A. A permit is not required for the following, but each Sign is subject to the applicable regulations in this Chapter:
1. A Sign erected, placed, maintained, or owned or leased by the federal government, the state of Idaho, or the City; PROVIDED, such Sign shall, if applicable, meet the standards of the current edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Such Sign shall also be required to comply with applicable building and electrical code requirements.
2. A historical marker erected or maintained by a public authority, or a recognized historical society or organization, identifying a site, building or structure, or area of historical significance.
3. A Sign warning of a danger on or related to the premises on which the Sign is posted.
4. A Sign affixed or attached to the interior or exterior of a window or door.
5. A Real estate sale or rental sign located on the property to be sold or rented and which meets the requirements set out in section 15.50.410(E);
6. A Sign for a garage sale posted on the property on which the garage sale is to be held; and
7. An Institutional Sign: One permanent on-site Sign per public street frontage with changeable copy used by a public school, college, charitable, or religious institution and indicating the institution’s name, or events and services offered on the premises. Such Sign must meet all standards for Freestanding or Attached signs.
8. A noncommercial Sign on a property used for non-transient residential purposes. Such Signs are limited to one (1) per lot and shall not exceed eight (8) square feet in Sign Area.
9. A Sign which is not readable from a public street or alley.
B. The following are not considered “Signs” for purposes of the Sign Code and are not subject to the regulations in this Chapter:
1. Numbers and/or letters designating the address of the premises on which they are located.
2. A noncommercial flag.
3. Holiday decorations.
4. Bumper or window stickers on a vehicle.
5. A building plaque, cornerstone, nameplate, or similar building identification or monument incorporated into the structure of a building.
C. The repair or maintenance of an existing legal sign, or changing the copy on a sign; PROVIDED, if the Copy on a Sign is changed because of a change of business or business name, a new permit will be required. (Ord. 3698 §3, 2022)