The following signs shall not require a permit and are allowed in addition to those signs allowed by §§ 207.07 (General Regulations) and 207.09 (District Regulations) of this title. These exemptions, however, shall not be construed as relieving the owner of the sign from the responsibility of its erection and maintenance, and its compliance with the provisions of this chapter or any other law or ordinance regulating the same.
(A) The changing of the display surface on a painted or printed sign only. This exemption, however, shall apply only to poster replacement and/or on-site changes involving sign painting elsewhere than directly on a building.
(B) Not more than 2 signs 2 square feet or less in size.
(C) One sign per property in residential districts not to exceed 9 square feet.
(D) All noncommercial signs of any size posted in any number from 46 days before the state primary in a state general election year until 10 days following the general election, and 13 weeks prior to any special election until 10 days following the special election.
(E) Official signs.
(F) One sign shall be allowed per street frontage when a building is offered for sale or lease, provided that:
(1) Within the agriculture and rural districts and residential districts, no sign shall exceed 12 square feet in area and 6 feet in height for single-family, two-family, and townhouse units; or 32 square feet in area or 8 feet in height for multi-family or institutional uses.
(2) Within all other zoning districts and in those cases where a parcel of land exceeds 10 acres, regardless of its zoning, no sign shall exceed 64 square feet in area or 10 feet in height.
(G) Sandwich board signs are allowed only within the B-1 Downtown Business District, provided that:
(1) Not more than 1 sign is allowed per principal building except that 1 sign is allowed per tenant within a principal building having 2 or more tenants each with an exclusive exterior entrance.
(2) The sign shall only be displayed when the business is open to the public.
(3) The sign shall be placed on the business property or may be located upon public sidewalks directly abutting the business property or within required principal building setbacks, and not placed on any vehicle.
(4) The signs shall be located so as to maintain a minimum 4 foot pedestrian walkway and so as not to obstruct vehicular traffic.
(5) The sign shall be set back a minimum of 1 foot from the back of curb of a public street or private drive aisle.
(6) The sign shall conform to the following maximum dimensions:
(a) Height. Four feet.
(b) Width. Three feet.
(7) For signs within the B-1 Downtown Business District to be located upon the sidewalk or boulevard portion of a public right-of-way, issuance of a sign permit in accordance with § 207.03 (Permit Required) of this title shall be required annually.
(a) In addition to the provisions of § 207.03(F) (Permit Required) of this title, the owner of the sign shall provide a certificate of general liability insurance with minimum coverage of $300,000 naming the city as an additional insured for the sign to be located upon the public right-of-way within the B-1 Downtown Business District.
(Ord. 2011-06-07A, passed 6-7-2011)