YAVAPAI COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE Page 119 Marquee: A permanent roof-like structure or canopy of rigid materials supported by and extending from the facade of a building, to be considered a canopy for sign allowances. Parapet: The extension of a false front or wall above a roof line. Reconstruction, Substantial: Improvement or repair valued in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the current value of a sign. Reconstruction does not include merely repainting or changing the copy on the sign if the use and size remain the same. Roof Line: The highest point of a structure including parapets, but not to include spires, chimneys or heating or cooling mechanical devices. (See accompanying diagrams) Sign: Any identification, description, illustration, symbol, or device which is affixed directly or indirectly upon a building, vehicle, structure, or land and which conveys information identifying or directing attention to or advertising a product, place, activity, person, institution, or business. Sign, Abandoned: A sign which no longer identifies or advertises a bona fide business, lessor, service, owner, product, or activity, and/or for which no legal owner can be found. Sign, Canopy: Any sign erected directly upon or suspended from a canopy (awning). (See accompanying diagram) Sign, Directional: Any sign which is designed solely for the purpose of traffic or pedestrian direction and placed on the property to which or on which the public is directed, and which contains no advertising copy. (See accompanying diagram)