(A) Permanent institutional signs.
(1) Residential districts. It shall be unlawful to locate, use, erect, display, construct, install, enlarge, expand, alter, operate, or maintain a permanent institutional sign in the “R-1”, “R-2”, “R-3”, and “R-4” Districts unless and until an application for a special use, or a modification or amendment to an existing special use has been approved pursuant to §§ 153.245 and 153.247, and unless and until a building permit and certificate of appropriateness for such sign have been issued.
(2) Non-Residential Districts. It shall be unlawful to locate, use, erect, display, construct, install, enlarge, expand, alter, operate, or maintain a permanent institutional sign in the “P”, “S”, “M-1”, “M-2”, and “R” Districts unless and until a building permit and a certificate of appropriateness for such sign have been issued.
(3) Design criteria. All permanent institutional signs that must obtain a certificate of appropriateness under this section are subject to the design criteria in § 153.052(C).
(B) Commercial message signs prohibited. Commercial message signs are not allowed in the “R-1”,“R-2”, “R-3”, “R-4”, “S”, “P”, “M-1”, “M-2”, and “R” Districts.
(C) Permanent exempt signs. The following permanent signs are exempt signs allowed in the “R-1”, “R-2”, “R-3”, “R-4”, “S”, “P”, “M-1”, “M-2”, and “R” Districts, subject to the regulations and limitations set forth in § 153.049, including, where applicable, the requirement to obtain an administrative sign permit:
(1) Address sign.
(2) Governmental sign.
(3) Hazard or no trespassing sign.
(4) Incidental sign.
(5) Informational sign.
(6) Memorial plaque sign.
(7) Public utility sign.
(8) Security sign.
(D) Temporary, short-term temporary and daily-display temporary signs in all zoning districts other than the “B” Business District.
(1) Temporary signs on residential private property. The following temporary signs are exempt signs allowed on private residential property in the “R-1”, “R-2”, “R-3”, and “R-4” zoning districts, subject to the regulations and limitations set forth in § 153.049:
(a) Booster sign.
(b) Construction site placard sign.
(c) Demolition site sign.
(d) Election sign.
(e) Flag.
(f) Free expression sign.
(g) Holiday decorations.
(h) Real estate sign.
(2) Temporary signs on institutional property. The following temporary signs are allowed on institutional properties in the “R-1”, “R-2”, “R-3”, “R-4”, “S”, “P”, “M-1”, “M-2”, and “R” zoning districts, subject to the regulations and limitations set forth in § 153.049:
(a) Construction site placard sign.
(b) Flag.
(c) Holiday decorations.
(3) Short-term temporary and daily-display temporary signs on private residential property. The following short-term temporary and daily-display temporary signs are exempt signs allowed on private residential property in the “R-1”, “R-2”, “R-3”, and “R-4” zoning districts, subject to the regulations and limitations set forth in § 153.049:
(a) Personal event sign.
(b) Wind sign.
(c) Open house sign.
(d) Private sale sign.
(4) Short-term temporary and daily-display temporary signs on institutional property. The following short-term temporary and daily-display temporary signs are exempt signs allowed on institutional property with the property owner’s consent in the “R-1”, “R-2”, “R-3”, “R-4”, “S”, “P”, “M-1”, “M-2”, and “R” zoning districts, subject to the regulations and limitations set forth in § 153.049:
(a) Civic event sign.
(b) Temporary parking and traffic control sign.
(c) Wind sign.
(Ord. 1057, passed 2-22-2011)