9422-03 Amend Chapter 21, Article 2, Use District Regulations, of South Bend Municipal Code to add a new zoning district to be known as th "CB" Community Business District

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(31) Right-of--Way, Proposed: The recommended right-of--way width for a street based upon that street's classification in the officially adopted City of South Bend Thoroughfare Plan. (32) Setback: That distance measured perpendicularly from the lot line to the closest point of the building, structure, sign structure, parking azea or any other permanent improvement. (33) Sign: Any structure, fixture, placard, announcement, declaration, device, demonstration or insignia used to: draw attention; provide direction, information, identification; or, advertise or promote any business, product, goods, activity, services or interests. (34) Sign, A-Frame: A portable sign containing two (2) sign faces and whose framing is hinged at the apex at an angle less than forty-five (45) degrees. (35) Sign, Awning: Any sign or graphic printed on or in some fashion attached directly to the material of an awning. (36) Sign, Banner: A sign of lightweight fabric or similar material mounted to a pole or building at two (2) opposite edges or four (4) corners. (37) Sign, Building: Any sign placed upon or supported by a building, including, by way of example but are not limited to: wall signs, projecting signs, awning signs, canopy signs, marquee signs, suspended signs and roof signs. (38) Sign, Canopy: Any sign or graphic printed on or in some fashion attached directly to a canopy. (39) Sign, Changeable Copy: A sign, or portion thereof, where the message copy includes chazacters, letters or illustrations that can be physically altered without altering the primary surface of the sign. The message copy of a changeable copy sign maybe changed manually in the field or through remote electronic or electric techniques. Methods of changing the message copy include the use of: (a) changeable letters, numbers, symbols and similar chazacters; (b) changeable pictorial panels; or, (c) rotating panels or other similaz devices. See also Sign, Electronic Variable Message. (40) Sign, Electronic Variable Message (EVMS): A sign, or portion thereof, where the message copy includes chazacters, letters or illustrations that can be changed or rearranged electronically without touching or physically altering the primary surface of the sign. Message copy maybe changed in the field or from a remote location. (41) Sign, Freestanding: A sign that is attached to, erected on or supported by some structure (such as a pole, mast or frame) that is not itself an integral part of or 46