A sign permit is not required for:
(a) Signs required by law.
(b) Flags up to sixteen (16) square feet, not containing a commercial message.
(c) The changing of messages on marquees and the repair of an existing permitted sign, except that repair of a nonconforming sign must comply with Section 1306.06.
(d) Temporary signs as follows:
(1) One (1) sign, not illuminated, no more than twelve (12) square feet in area, located on property where a building permit is active.
(2) On any property for sale or rent in the Mixed Use Zoning District, Factory-built Home Zoning District, and Multi-Family Zoning District, not more than one sign with a total area of up to twelve (12) square feet and a maximum height of six (6) feet, and on any property for sale or rent in the General Commercial Zoning District and Light and Heavy Industrial Zoning Districts, not more than two signs with a total area of up to thirty-two (32) square feet and a maximum height of eight (8) feet.
(3) On residential property, one or more non-commercial temporary signs with a total area of no more than twelve (12) square feet for no more than ninety (90) days.
(4) On residential property, non-commercial window signs, provided that the total extent of window signs do not obstruct more than twenty-five (25%) percent of the total area of all windows on each building façade.
(e) Not more than two (2) minor signs per use.
(f) A-frame signs more than fifty (50) feet from the nearest public right of way.
(g) Pavement markings. Any sign applied directly and entirely to and flush with an asphalt, concrete, or similar paved surface.
(h) A permanent window sign, provided that the aggregate area of all window signs on each window or door does not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total area of the window or door. However, the square footage of such sign(s) shall count towards the allowable maximum sign square footage on a particular property.
(Passed 8-28-18.)