The following signs may be erected and maintained in all zoning districts, except where noted, without a permit and without being deducted from gross sign surface area permitted:
Banners. One temporary banner per building is allowed in all zoning districts. The banner must be removed after a period of thirty (30) days. Use of temporary banners which do not require a permit shall not exceed a total of sixty (60) days in a calendar year.
Bulletin boards. One bulletin board per street frontage, and not over thirty two (32) square feet in area for public, charitable or religious institutions located on site.
Civic event temporary signs. Temporary signs not exceeding sixteen (16) square feet in Residential Districts, or thirty two (32) square feet in the C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, M-1 and M-2 Districts, pertaining to drives or events of civic, philanthropic, educational, religious, or nonprofit organizations, provided such signs are posted not more than thirty (30) days before said event and removed within three (3) days after the event.
Government signs. Government signs for control of traffic and other regulatory purposes, danger signs, railroad crossing signs, and signs of public utilities indicating danger, and aids to service or safety which are erected by or on the order of a public officer in the performance of his/her public duty. Included within this definition are off premises institutional signs.
Governmental notices. Official governmental notices and notices posted by governmental officers in the performance of their duties; governmental signs to control traffic or for other regulatory purposes or to identify streets or to warn of danger.
Interior signs. Signs located within the interior of any building or structure which are not visible from the public right-of-way.
Memorial signs. Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and date of erection when cut into any masonry surface, or inlaid so as to be part of the building.
Occupant signs. Signs limited in content to name of occupant, address of premises, and signs of danger. Occupant signs shall be a maximum of one per street frontage and no more than three (3) square feet in sign area.
On premises symbols or insignia. Religious symbols, commemorative plaques of recognized historic agencies, or identification emblems of religious orders or historical agencies.
Open/close signs. Illuminated and nonilluminated signs not exceeding ten (10) square feet in area announcing that a business is open or closed.
Political signs. Political message, public election or referenda signs during an election campaign. Political signs shall not be placed on public property or in public right of way.
Real estate and property management signs. One sign per street frontage may be placed on the offered property and shall not be more than seven (7) square feet in size for residential property and not more than thirty two (32) square feet in area for nonresidential property. Lots which exceed twenty thousand (20,000) square feet may have two (2) signs per street frontage. The sign may only advertise the sale, rental or lease of the premises upon which it is located and contain the name and/or logo of the real estate company, or individuals and their respective addresses and telephone numbers, posting the sign. Such signs shall be removed within thirty (30) days after sale, rental or lease of the property.
Rummage/garage sale signs. Rummage or garage sale signs shall be bound by the following regulations:
A. Rummage or garage sale signs are permitted on private property in a location which does not create a visibility or traffic hazard (as determined by the city manager or his/her designee).
B. Garage sale signs may not have an area more than six (6) square feet with a maximum of two (2) faces. Garage sale signs shall identify the location of the sale and must be located on private property.
C. No garage sale sign may be located on utility poles, traffic control devices, on public property, or the public rights of way.
D. No garage sale sign shall be displayed prior to one day before the sale or after one day following the sale. The use of said sign is limited to seventy two (72) hours per sale and it shall be the duty of the property owner who displayed the sign to remove such.
E. Persons who display and/or post garage sale signs shall be required to remove said garage sale signs no later than twenty four (24) hours after the garage sale.
Signs in display windows. Signs in the display window of a business which relate to services or products offered therein. The window sign must direct attention to a business or profession conducted on the premises or to a product, service or entertainment sold or offered on said premises. Window signs shall be placed only on the inside of buildings and shall not exceed thirty five percent (35%) of the glass area of the pane upon which the sign is displayed.
Signs required by law. Signs required by law, statute or ordinance, constructed and maintained according to the law, statute or ordinance under which the sign was erected.
Temporary construction safety signs. Temporary signs erected by public utility companies or construction companies to warn of dangerous or hazardous conditions.
Temporary flags. Flags which are temporary and used for a single special event or occasion which can easily be removed. Temporary flags may not be displayed longer than ten (10) days.
Temporary signs accessory to subdivision developments or other permitted improvements. Subject to the following:
A. Content: The signs shall be only for the purpose of identification of homes for sale or rent in the subdivision under construction, of lots for sale, or for the identification of other nonresidential uses under construction.
B. Area, Number And Setback: Such signs shall not exceed two (2) in number for each subdivision or project nor fifty (50) square feet each in area. They shall observe the front yard requirement of the principal use.
C. Height: No sign shall project higher than eight feet (8') above curb level.
D. Time Limitations: The sign or signs shall be removed by the property owner when the projects being advertised are sold, completed or no longer under construction.
Traffic and service signs on private premises. Traffic and parking signs and devices privately owned and on private premises, and containing messages such as "Exit Only", "Restricted For - ", and the like, the sole purpose of which is to direct and control traffic on the premises and which does not exceed ten feet (10') in height nor contain more than twelve (12) square feet per face. Signs designating entrances, exits, service areas, parking areas, restrooms and other such signs relating to functional operation of the building or premises shall be permitted without permit under this exception. (Ord. 12-12, 11-5-2012; amd. Ord. 19-08, 7-1-2019)