The following signs and structures shall be exempt from the regulations contained in this Chapter of the Euclid Planning and Zoning Code.
(a) Flags of the United States, the State, foreign nations having diplomatic relations with the United States, and any other flag adopted or sanctioned by an elected legislative body of competent jurisdiction. These flags must be flown in accordance with protocol established by the Congress of the United States for the Stars and Stripes. Any flag not meeting these conditions shall be considered a sign and shall be subject to regulations as such.
(b) Any public regulations and information sign and any other notice or warning required by a valid and applicable Federal, State or local law, regulation or resolution.
(c) Any sign inside a building, not attached to a window or door that is not legible from a distance of more than three feet beyond the building in which such sign is located.
(d) Signs which are part of the original construction of a vending machine, fuel pump or similar device.
(e) Mural and other works of art that do not include a commercial message, however, murals and other works of art shall be subject to the review and approval of the Architectural Review Board.
(f) Scoreboards for athletic fields.
(g) Religious and other holiday lights and decorations containing no commercial message.
(h) Cornerstones and permanent building plaques displaying the date of construction, architect's name, building name, historical information, etc., and not exceeding eight square feet in area, when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material.
(Ord. 87-2009. Passed 4-20-09. Effective 5-20-09.)