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Billboard means a sign that identifies or communicates a commercial or noncommercial message related to an activity conducted. a service rendered. or a commodity sold at a location other than where the sign is located. Building frontage means the horizontal, linear dimension of that side of a building which abuts a street, a parking area, a mall, or other circulation area open to the general public; and having either a main window display of the enterprise or a public entrance to the building. In industrial districts a building side with an entrance open to industrial employees shall also qualify as a building frontage. Where more than one use occupies a building, each such use having a public entrance or main window display for its exclusive use shall be considered to have its own building frontage, which shall be the front width of the portion of the building occupied by that use. Direct illumination means lighting by means of an unshielded light source (including neon tubing) which is effectively visible as a part of the sign, where light travels directly from the source to the viewer's eye. Display face. For a definition of "display face" see "Sign face." Electric sign means any sign containing electrical wiring, but not including signs illuminated by exterior light sources, such as floodlights. Fabric sign includes any sign, banner, pennant, valance or advertising display constructed of cloth, canvas, fabric or other light material, with or without frames, which is not permanently fixed to a supporting structure. Freestanding sign er grmmd sign means a sign which is supported by one or more exposed columns, uprights or braces in or upon the ground. aad shall also inelude a mOB-1:lmeBt sign and pole signs b1:l-t does not inelude a sign attaehed to a strueture. Grade (j!round level) means the average of the finished grade surface elevation measured at the highest and lowest exterior comers of a structure. Indirect illumination means lighting by means of a light source which is directed at a reflecting surface in such a way as to illuminate the sign from the front, or a light source which is primarily designed to illuminate the entire building facade upon which a sign is displayed. Indirect illumination does not include lighting which is primarily used for purposes other than sign illumination; e.g., parking lot lights, or lights inside a building which may silhouette a window sign but which are primarily installed to serve as inside illumination. Internal illumination means lighting by means of a light source which is within a sign having a translucent background, silhouetting opaque letters or designs, or which is within letters or designs which are themselves made of a 3