The following signs are exempt from the permit requirement contained within Section 1140.03:
(a) Signs that are an integral part of the original construction of vending or similar machines, fuel pumps or similar devices;
(b) Cornerstones, dedications and other similar building plaques or architectural elements incorporated into a building, in materials and colors compatible with the building design, displaying only the building's name, owner's name, architect's name, date(s) of construction, brief dedication or other historical information, and not exceeding eight (8) square feet in total area;
(c) Signs which are attached to the inside of a window, do not exceed ten (10) square feet in sign face area, and do not cover more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the area of any single window pane;
(d) Signs which are an integral part of the historic character of a structure that has been designated an official landmark or historic structure by any agency or body of the governments of the United States, State of Ohio, Cuyahoga County or City of Garfield Heights;
(e) Hand-held signs not set on or affixed to the ground;
(f) Temporary signs measuring less than twelve (12) square feet in sign face area, provided that such signs otherwise comply with all other requirements of Section 1140.37
;
(g) Monuments and markings within a cemetery;
(h) Any address numbers required by the Section 1345.01
of the Codified Ordinances, unless larger than six (6) inches in height.