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214 0RDII[ANCE NO. 919 ~i ORDINANCE OF TL~E CITY OF S.~TA ANA, D_'~INING, LICENSING AND REGUI~TING T~ PAINTING, CONSTRUCTi]~G AND ERECTING OF CO~dL~ERCIAL SIGNS o The City Council of the City of Sm~ta Aha do ordain as follows: Section 1o The term "Connuercial Sign" when used in this ordinance shall mean any letter, word model, sign, device or representation used in the nature of an advertisement, announcement or direction, but shall not be held to inolude an advertising structure, poster panel or billboard. The following terms are used as classifications of commercial signs. The term "ground sign" w~e~ used in th~s ordinance means any sign which is supported by uprights or braces, placed upon tha g~ound and not attached to an part of any building. The term "roof sign" when used in this ordinance means any sign erected, constructed or z,~intained upon the roof or firewall of any building. The term "wall sign" when use~d in this ordinance means any sign that is affixed to the front, rear or side wall of any building, or signs painted on walls of buildings. The term "projecting sign" when used in this ordinance means any sign projecting over the sidewalk or building line, ~ut. shall not be held to include an electric sign, sign or marquee on awning or electric globe. Tho term "marquee sign" when used in this ordinance moans any sign affixed to or a part of any hood o~ canopy over the entrance or extending wholly or in part across the sidewalk and supported by the building. The te~n "ten~ora~y sign" when used in this ordinance means a sign made of muslin~ or other cloth, mounted on suitable frmne and attached to exterior of the building. Section ~. No person, firm or corporation .shall engage in the business of painting, constructing or erecting co~nercial sig~s without first procuring a license to conduct such business, unless the painting, constructing or erecti~g of such signs shall be in connection with the business conducted by such person, firm or corporation painting, constructing or erecting the same and on the proper~y upon which such signs are painted, constructed or erected, provided, ~ow- ever, that this clause shall not be construed to except any person, firm or corporation who shall contract with th~ owner of the business upon the property where such sig~ns are painted, constructed or erected from procuring the license herein required. The license fee herein required shall be twenty-five dollars, (i~o.00) per year, payable in advance on the 1st day of January of each year, or prorated on that basis for any person co~mnencing business during the year for the unexpired balsmce of such year. In ordsr that this ordinanc$ may be enforced the City Clerk or License Collector may demand to see a copy of the City License granting permission to transact the busi~ess of painting, erecting or constructing signs herein required from any individual found painting, constructing or erecting signs in the City of Santa ~ma, or upon refusal to produce such license the City Clerk or License ColIector shall stop further work zmtil such license is presented.