(a) A permit shall not be required for the following signs when such signs are in full compliance with these sign regulations:
(1) A safety/security sign in a residential district.
(2) A nameplate sign in any district.
(3) A temporary window sign.
(b) A permit is required to erect any sign not exempt in subsection (a) hereof.
(c) Approval from the Architectural Board of Review shall be required for the following signs:
(1) Multiple-family and conditional uses in residential districts.
A. Residential or institutional identification signs;
B. Instructional signs that exceed ten (10) square feet or that face the street and are within twenty-five (25) feet of the public right of way.
(2) Commercial districts and special districts.
A. Commercial identification signs;
B. Freestanding signs (when permitted);
C. Projecting signs;
D. Instructional signs that exceed ten (10) square feet or that face the street and are within twenty-five (25) feet of the public right of way;
E. Permanent window signs including any elements that are painted on the window.
(d) The City shall review and approve all public signs erected in the public right of way by or on behalf of a governmental body.
(Ord. 20-2012. Passed 5-21-12.)