A permit shall not be required for the following signs:
(a) The flag, pennants or insignia of any nation, state, municipality, or other political unit or jurisdiction.
(b) Cornerstones, commemorative tablets and historical signs, not to exceed ten square feet in area.
(c) Signs bearing only residential property address or names of occupants of residential premises, not to exceed one square foot in area. Signs bearing only non-residential street number, not to exceed one square foot in area.
(d) One wall sign on or over a show window or door of a store or business establishment, announcing only the name of proprietor and the nature of the business, not to exceed three square feet in area.
(e) Real estate for sale, sold, rental or lease signs limited to no more than eight square feet in area, no more than six feet in height, and with one sign per lot. Sold signs may be posted for a period not to exceed ten calendar days. A maximum of three off-premise directional signs shall be permitted in conjunction with an open house, not to exceed 48 consecutive hours and eight total days per month. During the hours of the open house, one additional sign indicating that the house is open will be permitted on the property. For property with a lot size exceeding 20 acres, real estate for sale, sold, rental or lease signs are permitted to be a maximum of 32 square feet in area for any one display area with a total display area not to exceed 64 square feet and no more than eight feet in height.
(f) Signs for the civic promotion of schools, church, or community service activities which may be displayed for a maximum of 30 calendar days.
(g) Flags, signs and sources of illumination clearly in the nature of decorations customarily associated with any national, state, local or religious holiday, and containing no advertisement.
(h) Traffic directional signs indicating points of entry or exit to off-street parking, provided such signs are not larger than four square feet in area. Such signs shall not be located in a public right-of-way and shall not obstruct the view of motorists for the purposes of ingress and egress.
(i) Window signs not larger than 25% of the aggregate window area. For uses that are located in the second or higher floors of a building, window signs shall meet the requirements of this section.
(j) One sandwich board sign not to exceed four feet in height as measured from the sidewalk and shall not exceed three feet in width per side. Such signs shall be limited to three colors, shall be displayed only during daylight hours and shall not be located on a sidewalk less than seven feet in width. Damage to sandwich signs and any liability shall be the responsibility of the owner. Sandwich boards shall be placed on or at the sidewalk in front of the relevant business in such a way as to leave at least four feet to allow for passage.
(k) Personal property "For Sale" signs limited to one per residential dwelling, not to exceed four square feet in area and four feet in height, and posted not more than three consecutive days. Off-premises directional signs shall be permitted for a single 48 hour period.
(l) Home occupation uses may provide one on-premises wall sign not to exceed one square foot in area and not to exceed six feet in height. As a part of a conditional use application, signage shall be considered by Council as a part of the approval process.
(m) A maximum of two directional signs for any bona fide church, religious sect or congregation located within the corporate boundaries of Commercial Point shall be permitted provided that such signs do not exceed four square feet in area, do not exceed six square feet in height and are located outside a public right-of-way.
(n) A sign(s) located inside a building, whether or not the same are visible from the exterior.
(o) Signs of a duly constituted government body.
(p) Banners, ribbons, pennants and streamers may be installed as part of window signs provided
such elements are displayed for a period of not longer than 30 calendar days.
(q) Elevated signs posted to indicate special parking locations for the handicapped, imprinted with the international symbol of accessibility.
(r) Flags, pennants, or insignia of any educational institution.
(s) Signs pertaining to political parties, candidates, elections, or ballot issues.
(Ord. 2020-10, passed 6-15-2020)