(A) General. Unless exempted in accordance with § 166.08-04, Standards for Permanent and Temporary Signs Not Requiring Permits, no sign allowed by this section shall be erected, repaired, altered, relocated, maintained or displayed without first being issued a sign permit in accordance with § 162.03-11, Sign Permit, and complying with the relevant standards of this section.
(1) Noncommercial signs as defined in § 161.02, Definitions, are any signs that does not: solicit business; advertise products or services, including home occupations, non-profits, or donation or tip-based enterprises; provide business or commercial contact information of any sort; explicitly or implicitly indicate that a commercial enterprise is being conducted on the property; or explicitly or implicitly indicate that the property is available for rent, including, but not limited to, a business name, real estate company or agency name, rental agency name, including on-line rental websites, website or domain name, email address, physical address other than the property itself, or telephone number. Examples of non-commercial signs include the resident's family names; the resident's address; street numbers; school or sports logos or names; spiritual, inspirational, social, or political statements; and house names that do not provide contact information or imply availability as a rental property.
(2) Commercial signs as defined in § 161.02, Definitions, are any signs providing commercial or contact information of any sort including, but not limited to, business name, website or domain name, email address, physical address other than the property itself, or telephone number.
(B) Responsibility for compliance. Review for compliance with the standards of this section shall occur at the time of application for a sign permit; § 162.03-11; site plan, § 162.03-06; preliminary subdivision plat, § 162.03-07(D); planned development, § 162.03-02; or zoning permit, § 162.03-13, whichever is appropriate.
(Ord. 05-10, passed 3-23-10; Am. Ord. 04-18, passed 9-25-18)