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L` s;. 13 242 ARTICLE X SIGNS Section 1. Intent. It is the intent of this section to authorize the use of signs whose types, sizes, and arrangements are compatible with their surroundings; appropriate to the type and intensity of activity to which they pertain, expressive of the identity of individual properties or occupants or of the community as a whole, legible in the circumstances in which they are seen, and appropriate to traffic safety. Section 2. Classification and Structural Type. Signs are regulated by district according to classification and by struc- tural type. 2.1 Classification Outdoor Advertising Sign: An off-premises outdoor structure or display, either free-standing or attached to a wall which advertises or attracts attention to a business, commodity, service, or other activity, conducted, sold, or offered elsewhere than on the premises on which the structure or display is located. Principal Use Identification Sign: A sign used to identify a residence, business, service, or entertainment located at the same location as the sign. 2.2 Structural Type Ground Sign: A sign resting directly on the ground and supported by means of wheels, upright pillars, braces, or posts placed upon or in the ground and not attached to any part of a building. This definition includes temporary rental signs usually attached to wheels. Marquee Sign: A sign affixed to the top of any hood or canopy over the entrance to a store, building, or place of public assembly. Projecting Sign: A sign projecting out from, and attached to, the exterior wall of a building, and forming an angle of thirty (30) degrees or more with said wall. Roof Sign: A sign erected, constructed, or maintained upon the roof of any building. Suspended Sign: A sign which is suspended from the underside of a horizontal plane surface, such as a canopy or marquee, and is supported by such surface. 55