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ORDINANCE N0. 19110
<br />AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING SIGNS; REQUIRING PERMITS, AND REGULATING
<br />THE SIZE AND NUMBER OF SIGNS; ADDING SECTIONS 9.1O0o, 9.100,
<br />9.1004, 9.1006, 9.1008, 9.1010, 9.1014, 9.1016, 9.1020, 9.1030,
<br />9.1031, 9.1033, 9,1035, 9.1037, 9.1039, 9.1041, 9.1043, AND
<br />9.1050 TO THE EUGENE CODE, 1911; AMENDING SECTIONS 9.015, 9.734,
<br />9.136, 9.138, AND 9,140 OF THAT CODE; RENUMBERING SECTIONS
<br />9,830 TO 9.990 OF THAT CODE; REPEALING SECTIONS 8.610 TO 8.855
<br />OF TNAT CODE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
<br />THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOI~S:
<br />Section 1. Section 9.015 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended by amend-
<br />ing the definitions of "Development site" and "Grade" contained therein, and
<br />adding the following i n alphabetical order therein, to provide:
<br />9.015 Definitions.
<br />. Abandoned si n. A sign structure not containing a sign for
<br />90 continuous days or a sign which is no longer being used.
<br />Awning. For purposes of the Eugene sign code, a shelter com-
<br />posed partially or. totally of non-rigid materials, which is
<br />supported entirely from the exterior wal] of a building and which
<br />was not apart of the original construction of the building.
<br />Awning _sign. A sign painted or printed on, or attached flat
<br />against, the surface of an awning.
<br />Banner. A sign made of any non-rigid material which is nat
<br />contained by an enclosing framework and i s allowed some freedom of
<br />movement. Banner includes, but is not limited to, banners,
<br />streamers, pennants and flags.
<br />Bi 11 board . Any sign, however otherwise characterized, which
<br />has a sign face of X00 square feet or greater in surface area.
<br />Busness,,,,vccupant. Anon-residential use of a development
<br />site by an owner or lessee. Each user shall be considered a separw
<br />ate business occupant if the user has an independent or distinct
<br />property right in the development site.
<br />Clearance,,„sign. The distance between the lowest portion of a
<br />sign and the finished surface of the ground, paving, or sidewalk
<br />under the sign,
<br />Development site. A tract of 1 and under common ownership or
<br />control, either undivided or consisting of two or more contiguous
<br />1 ots of record. For purposes of the Eugene sign code, a parcel
<br />divided by a street or alley shall be considered two development
<br />sites.
<br />Electric sign. Any sign containing electrical wiring.
<br />E~i ectron i s message ce_nter,. A s i gn, or portion of a s i gn,
<br />which conveys information ~~through a periodic automatic change of
<br />message on a 1 ampbank, through the use of fiber optics, or through
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