(a) The following signs shall be exempt from regulation under this chapter, except as provided in this section:
(1) Signs erected by or pursuant to the authorization of a governmental body, including legal notices, warning notices, traffic signs, directional signs, informational signs or regulatory signs.
(2) Signs that are customarily associated with residential uses and that are not of a commercial nature, including the name and address of occupants, signs on mailboxes, or paper tubes, etc. (Limited to an area
of four square feet or less.)
(3) Official signs of a noncommercial nature erected by public utilities to identify line or facility locations or to advise or warn the public.
(4) Flags of any governmental or nonprofit organization provided:
A. That such flags are not being displayed in conjunction with a commercial promotion or as an advertising device;
B. That not more than three such flags are being displayed at the same time;
C. That any such flag does not exceed 60 square feet in area; and
D. That any such flag flown from a standard flag pole attached to a building, with the height of the pole not to exceed 15 feet above ground level; or from a freestanding standard flag pole not to exceed a height of 25 feet above ground level. Mini flags typically displayed during government holidays shall be exempted.
(5) Any sign inside a building, provided that the sign is not attached to a window or door and that the sign is not legible from the lot line of the zone lot or parcel on which such sign is located. For the purposes of this section, a sign that rests against a window, a sign that is separated from the window by a bumper pad, or a sign that is placed within two inches of the window through the use of a hanging device, shall be considered to be attached to the window. Any sign that is considered to be attached to a window shall be regulated by the provisions contained in Section 1189.05
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(6) Works of art that do not include a commercial message.
(7) Holiday lights and decorations with no commercial message, but only if erected no earlier than forty-five (45) days before the holiday and removed within fourteen (14) days after the holiday.
(8) Signs that are posted upon property to guide or direct traffic, to identify restricted or public parking areas, or to warn the public against trespassing or danger from animals. The signs shall not contain any commercial advertising. However, entrance or exit signs are only permitted when the driveway is not obvious or otherwise identifiable with a particular business or activity. Entrance and exit signs, directional signs, and parking area signs shall require a permit to assure that the style, size, and location are consistent with the requirements of this Article. (Limited to an area of four square feet.)
(9) Signs painted on or otherwise attached to a vehicle regularly operated in the pursuance of a day-to-day business or activity of an enterprise, provided that the vehicle is not parked in a location that is visible to the public and for a period of time that indicates that the purpose of locating the vehicle in that location is principally for advertising rather than transport.
(10) Signs that are not visible from public streets or legible from adjacent properties.
(11) Signs authorized by the Village Manager to be placed on the banner poles located in the median of West Broadway. Individual banners shall not exceed thirty (30) square feet and shall meet other requirements established by the Village Manager.
(12) Signs authorized by the Village Manager on any governmental property.
(13) Any murals painted on a building wall and of a non-commercial nature.
(b) The following temporary signs shall be exempt from regulation under this chapter provided each such sign satisfies the requirements set forth in subsection hereof:
(1) Temporary for sale, rental or lease signs.
(2) Political signs and signs or posters indicating candidates or issues on the public ballot.
(3) Temporary Contractor Signs. Signs announcing the names of contractors for any short term or temporary work such as home improvements, new construction, remodeling and the like is permitted during the actual construction period, provided that such signs shall be located only on the parcel of land being developed, not in the public right-of-way.
(c) Unless otherwise provided, all temporary signs referred to in subsection (b) hereof shall be limited to not more than six square feet in sign area. Any such temporary sign shall be removed or replaced after thirty days if the sign has become damaged or has deteriorated, by the weather or otherwise, to the point where the sign cannot be read from the street or the sign has or appears to have become detached, in whole or in part, from its sign posts or supporting structure. All such temporary signs shall be removed within ten days after the property to which the sign relates has been sold, rented, or leased, or the promotion, activity, or election to which the sign relates has been conducted. Signs referred to in subsection (b) hereof, if placed on roadways with sidewalks, shall be placed on the opposite side of the sidewalk from the roadway. In the case of roadways with no sidewalks, the signs shall be located no closer than eight (8) feet from the edge of the road. In no case shall any of the signs referred to in this subsection constitute a safety hazard. (Ord. 11-2013. Passed 7-17-13.)