A. The provisions of this chapter shall govern the erection, alteration, and maintenance of all signs and outdoor display structures, together with their appurtenant and auxiliary devices, with respect to location, size, content, construction, structure, and fire safety.
B. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
1. Flags of any nation, state, county, city, or other governmental unit and any not-for-profit organization.
2. Temporary decorations or displays celebrating the occasion of traditionally a patriotic, religious, or local holidays or events.
3. The action, construction, and maintenance of official traffic fire and police signs, signals, and devices and markings of the state, county, or city.
4. Nonilluminated directional or informational signs of a public nature.
5. Political signs or signs announcing political candidates or issues, provided that such signs must be removed within ten days after the election.
6. Residential garage, patio, or yard sale signs not to exceed six square feet and located upon the premises where the sale is taking place.
7. Property real estate signs not exceeding six square feet in area on each street frontage of a lot, which advertise the sale, rental, or lease of the premises upon which said signs are located only. The real estate signs shall not exceed six feet in height, and shall not be illuminated in any way.
8. Bulletin boards not over 32 square feet in area, for public, charitable, or religious institutions which are located on the premises of said institutions. The bulletin board shall not exceed 12 feet in height, and illumination, if any, shall be by constant light.
9. Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and date of erection when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible materials.
10. Professional name plates, or occupational signs, and home occupation signs not exceeding two square foot in area, wall-mounted and unlit, adjacent to the main entrance of the building.
(1980 Code, Ch. 156, § 11.02) (Ord. 1995-7, passed 6-5-1995; Am. Ord. 2013-15, passed 5-28-2013)