17-12-0500 Signs exempt from zoning regulation.
   The following are exempt from regulation under this Zoning Ordinance.
   17-12-0501 Any official sign, public notice sign or warning sign required by a valid and applicable federal, state or local law, regulation or ordinance or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction;
   17-12-0502 Any sign that is inside a building and is legible only from the lot on which it is located and is not legible from the public way or adjoining lot;
   17-12-0503 Any sign inside an athletic field or other enclosed outdoor space, where the sign is not legible beyond the property line of the lot on which it is located;
   17-12-0504 Works of art with no commercial message;
   17-12-0505 Holiday decorations with no commercial message; and
   17-12-0506 Any city digital sign; provided, however, that notwithstanding such exemption, city digital signs shall be subject to the regulations set forth in this Title 17, Title 10 and Title 13 that expressly refer to and regulate city digital signs.
(Added Coun. J. 5-26-04, p. 25275; Amend Coun. J. 12-12-12, p. 44485, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 2-13-13, p. 47133, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 1-23-19, p. 94952, Art. I, § 29)

 

Notes

Title 10
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Title 13
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