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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Construction sign" means a temporary sign directly connected with a construction project and may include the construction company's name, addresses and telephone number. "Copy" means the words, letters, numbers, figures, designs, or other symbolic representations incorporated into a sign. "Directional sign" means any sign intended to be permanently affixed and utilized only for the purpose of indicating the direction of any object, place, or area. "Electronic reader sign" means a sign whose primary advertising focus is the intermittent display, stream or movement of electronic, computerized, digital or similarly produced letters, numerals, words or messages as part of the advertising message. "Field" means the part of the sign with no letters or logos. "Freeway -oriented sign" means a sign, located on property which is adjacent to a freeway and meant to be seen from the freeway. "Frontage, Public" means that side of a building facing onto a public street, mall (pedestrian courtyard), or parking area. "Frontage, Street" means that side of a lot abutting a public street. "Future tenant identification sign" means a temporary sign not exceeding thirty-two square feet in area that identifies a future use of a site or building. "Inflatable balloon sign" means a sign consisting of balloons, inflatables or similar air, helium or hydrogen filled materials, including balloons and inflatables made of metallic and cloth material, no matter the size that is used to attract attention. "Kiosk sign" means an advertising and directional sign sponsored by the local building industry association or other local business and/or civic association and approved by the planning commission and/or city council to advertise future residential subdivisions, residential planned communities or local business promotions and civic events sponsored by such associations. "Logo" means a proprietary graphic used as an identifying mark of a company, business, or organization. For purposes of this chapter, logos shall be limited to registered trademarks. "Marquee" means any permanent roof -like structure projecting beyond a building or extending along and projecting beyond the wall of the building for a distance of five or more feet, generally designed and constructed to provide protection from the weather. "Marquee sign" means any sign attached to, in any manner, or made a part of a marquee. "Monument sign" means a freestanding sign less than six feet in height which is detached from a building and having a support structure that is a solid-appearing base constructed of a permanent material, such as concrete block or brick. All other freestanding sign types shall be either "Pole Sign" or "Pylon Sign." See Figure 18.50-1 (Monument Sign).