(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 (4) 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. Such flags are not being displayed in conjunction with a commercial promotion or as an advertising device;
B. Not more than three such flags are being displayed at the same time;
C. Any such flag does not exceed sixty (60) square feet in area; and
D. Any such flag flown from a standard flag pole attached to a building, with the height of the pole not to exceed fifteen (15) feet above ground level; or from a freestanding standard flag pole not to exceed a height of twenty-five (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 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 (2) 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 1177.13 Sign Table.
(6) 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 chapter. (Limited to an area of four (4) square feet.)
(7) 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.
(8) Signs that are not visible from public streets or legible from adjacent properties.
(9) Signs authorized by the City Manager on any governmental property.
(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 provided they are placed within the front yard setback. For corner lots, one sign may be placed along each section of road frontage. Lender, mortgage, or any other ancillary signage is prohibited.
(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.
(4) Temporary off-site real estate signs that announce the date and time of a real estate open house provided the signs be placed no earlier than 6:00 a.m. and removed four (4) hours after the conclusion of the open house. A maximum of one sign per open house is allowed at anyone change of direction. All temporary real estate open house signs must contain broker contact information. All riders count towards total sign area.
(c) Unless otherwise provided, all temporary signs referred to in subsection (b) hereof shall be limited to not more than six (6) square feet in sign area. Any such temporary sign shall be removed or replaced after thirty (30) 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 seven (7) 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. 13-2022. Passed 7-5-22.)