The following signs do not require a zoning permit. Each sign exempt from the permit process shall still comply with any applicable height, area, and locational standards established in this chapter.
(a) Wall signs permitted on residential dwellings.
(b) Governmental signs for control of traffic and other regulatory purposes, street signs, warning signs, railroad crossing signs, and signs of public service companies for the purpose of safety.
(c) Flags, emblems and insignia of any governmental agency or political subdivision and temporary displays of a patriotic, religious, charitable, or civic character.
(d) Commemorative plaques by recognized historical agencies.
(e) Interior signs within a stadium, open-air theater, shopping center, arena, or other use, which signs can be viewed only by persons within such stadium, open-air theater, shopping center, arena, or other use.
(f) A window sign that does not exceed 10 square feet in area and does not cover more than 25% of area of the window.
(g) A sign that is an integral part of the original construction of a vending machine, fuel pump or similar device.
(h) A cornerstone incorporated into a building.
(i) A plaque or nameplate not exceeding three square feet in area that is permanently affixed to a building as a wall sign.
(j) Monuments and markers within cemeteries.
(k) Letters and numbers less than six inches in height identifying the address of any structure.
(l) Signs located on the Defiance College campus, or other campus, and oriented to campus occupants or visitors, and not directed to the general public.
(m) A non-illuminated temporary monument sign less than 12 square feet in area and six feet in height installed in accordance with the provisions of Section 1179.08 Temporary Signs.
(n) Temporary Signs Without a Commercial Message.
(1) Temporary signs without a commercial message shall not be posted in any place or in any manner that is destructive to public property upon posting or removal.
(2) Temporary signs that do not contain a commercial message shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from the street right-of-way line.
(3) The maximum height of temporary signs without a commercial message shall be six feet.
(o) Directional monument signs, with no commercial message, not to exceed two signs per driveway indicating entrance and exit locations with a maximum permitted sign area of six square feet and a maximum height of four feet.
(Ord. 7675. Passed 11-11-14.)