While subject to other applicable requirements and permits, the following signs are authorized without a sign permit:
A. Sign Type:
1. Official Signs: Signs erected or required by a governmental entity, including but not limited to:
a. Traffic control signs authorized by any governmental agency.
b. Signs, notices, placards, certificates and official papers, authorized or required by any statute, government agency, public school or court.
c. Public utility warning and underground line identification signs. Underground utility warning signs and other safety signs including flags placed in the ground for the purpose of marking under utilities.
d. Historical markers/commemorative plaques or cornerstones.
2. Temporary Signs: Signs for temporary use shall meet the following requirements:
a. Signs are not intended to be used as a substitute for permanent signage.
b. Signs shall have a durable backing and shall be fastened to the ground or structure. When attached to the ground, they shall be driven firmly into the ground to prevent theft and loss due to wind.
c. Signs may carry any lawful message.
d. No temporary sign shall remain on the property for longer than 90 days.
e. Three temporary signs may be authorized per lot.
f. Signs shall not exceed seven square feet in gross area and shall not be illuminated.
g. Prior to placing a new temporary sign on a property, any existing temporary signage along the same street frontage shall first be removed if the placement of the new sign will cause the number of temporary signs to exceed the number allowed on the property.
h. The City is authorized to require the removal of a temporary sign if, the temporary sign is or has become dilapidated, obsolete, or is a nuisance to the public.
i. Temporary signs shall be placed on private property only with the consent of the property owner. Any signs placed within easements, public right-of-way, or on private property without permission of the owner, are subject to removal without compensation.
3. Directional Signs: Directional signs do not require a sign permit, but are subject to the following limitations:
a. Only one exit/entrance directional sign shall be authorized per legal approach.
b. Directional signs shall not exceed two square feet in gross area.
c. Not more than 25% of the area of such sign shall be devoted to personal or business identification or logs.
d. Regulatory and/or traffic control signs shall not be considered directional signs, as defined herein.
e. Street and Address Signs: Street name and addressing signs, meeting the standards for such signs as detailed in Title 9 Chapter 5 of this Code shall not require a sign permit.
4. Commercial, Mixed Use, and Light Industrial Zone Signs: In non-residential zone districts where a drive-through window is allowed, in addition to the freestanding signs allowed, businesses with a drive-through window may have two additional freestanding signs located adjacent to the drive-through land and oriented toward the occupants of the vehicle, provided they have secured all other required building and/or electrical permits. (Ord. 619, 4-13-2021)