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"Wetlands,"for the purpose of inventory mapping, means lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems where the water table is usually at or near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water.Wetlands must have one or more of the following three attributes: 1. At least periodically,the soil supports predominantly hydrophytes; 2. The substrate is predominantly undrained hydric soil; 3. The substrate is nonsoil and saturated with water at some time during the growing season of each year. Wetlands include all areas waterward from the wetland edge.Where the vegetation has been removed,or substantially altered,a wetland shall be determined by the presence or evidence of hydric or organic soils. "Wetlands,emergent" means a regulated wetland that does not qualify as a forested wetland or a scrub-shrub wetland with at least thirty percent of the surface area covered by erect, rooted, herbaceous vegetation as the uppermost vegetative strata. "Wetlands,forested" means a regulated wetland with at least thirty percent of the surface area covered by woody vegetation greater than twenty feet in height. "Wetlands,isolated" means those wetlands which: 1. Are outside of and not contiguous to any one-hundred-year floodplain or riparian corridor of a lake, river, or stream;and 2. Have no contiguous hydric soil or surface water connection between the wetland and another surface water body. "Wetlands,riparian" means those wetlands that generally occur within a riparian corridor that is contiguous to or have a surface hydrologic connection with a stream.Wetlands formed by hillside seeps that are not hydrologically affected by water in a nearby stream are not riparian wetlands. However,wetlands on a hillside may be riparian wetlands if adjacent to a stream that flows down the hillside. "Wetlands,scrub-shrub" means a regulated wetland that does not qualify as a forested wetland with at least thirty percent of its surface area covered by woody vegetation less than twenty feet in height as the uppermost strata. 19.04.120 Sign Definitions. This section defines specific terms to be applied where used in Chapter 19.36. "Abandoned sign"means a sign which no longer identifies or advertises a bona fide business, lessor,service, owner, product or activity,or for which no legal owner can be found. "Awning sign" means the use of an awning attached to a building for advertisement,identification or promotional purposes.Only that portion of the awning which bears graphics,symbols and/or written copy shall be construed as being a sign. "Billboard" means an exterior sign which contains a message that is unrelated to the use or activity of the property or facilities on which the sign is located,and which is supported by a substantial permanent sign structure. Billboards are typically owned or leased separately from the principal buildings or uses on the property upon which they are located and are larger and/or taller than would otherwise be permitted by this title. "Cabinet sign" means an internally illuminated sign in which a removable sign face(usually with translucent sign graphics)is enclosed on all edges by a metal cabinet. "Canopy"means an overhead structure attached to a building that provides weather protection for pedestrians. "Clearance of a sign" means the smallest vertical distance between grade and lowest point of any sign,including framework and embellishments,extending over that grade. Ch.19.04 Definitions 29 City Council Action(11/04/2020)