(a) (1) No sign with a ground clearance of less than 11 feet may be erected within 20 feet of a driveway or other ingress/egress to the property; nor shall any such sign be erected within any corner clip or public open space easement (P.O.S.E.). No sign pole shall be greater than ten inches in diameter within such a corner clip or P.O.S.E. See Figure 4.02.1.
(2) Exception: In one- and two-family yards, a sign may be within 20 feet of a driveway. When the sign is within ten feet of the back of the curb, or street edge when without a curb, it must be in compliance with all of the following provisions.
a. No sign shall be permitted in the right-of-way.
b. When not in the right-of-way, no sign shall be permitted within three feet of the back of the curb, or street edge when without a curb.
c. Signs that are not in the right-of-way may be more than three feet and within ten feet of the back of the curb, or street edge when without a curb, provided the maximum height is four feet and the size does not exceed eight square feet.
(b) Hospitals and hospital districts proposing to erect signs prohibited by subsection (a) of this section shall be permitted to erect same, provided that such signs are for the purpose of public instruction, traffic control and similar uses incidental to the public interest, and are not business signs, and provided further that the city council has approved the location of such signs and, if applicable, that the hospital or hospital district has executed an encroachment agreement with the city and has secured a policy of public liability insurance for such encroachment as provided in the building code.