(A) Permitted signs. The following signs may be erected, hung, or placed without a permit from the Building Inspector but shall not be illuminated unless otherwise specified:
(1) Temporary real estate sign. One temporary real estate sign, not exceeding ten square feet in area, shall be permitted per residential lot. One temporary real estate sign, not exceeding 32 square feet in area, shall be permitted for commercial or industrial property and/or for tracts of land five acres or more in area. Where the property on which the sign is to be placed faces more than one street, one such sign shall be allowed on each street frontage.
(2) Temporary construction sign. One temporary construction site sign not exceeding 32 square feet erected on the site during the period of construction to announce the name of the owner or developer, contractors, architect, land planner, landscape architect, engineer, and/or mortgage banker.
(3) Direction or information sign. Director or information signs of a public or quasi-public nature shall not exceed 32 square feet in area. Such signs shall only be used for the purpose of stating or calling attention to:
(a) The name or location of the town, hospital, community center, public or private school, church, synagogue, or other place of worship (this type sign may be illuminated).
(b) The name of a place of meeting of an official or civic body, or fraternal organization (this type sign may be illuminated).
(c) An event of public interest such as public hearing, rezoning announcement, general election, church or public meeting, local or county fair, and other similar community activities and campaigns.
(d) Soil conservation, 4-H, and similar projects.
(e) Zoning and subdivision jurisdiction boundaries.
(f) Name of a subdivision or other building project (sign may include name of project, real estate agency, architect, engineer, mortgage banker, and the like).
(4) Rental signs no larger than four square feet attached to the rented structure.
(B) Setback requirements. Signs which do not require a permit shall be set back at least ten feet from any public right-of-way line or property line and shall be set back at least 50 feet from any road intersection.
(Ord. passed 6-8-78; Am. Res. passed 4-8-10) Penalty, see § 10.99