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<br />Sign. Any writing, letter, word, numeral, pictorial representation, emblem, <br />symbol, trademark, object, design, or other identification which is designed or <br />intended to identify, advertise, announce, or inform. The term 'sign' shall not <br />include: <br /> <br />(1) Works of art which in no way identify a product or business and <br />which are not displayed in conjunction with a numerical for-profit enterprise. <br /> <br />(2) Temporary decorations or displays directly incidental to and <br />customarily and commonly associated with national, regional, or local <br />holiday celebrations. <br /> <br />(3) Traffic and other official signs and devices of any public or <br />governmental agency. <br /> <br />Sign area. The area enclosed by drawing one or more rectangles of horizontal <br />and vertical lines which fully contain all extremities of the sign drawn to scale, <br />exclusive of its supports. The measurement is to be calculated from the viewpoint <br />which gives the largest rectangle of that kind as the viewpoint is rotated horizontally <br />around the sign. Sign area shall include all lettering, wording, logos, design, <br />symbols, framing, roofing, and cabinets or modules. <br /> <br />Sky sign. Any sign or billboard supported or attached wholly or in part over <br />or above any wall, building or structure. <br /> <br />Temporary sign. Shall include all torpedo signs, A-frame signs, real estate <br />signs, and political signs as herein defined. <br /> <br />Torpedo sign. Signs that are of the portable type that can be moved from <br />location to location, usually exhibiting flashing lights or changeable messages. <br /> <br />Vehicular sign. A sign that identifies a vehicle used for a particular business; <br />however, not when the primary use of the vehicle is that of a sign." <br /> <br />Section 3. That Section 28-8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, <br />be, and the same is hereby, amended so that such shall read as follows: <br /> <br />"Sec. 28-8. Location and heights. <br /> <br />(i) No sign having a height greater than three (3) feet above the level of the <br />center of the nearest abutting street will be permitted on or in that portion of any <br /> <br />Page 5 of 17 <br />