The following signs shall be exempt from regulation under this subchapter.
(A) Flags.
(1) Excepting that any flag attached to the side of a building or structure and overhanging any public sidewalk or walkway shall be secured in a holder with the bottom of said flag situated at least six and one-half feet above the ground/sidewalk surface and positioned so as to not obstruct the view of any vehicle operator.
(2) Excepting that any flag attached to the side of a building or structure and overhanging a roadway shall be secured in a holder with the bottom of said flag and/or holder situated at least 14 feet above the roadway surface.
(B) Warning signs. Any public notice or warning required by a valid and applicable federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.
(C) Signs inside buildings. Any sign inside a building, not attached to a window, window frame, window opening, door, door frame, or door opening, which is not legible from a distance of more than ten feet beyond the lot line of the lot or parcel on which such sign is located.
(D) Art. Works of art that do not include a commercial message.
(E) Decorations. Holiday lights and decorations with no commercial message.
(F) Traffic signs. Traffic control signs on private property, such as stop, yield, and similar signs, the face of which meets Department of Transportation standards and which contain no commercial message of any sort.
(G) Campaign/political signs.
(1) Excepting that campaign/political signs shall be erected only on private property (behind the sidewalk, ten feet behind the curb or edge of roadway).
(2) Shall not create a traffic hazard by obstructing the visibility of a vehicle operator or a pedestrian.
(3) Shall be removed within 72 hours following the closing of the polls for both the primary and national elections.
(Ord. 04-2004, passed 12-6-2004)