§ 24-100. Definitions.

A.

Awning Sign. A sign incorporated into, attached to, or painted on an awning.

B.

Banner Sign. A sign made of fabric, cloth or any other non-rigid material.

C.

Community Identification Sign. A sign that identifies or announces entry into a city, neighborhood, or unincorporated community within Butte County.

D.

Farm Sign. A sign identifying a farm or ranch, including an agricultural processing business.

E.

Farm Trail Sign. A sign identifying an agricultural use, farm trail or tour route, including wineries and tasting rooms, olive oil manufacturing and tasting, and other agritourism destinations, which offer on-site product sales, educational programs, and other services in order to promote and market local agricultural operations in the county.

F.

Freestanding Sign. A sign fixed in an upright position on the ground not attached to a structure other than a framework, pole, or device that is erected primarily to support the sign. Excludes Monument signs.

G.

Freeway Sign. An on-site sign that advertises a business providing a service primarily for the freeway-motoring public, such as gas, food, or lodging.

H.

Monument Sign. An independent, freestanding structure supported on the ground having a solid base as opposed to being supported by poles or open braces.

I.

Off-Site Sign. A sign identifying a use, facility, service, or product which is not located, sold, or manufactured on the same premises as the sign or which identifies a use, service, or product by a brand name which, although sold or manufactured on the premises, does not constitute the principal item for sale or manufactured on the premises (aka as a billboard sign).

J.

Off-Site Sign, Digital. An off-site sign as defined above that uses digital-display technology as a means of changing sign images.

K.

Projecting Sign. A sign attached to a building wall and extending away from the wall more than twelve (12) inches, generally at a right angle to the building wall.

L.

Sign. Any device, structure or fixture designed or used to attract attention to an object, person, institution, business, product, service, event, or location by any means, including words, letters, figures, designs, symbols, fixtures, colors, illumination, or projected images.

M.

Temporary Sign. A sign intended to be displayed for a limited period of time and capable of being viewed from a public right-of-way, parking area or neighboring property.

N.

Wall Sign. A sign which is attached to or painted on the exterior wall of a structure with the display surface of the sign approximately parallel to the building wall. Wall signs include any interior sign which faces a window exposed to public view and is located within five (5) feet of the window.

O.

Window Sign. A sign posted, painted, placed, or affixed in or on a window exposed to public view.

(Ord. No. 4062, § 1, 9-10-13; Ord. No. 4091, § 1, 1-27-15)