The following signs are exempt from the regulations of this chapter:
(A) Public signs. Signs owned, directed, initiated, and/or required by governmental bodies or specifically authorized for a public purpose by any law, statute, or ordinance.
(B) Warning signs. Signs warning the public of the existence of a physical hazard or danger but containing no advertising material and which are removed within three days upon the subsidence of danger. Such warning signs may be of any type, number, area, height, location or illumination as necessary to warn the public of the existence of danger.
(C) Government signs. Signs owned and initiated by a duly constituted governmental body, including traffic or similar regulatory devices, legal notices, warning at railroad crossings, and other instructional or regulatory signs having to do with health, hazard, parking, swimming, dumping, and other such purposes.
(D) Address numerals. Address numerals and other signs required to be maintained by law or governmental order, rule or regulation, provided that the content and size of the sign do not exceed the requirement of the law, order, rule or regulation.
(E) Athletic signs. Signs used as scoreboards in athletic stadiums.
(F) Directional signs. Signs owned by a duly constituted governmental body, and initiated and erected only by direction of a duly constituted governmental body which directs vehicles and pedestrian traffic, which arrows, words, or other symbols to indicate direction of facilities.
(G) Directory signs. Signs which are located in or adjacent to entrances or foyers.
(H) Instructional signs. Signs providing no advertising of any kind which provide direction or instruction to guide persons to nonprofit facilities intended to serve the public, including, but not particularly limited to, the signs identifying restrooms, public telephones, public walkways, parking area, and other similar facilities.
(I) Wayfinding sign systems. Signs that are part of a directional system within the city or area thereof intended to facilitate wayfinding by patrons, visitors, and residents. Such signs are not for advertising purposes but may contain the name and/or logo of a commercial destination.
(Ord. 01-2016-07, passed 1-26-16)