Chapter 8.08 DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of this chapter, certain terms are hereby defined. Definitions of the terms used in this chapter are set forth as follows. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995)

8.08.020 Alteration.

“Alteration” means any change in the size, shape, method of illumination, location, construction, or supporting structure of graphic. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.030)

8.08.030 Architectural detail.

“Architectural detail” is any projection, relief, cornice, column, change of building material, window, or door opening on any building. See also “Signable area for wall and roof graphics.” (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018)

8.08.040 Area.

“Area” means area or advertising space included inside a graphic. In the case of a multiple-faced graphic, the area of each space shall be included in determining the graphic area, excepting double-faced graphics placed no more than 24 inches back-to-back. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995)

8.08.050 Awning.

“Awning” means a cloth, plastic, or other nonstructural covering that is permanently attached to a building or can be raised or retracted to a position against the building when not in use. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995)

8.08.060 Billboard.

“Billboard” means an advertising graphic not on the premises, with or without changing copy. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995)

8.08.070 Banner.

“Banner” is a street graphic composed of a logo or design on a lightweight material either enclosed or not enclosed in a rigid frame and secured or mounted to allow movement caused by the atmosphere. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995)

8.08.080 Building face.

“Building face” means all window and wall area of a building in one plane or elevation. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995)

8.08.090 Building Official.

“Building Official” is defined as the City-designated contractor or City employee in charge of building inspection. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-11-05 § 19, 2011; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995)

8.08.100 Building overhang.

“Building overhang” means the edge of a roof, protruding outwards, beyond the side of the building generally to provide weather protection. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018)

8.08.110 Bulletin board.

“Bulletin board” means a graphic of permanent nature which accommodates changeable copy. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.100)

8.08.120 Business.

“Business” means a commercial or industrial enterprise, including nonprofit businesses. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.110)

8.08.130 Canopy.

See “Awning.” (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.120)

8.08.140 Facade.

“Facade” means the side of a building below the eaves. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018)

8.08.150 Facade, blank.

“Facade, blank” means the side of a building below the eaves that is blank and does not have windows or architectural detail. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018)

8.08.160 Flashing graphic.

“Flashing graphic” means a graphic incorporating intermittent sources of illumination or revolving in a manner which creates the illusion of flashing or which changes color or intensity. This does not include electronic time, date, and temperature graphics. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995)

8.08.170 Fluorescent.

“Fluorescent” means a glass tube coated on the inside with a fluorescent substance that gives off light when acted upon by a stream of electrons. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995)

8.08.180 Freestanding graphic.

“Freestanding graphic” means a graphic erected not attached to a building. Including monument and pole graphics. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995)

8.08.190 Frontage.

(A) “Frontage” means the single wall surface of a building in public view.

(B) “Front footage of building occupancy” is a single linear dimension measured horizontally along the front of a building which defines the limits of a particular occupancy at that location. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995)

8.08.200 Full cut-off fixture.

“Full cut-off fixture” means an outdoor light fixture shielded or constructed so that the installed fixture emits no light rays at angles above the horizontal plane, nor beyond property boundary. Shielding by surrounding structures not a part of the light fixture (such as canopy or soffit edges) does not qualify as shielding for determination of a fully shielded characteristic; fully shielded light fixtures must be shielded in and of themselves, with no protruding lenses of any kind. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.220)

8.08.210 Fuel station canopy.

“Fuel station canopy” means a roof-like structure that functions as a shelter for fuel pumps and/or charging stations at fuel stations. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.221)

8.08.220 Graphic.

“Graphic” is a street graphic or special street graphic, as defined by the ordinance codified in this title. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018)

8.08.230 Halo lit.

“Halo lit” means a source of illumination located inside a three-dimensional letter with a metal face and sides and an open back so the internal light source illuminates the wall and silhouettes the letters at night. For the purposes of this chapter, “halo lit” is the same as “reversed channel lit” illumination. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.225)

8.08.240 Hanging graphic.

“Hanging graphic” means a horizontal graphic suspended from an awning or canopy. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.227)

8.08.250 Height.

“Height” means the vertical distance measured from grade at the edge of the adjacent right-of-way to the highest point of the street graphic. The height of any monument graphic base or other structure erected to support or adorn the graphic is measured as part of the graphic height. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.230)

8.08.260 Illegal graphic.

“Illegal graphic” means a graphic erected or maintained in violation of the Mt. Shasta graphic ordinance. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995)

8.08.270 Illumination – Internal.

“Illumination – internal” means a source of illumination on the surface of a graphic or from within a graphic, and includes, without limitation, fiber optic and exposed gas-filled tubing (neon) lighting. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995)

8.08.280 Illumination – External.

“Illumination – external” means a source of illumination directed toward a graphic so that the beam of light falls upon the exterior surface of the graphic. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995)

8.08.290 Incandescent.

“Incandescent” means glowing with intense heat; red-hot or white-hot. Very bright; shining brilliantly; gleaming. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.300)

8.08.300 Iridescent.

“Iridescent” means having or showing shifting changes in color or an interplay of rainbow-like colors, as when seen from different angles. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.310)

8.08.310 Lawfully erected graphic.

“Lawfully erected graphic” means a graphic that was erected in compliance with the City of Mt. Shasta graphic ordinance at the time of its erection. The term does not apply to any graphic whose use has modified after erection in a manner which causes it to become illegal. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-11-05 § 20, 2011; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.315)

8.08.320 Marquee graphic.

“Marquee graphic” means a projecting graphic attached to or supported by a permanent canopy. Marquee graphics can include changeable copy. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.330)

8.08.330 Menu box.

“Menu box” means a graphic utilized by a food establishment such as a restaurant or bakery, which identifies the line of products for sale at that site. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.340)

8.08.340 Monument graphic.

“Monument graphic” means a freestanding graphic where the foundation and supporting structure are visually an integral part of the graphic creating a continuous form from the ground to the top of the graphic. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-11-05 § 21, 2011; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.350)

8.08.350 Multiple tenant.

“Multiple tenant” means more than one business operating at one site, parcel or building. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.360)

8.08.360 Neon graphic.

“Neon graphic” means a type of internally illuminated graphic where light is projected from exposed tubing housing color-forming gases or from fiber optic tubing. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.385)

8.08.370 Nonconforming street graphic.

“Nonconforming street graphic” means a street graphic that was lawfully established or installed prior to the adoption or amendment of the ordinance codified in this title and was in compliance with all of the provisions of this title then in effect, but which does not presently comply with this title. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.390)

8.08.380 Off-premises graphic.

“Off-premises graphic” means a graphic which identifies a use or business that is not occurring on the site; a graphic that identifies a business that is not occurring at the site; or identifies a property that is located elsewhere than the site of the graphic. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.400)

8.08.390 Opaque.

“Opaque” means not letting light pass through; not transparent or translucent. Not reflecting light; not shining or lustrous; dull or dark. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.410)

8.08.400 Plaque graphic.

“Plaque graphic” means a small wall or roof graphic indicating the name, address, profession, or historical information no larger than two square feet. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.425)

8.08.410 Pole graphic.

“Pole graphic” means a freestanding graphic supported wholly by one or more poles. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.430)

8.08.420 Portable graphic.

“Portable graphic” means a street graphic not permanently attached to the ground or a building or designed to be permanently attached to the ground or a building. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018)

8.08.430 Premises.

“Premises” means the lot or lots, plots, portions, or parcels of land considered as a unit for a single use or development, whether owned or leased. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018)

8.08.440 Projecting graphic.

“Projecting graphic” means a street graphic attached to and projecting from the wall of a building and not in the same plane as the wall. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018)

8.08.450 Public view.

“Public view” means within normal visual range by a person on a public street or sidewalk adjacent to real property. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018)

8.08.460 Resurfacing.

“Resurfacing” means a graphic’s surface is altered without changing the size, location, or construction. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018)

8.08.470 Roof graphic.

“Roof graphic” means a street graphic painted, erected, constructed, or maintained above the eaves and under the peak of a building. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018)

8.08.480 Street graphic.

“Street graphic” means any structure that has a visual display visible from a public right-of-way and designed to identify, announce, direct, or inform. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018)

8.08.490 Signable area for wall and roof graphics.

“Signable area for wall and roof graphics” means an area free of architectural details on the facade of a building or part of a building, which shall include the entire area (1) enclosed by a box or outline or (2) within a single continuous perimeter composed of a single rectangle, circle, triangle, or parallelogram enclosing the extreme limits of characters, lettering, illustrations, ornamentations, or other figures. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018)

8.08.500 Temporary street graphic.

“Temporary street graphic” means a street graphic intended to be displayed for a transitory or temporary period. Portable street graphics, or any street graphic not permanently embedded in the ground or not permanently affixed to a building or graphic structure that is permanently embedded in the ground, are considered temporary street graphics. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018)

8.08.510 Traffic safety.

“Traffic safety” means not conflicting with traffic; movement, signal, and graphics; line of sight; parking; pedestrians; or any form of traffic control or safety program. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.500)

8.08.520 Translucent.

“Translucent” means to shine through; letting light pass but diffusing it so that objects on the other side cannot be clearly distinguished; partially transparent. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.510)

8.08.530 Trim.

“Trim” means advertising copy, logo and/or border of graphic. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.520)

8.08.540 Wall graphic.

“Wall graphic” means a street graphic painted on or attached to a wall of a structure and in the same plane as the wall. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018)

8.08.550 Window graphic.

“Window graphic” means a graphic attached to, placed upon, or painted on the interior and exterior of a window or door of a building which is intended for viewing from the exterior of such building. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.08.530)