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may be a si ngl a poi a and may or may not be an integral part of the bui 1 di ng, Street. An officially approved public thoroughfare or right-~ of-way dedicated ar deeded to the city or condemned by the city for use as such, other than an alley, which affords the principal means of access to abutting property. Street property line, A lot line separating a street from other and. Surface area of si n. The entire area of each face within a single, con ~ nuous per meter, which encloses the extreme ] i mi is of a sign and in no case passes through or between any adjacent ele- ments of the sign, The irregularly shaped signs or elements of a sign is measured by increments of ane foot. The perimeter does not include trim or structural elements lying outside and bet ow the I i mi is of a si gn, and not forming an integral part of the display, Tr m, The moldings, batten, capping, nai 1 i ng strips, ] atti c- ~ng and platforms which are attached to the sign structure. U,S,C. Signs, The 1985 Edition of the Uniform Sign Code as published and copyrighted i n 1985 by the International Conference of Building Officials, as adapted by the city. vision ci earance area . A tri angular area of a corner i of at the intersect~an o two front lot lines, and through which it is necessary to retain vision clearance in the interest of the public safety. The two legs of the triangle are of equal 1 ength and co-~ i nci de with the two front lot i i nes . The apex i s 1 ocated at the intersection of the front I of 1 i nes, extended i f necessary. The base of the triangle extends diagonally across the corner of the 1 of intersecting the two legs an equal distance from the apex. Wail sign, Any sign painted upon or attached to or erected against the wall of a building or structure with the exposed face of the sign i n a pl ane paral l e1 to the plane of the wal I and pro- jecting not more than 12 inches for signs located more than eight feet six inches above the sidewalk or grade line or not mare than four inches far signs located 1 ess than eight feet six inches above the sidewalk ar grade lines. Geographic Areas 8.625 Sign Standards by Geographic Area. Stan ar s are based on t e oiiowing concepts: ~ a } The primary purpose of signs i s to identify business pre- mises, The public has a right to see and the business has a right to visual identification. The advertising of goods, products or services i s considered i nci dental to this primary purpose, ~ b} Uncontrol i ed use of signs for advertising interferes with this primary purpose of signs far identification. 4c} The best means of fulfilling the primary purpose wii] depend on the nature of the predominant traffic i n the area; foot, autombi i e, or a Iambi nati on of these, Since zoning districts do not reflect this concept, sign regulations should not be tied to zoning districts, ~ d} I t i s necessary to protect residential neighborhoods Ordinance - 5