§ 10.15. DEFINITIONS
As used in this [section 10], the following words and phrases have the meanings set out in this section:
Agricultural product sign. A sign advertising agricultural products that are produced and available for sale on the property.
Awning sign. A sign which is mounted on a temporary shelter supported entirely from the exterior wall of the building.
Banner. A sign which is constructed of cloth, canvas or other type of natural or manmade fabric, or other similar light material which can be easily folded or rolled, but not including paper or cardboard.
Billboard. See off-premises sign.
Building frontage. The side of the building which is parallel to or most nearly parallel to a public street.
Bus stop sign. Signs located on benches or shelters placed in the public rights-of-way or in private property adjacent to public rights-of-way at a bus stop.
Business. An activity concerned with the supplying and distribution of goods and services. For purposes of this section, the term "business" shall not include an activity which is accessory to a residential use, such as a home occupation. The term "business" shall include principal agricultural uses. See also "Multi-tenant center" regarding two or more businesses located on a single property.
Business vehicle identification sign. A sign which is painted on, affixed to or otherwise mounted on any vehicle or on any object which is placed on, in, or attached to a vehicle. For purposes of this definition, the term "vehicle" shall include trucks, buses, vans, railroad cars, automobiles, tractors, trailers, hot air balloons, motor homes, semi-tractors or any other motorized or nonmotorized transportational device, whether or not such vehicle is in operating condition.
Cabinet sign. A sign that contains all the text, artwork, logos and/or other information displayed within an enclosed cabinet.
Canopy sign. A wall sign which is mounted on a permanently-roofed shelter covering a sidewalk, driveway or other similar area, which shelter may be wholly supported by a building or may be wholly or partially supported by columns, poles or braces extended from the ground.
Commemorative or memorial sign. A sign, table or plaque commemorating or memorializing a person, event, structure or site.
Construction sign. A temporary sign erected on the property on which construction, alteration or repair is taking place, during the time of active continuous construction, displaying only the names of the architects, engineers, landscape architects, contractors or similar artisans, and the owners, financial supporters, sponsors and similar individuals or firms having a role or interest with respect to the structure or project.
Election sign. A sign relating to a candidate, issue, proposition, or other matter to be voted upon by the electors of the county.
Flag, commercial. A flag displaying the name, insignia, emblem or logo of a for-profit entity.
Flag, noncommercial. A flag displaying the name, insignia, emblem or log of any nation, state, county, municipality or nonprofit organization.
Freestanding sign. A nonmoveable sign that is anchored directly to the ground or supported by one or more posts, columns, or other vertical structures or supports, and not attached to or dependent for support from any building.
Identification sign. A sign giving only the name, logo or other identifying symbol, address, or any combination of name, symbol and address of a building, business or residential development, establishment or rural property.
Ideological sign. A sign conveying a philosophical, religious, political, charitable or other similar noncommercial message.
Indirect lighting. A source of external illumination of any sign.
Menu board sign. A wall or freestanding sign which lists the foods or other products available at drive-through facilities.
Monument sign. A freestanding sign where the base of the sign structure is on the ground or a maximum of 12 inches above the adjacent grade. The width of the top of the sign structure can be no more than 120 percent of the width of the base.
Multi-tenant center. One or more buildings, located on a single property, containing two or more separate and distinct businesses or activities which occupy separate portions of the building with separate points of entrance, and which are physically separated from each other by walls, partitions, floors or ceilings. For purposes of this section 10, the term "multi-tenant center" shall include buildings containing condominium units. See also "property."
Nameplate sign. A sign, located on the property, giving only the name or address or both, of the owner or occupant of a building or property.
Neon sign. An illuminated sign consisting of a neon or gas tube that is bent to form letter, symbols or other shapes that advertise or identify a product, business, organization or location. For purposes of this section 10, neon tubing that is used as an architectural decoration is not considered to be a sign.
Noncommercial event sign. A temporary sign announcing a noncommercial event such as a community or neighborhood event or nonprofit fundraising campaign and containing no commercial content.
Nonconforming sign. A sign that does not meet one or more of the requirements of this section 10 but which was erected in conformance with any adopted standards and procedures in existence at that time.
Nonresidential districts. The A-Accommodations, T-Tourist, B-Business, C-Commercial, RFLB-Red Feather Lakes Business, I-Industrial, I-1 Industrial zoning districts, and areas of the AP-Airport and PD-Planned Development zoning districts approved for nonresidential uses.
Obsolete advertising material. Advertising material that has gone out of date; for example, the name of a business that no longer exists.
Off-premises sign. A sign which is used or intended for use to advertise, identify, direct or attract the attention to a business, institution, product, organization, event or location offered or existing elsewhere than upon the same property where such sign is displayed.
On-site traffic directional sign. A sign intended solely for the purpose of guiding or directing pedestrian or vehicular traffic within an establishment and not including promotional advertising unnecessary to such directional purpose. Examples of such signs include "entrance", "exit", "no parking", "loading only" and other similar directives.
Permanent sign. A sign that is permanently affixed or attached to the ground or to a structure.
Portable sign. A sign that is not permanently affixed or attached to the ground or to a structure and that is designed to be easily transportable from one location to another, including but not limited to a sign designed to be displayed while mounted or affixed to the trailer by which it is transported.
Premises. See "property."
Private sale sign. A sign advertising a private sale of personal property such as a house sale, garage sale, rummage sale and the like.
Project marketing sign. A sign that is placed at one or more locations within a project, which identifies the project and offers for sale or lease, as part of the original marketing of the project, the lots, tracts, structures or units within the project.
Property. A lot, tract or parcel of land together with the buildings or structures thereon. For purposes of this section 10, individual condominium ownerships in a structure shall not be considered separate property. See also "multi-tenant center."
Real estate sign. A sign indicating the availability for sale, rent or lease of a specific parcel, building or portion of a building, and the name, address and telephone number of the owner or listing of the real estate broker.
Regulatory sign. A sign having the primary purpose of conveying information concerning rules, ordinances, or laws.
Remodeling. A change in any aspect or character of a sign including addition or change in the type of lighting, increase in height or size, addition of sign faces or change from wood posts and frame to metal posts and frame, but not including a change in the content or message of the sign face.
Residential districts. The FA-Farming, FA-1 Farming, FO-Forestry, FO-1 Forestry, E-Estate, E-1 Estate, RE-Rural Estate, RE-1 Rural Estate, R-Residential, R-1 Residential, R-2 Residential, M-Multiple Family, M-1 Multiple Family and AP-Airport zoning districts; the O-Open zoning district located within a growth management area (GMA) overlay zoning district of Larimer County or the LaPorte Plan Area; and areas of the PD-Planned Development zoning district which have been approved for residential use.
Rooftop sign. A sign erected upon or above a roof or above a parapet wall of a building.
Rural districts. The O-Open zoning district located outside a growth management area (GMA) overlay zoning district of Larimer County, and located outside the LaPorte Plan Area.
Rural property identification sign. A sign intended to identify the entrance to a rural property. For purposes of this section 10, the term rural property shall be limited to properties that are located outside a growth management area (GMA) overlay zoning district of Larimer County.
Setback. The distance, measured perpendicular or radial from a street right-of-way or property line, between the leading edge of a sign and the right-of-way or property line.
Sign. Any object, device or structure, or part thereof, which is visible beyond the boundaries of the property upon which it is located, and which advertises, identifies, directs or attracts the attention of the public to a business, institution, product, organization, event or location by any means, including, but not limited to, words, letters, graphics, fixtures, symbols, colors, motion, illumination and projected images. The term "sign" shall not include the following:
(1)
Works of fine art which in no way identify a product or business and which are not displayed in conjunction with a commercial enterprise, which enterprise may benefit or realize direct commercial gain from such display;
(2)
Temporary decorations or displays clearly incidental and customary and commonly associated with national, local or religious holiday celebrations;
(3)
Products, merchandise, materials or equipment which are offered for sale or used in conducting a business, along with any incidental and customary product labels on such items, when such items are kept or stored in a location which is designed and commonly used for the storage of such products, merchandise, materials or equipment; and
(4)
Flags of the United States of America, provided that such flags are sized and displayed in such a manner that they do not extend beyond the property lines of the property upon which they are located, and that they do not interfere with utility lines.
Sign face. The area of a sign upon or through which the message is displayed.
Sign plan. A graphic representation showing a comprehensive detailed presentation of all signage proposed for a particular property.
Street frontage. A property line that abuts a public right-of-way that provides public access to or visibility to the property.
Temporary sign. A sign which, due to the materials used or the method, manner or location of display; is suited only for brief display, including but not limited to those signs regulated under section 10.6, section 10.7 and section 10.8.
Wall sign. A sign attached to, painted on or erected against the wall of a building or structure in such a manner that the wall is the supporting structure for, or forms the background surface of, the sign.
Warning sign. A sign limited to a message of warning, danger or caution such as underground utility location signs, no trespassing, no hunting, and similar warning messages.
Wind-driven sign. Any sign consisting of one or a series of banners, pennants, ribbons, spinners, streamers, captive balloons or other objects or material fastened in such a manner as to move, upon being subjected to pressure by wind or breeze.
Window sign. A sign that is applied to or attached to the exterior or interior of a window or located in such a manner within a building that it is visible from the exterior of the building through a window.
(Res. No. 04012008R003, Exh. A, 4-1-2008; Res. No. 01112011R008, Exh. A, 1-11-2011; Res. No. 02142012R001, Exh. A, 2-14-2012)