(A) Legal nonconforming uses. One nonilluminated wall-mounted sign not exceeding 12 square feet in area shall be permitted as accessory to a legal nonconforming use in a residential area.
(B) R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, and P-D Districts.
(1) Residential district signs. No flat sign, projecting sign, billboard, bulletin board, or other advertising device shall be erected in any residential district of the city; provided, however, the provisions of this division shall not prevent persons from placing signs on the inside of windows on premises in residential districts denoting approved uses pursuant to the provisions of the zoning laws of the city; and provided, further, churches and quasi-public organizations may affix display signs or billboards on premises when the display devices do not exceed 20 square feet in area, are constructed of wood, and have been approved by the City Planner; and provided, further, signs denoting duly licensed rummage and garage sales may be maintained in a size and manner as set forth in division (B)(2) below.
(2) Residential district rummage and garage sale signs. The provisions of this article shall not be deemed to prohibit the fixing of signs on real property in residential districts advertising duly licensed rummage and garage sales when in compliance with the following:
(a) Temporary signs shall not exceed four square feet and shall be limited to on-site signs.
(b) Such signs shall not be attached to any utility pole, fence, tree, other vegetation, or upon any public right-of-way.
(c) Such signs denoting duly licensed rummage and garage sales shall be removed within one day after the time of the conclusion of the sale.
(Ord. 918-C-S, passed 5-28-96)