A temporary sign which refers only to a political candidate,
political party, or the issues involved in an upcoming political election.
The front of a building, including a parapet, facing a right-of-way
line. In the case of a corner lot, or in the case of a building covering
an entire block, a building may have more than one facade.
Any sign consisting of strings of exposed incandescent light
bulbs, balloons, or strings of pennants hung overhead to draw attention
to items on display or a particular business establishment.
Any fabric, banner, or bunting containing distinctive colors,
patterns, or symbols used as a symbol of a government, political subdivision,
or other entity.
Any sign which contains an intermittent or flashing, scintillating,
blinking or traveling light source which includes signs that give
the illusion of intermittent or flashing light by means of animation,
or an externally mounted intermittent light source.
Any sign, the principal support of which is independent of
any building.
The length of the property line of any one premise along
a public right-of-way on which it borders. Corner lots would have
two frontages. A lot bordering an alley would have another additional
frontage.
Any sign denoting a private sale of personal property used
to dispose of personal household possessions.
That area defined by the boundary of the C-3 zoning district
on the most current zoning map of the City of Corunna. For the purposes
of these chapter regulations, the general district is symbolized by
the C-3 zoning district title.
The vertical distance measured from grade at the edge of
the adjacent right-of-way to the highest point of the sign, excluding
decorative embellishments.
Also a "nameplate" sign or "information" sign with only name
and address of occupant on the sign, bearing no advertising message
or logo.
Any sign that provides artificial light directly on or through
any transparent or translucent material, from a source of light connected
with such sign, or a sign illuminated by a light with a source so
obscured and shielded that no direct rays from it are visible from
a public right-of-way or from an abutting property.
A sign containing a surface area upon which is displayed
the name of a religious institution, school, library, community center
or similar institution and the announcement of its institutional services
or activities.
A lot which actually exists in a subdivision plat as shown
on the records of the county register of deeds, or a lot or parcel
described by metes and bounds, the description of which has been so
recorded. Whenever an owner has combined two or more contiguous lots
as contained on any recorded plat into a single building site, or
combined two or more lots contained on any recorded plat in the records
of the township assessor or treasurer, or has combined two or more
contiguous lots separately described by metes and bounds, the combination
of lots shall be deemed to be a single lot of record for the purposes
of this chapter.
For the purpose of this chapter, the cleaning, painting,
repair or replacement of defective parts of a sign in a manner that
does not alter the basic copy, design, or structure of the sign.
A sloped roof or roof-like facade architecturally comparable
to a building wall.
Any permanent roof-like structure projecting beyond a building
or extending along and projecting beyond the wall of the building,
generally designed and constructed to provide protection from the
weather.
An electrical sign designed to exhibit a pattern of letters
or numbers delivered in such fashion so as to appear to be moving
lines or words of type.
Any sign containing three or more signed surfaces so that
such messages as contained on the sign face are visible to persons
viewing such signs from two or more directions.
Any sign which lawfully occupied a building or land at the effective date of Chapter 86, Zoning, of this Code, or any amendment thereto, that does not conform to the regulations of the district or premises where it is located.
A person regarded as such on City tax records, or a tenant
of the premises so designated by the administrator.
That part of any wall entirely above the roofline of a building.
Any lightweight plastic, fabric, or other material whether
or not containing a message of any kind, suspended from a rope, wire,
or string, usually in series, designed to move in the wind.
Any individual, corporation, association, firm, partnership,
or similarly defined interest.
A mobile temporary sign not permanently attached to the ground
or designed to be permanently attached to the ground or a building.
The contiguous land in the same ownership or control which
is not divided by a public street.
The building in which is conducted the principal use of the
lot of record on which it is located.
A sign other than a flat wall sign, which is attached to
and projects from a building wall or other structure not specifically
designed to support the sign.
Any sign erected over or on the roof of a building.
Any sign erected or constructed as an integral part of a
normal roof structure of any design, such that no part of the sign
extends vertically above the highest portion of the roof and such
that no part of the sign is separated from the rest of the roof by
a space of more than six inches.
The top edge of a roof or building parapet, whichever is
higher, excluding any mansards, cupolas, pylons, chimneys, or minor
projections.
Any sign or advertising device that rotates or gives the
appearance or optical effect of rotating.
Any device, fixture, placard, or structure that uses any
color, form, graphic, illumination, symbol, or writing to advertise,
announce the purposes of, or identify the purpose of a person or entity,
or to communicate information of any kind to the public.
Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires
location on the ground or attachment to something being located on
the ground.
A sign that is suspended from the underside of a horizontal
pane surface and is supported by such surface.
A sign not constructed or intended for long-term use and
not permanently mounted. Temporary signs shall not exceed 32 square
feet in area, or six feet in height, nor shall any such sign be permanently
fastened to the ground.
A lot of record on which there are no principal uses and
for which no nonconformity exists for the minimum required street
frontage of the applicable zoning district.
Any sign attached to, and/or affixed to, the face of the
wall of any building structure or part thereof, provided that no part
of any such sign extends more than 24 inches from the face of the
exterior wall. Any wall sign mounted below eight feet must have additional
approval from the building official as it pertains to public safety.
Any paper, cardboard, or painted graphics or other material
conveying an advertising message which is designed for or placed behind
any window visible to the public.
