Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
Source: Official source
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Sign, awning. Any sign that is part of or attached to Sign, cabinet. A permanent building-mounted or
an awning over a door, entrance, window, freestanding sign with its text and/or logo symbols
storefront, or outdoor service area. and artwork on a translucent face panel that is
mounted within a metal frame or cabinet that
Sign, A-Frame. A pedestrian-oriented self- contains the lighting fixtures which illuminate the
supporting sign that is not permanently affixed to a sign face from behind.
structure or the ground.
Sign, canopy. A sign that is printed, painted, or
Sign, bandit. Any advertising sign that is placed on affixed to a canopy, typically used to accent building
public property or on private property without the entries.
consent of the property owner or as authorized in
this article. Sign, center identification. A sign identifying the
name of a building, office park, or shopping center
Sign, blade. A permanent, pedestrian-scaled sign only.
mounted either to the wall of building by means of a
bracket or attached to the underside of a lintel, Sign, changeable copy. A sign that is designed so
arch, or other overhead structure above a porch or that characters, letters, numbers, or illustrations can
walkway and which is typically hung perpendicular be manually or mechanically changed or rearranged
to the wall of the building. without altering the face or surface of the sign. For
the purposes of this article, a sign whose message
Sign, building identification. A sign consisting of changes more than eight times per day is
letters or numbers applied to a building wall, considered an animated sign and not a changeable
engraved into the building material, or consisting of copy sign.
a sculptural relief which contains the name of the
building or describes its function, but