(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; or
(3) A temporary window sign.
(b) A permit is required to erect any sign not exempt in division (a) above.
(c) Approval from the Architectural Board of Review shall be required for the following signs:
(1) Multiple-family and conditional uses in residential districts, including:
A. Residential or institutional identification signs; and
B. Instructional signs that exceed ten square feet or that face the street and are within 25 feet of the public right-of-way.
(2) Commercial districts and special districts, including:
A. Commercial identification signs;
B. Freestanding signs (when permitted);
C. Projecting signs;
D. Instructional signs that exceed ten square feet or that face the street and are within 25 feet of the public right-of-way; and
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. 165-99, passed 12-21-1999)