The following signs shall be exempt from the requirement to obtain a sign permit, subject to the provisions noted:
(A) Wire frame signs;
(B) Rigid frame signs;
(C) Temporary window signs, in conformance with the requirements of Table 1, § 8.19;
(D) Government signs;
(E) Address numbers with a numeral height no greater than 18 inches. One address sign shall be permitted on each side of a building;
(F) Nameplates, not to exceed two square feet. A limit of one nameplate sign per each side of a building facing a street or parking area shall be permitted per business;
(G) Memorial signs or commemorative tablets, when carved into stone, concrete or similar material or made of bronze, aluminum or other non-combustible material and made an integral part of the structure. One sign, no larger than five square feet, shall be permitted per building, except that if the sign is set into the corner of a building, signs are permitted on both faces;
(H) Signs on a bus, truck, trailer or other vehicle while operated and used for transport in the normal course of a business;
(I) Regulatory, directional and street signs erected by a public agency in compliance with the state’s Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards and the state’s Barrier-Free Manual;
(J) Private traffic control signs which conform to the requirements of the state’s Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices;
(K) Flags bearing the official insignia of a nation, state, municipality or educational institution. There shall be no more than three flags per lot and the maximum size of each flag shall be 50 square feet; however, flags on city-owned or school-owned properties shall be exempt from the area restriction;
(L) Plaques or signs designating a building as a historic structure and installed by a federal, state or local historical agency or group;
(M) Permanent signs on vending machines, ice containers or similar devices indicating only the contents, provided that the sign area shall be limited to the front panel of the device;
(N) Umbrella signs;
(O) Any sign that is located completely within an enclosed building and not visible from outside the building;
(P) Incidental signs in the C-1 District, the aggregate size of which shall not exceed three square feet;
(Q) Signs indicating the location of a polling place;
(R) Signs mounted upon rented or otherwise temporary equipment or structures, such as temporary storage units, trash dumpsters, portable toilets, and similar, provided that the rented or temporary equipment or structure is in full compliance with all applicable ordinances; and
(S) Signs not visible from any street or parking area are exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. effective 5-26-2017)