The following signs shall be permitted, without obtaining a permit, as hereafter set forth.
(A) Residential Zoning Districts.
(1) Signs not exceeding one square foot in area and bearing only property numbers, post office box numbers or names of occupants of premises.
(2) Directional and official signs and notices, historical markers or identification guides, erected by governmental bodies.
(3) Flags, insignia, banners or logos of any government, except when displayed in connection with any commercial production or partisan political advertisement.
(4) Integral decorative or architectural features of buildings.
(5) Temporary signs, not exceeding nine square feet, located advertising the sale or rental of the premises or advertising a garage sale, auction or moving sale.
(6) On-premises signs identifying the property as being used as publicly or privately owned buildings and schools licensed by the State of Indiana, for grades 1 through 12 or non-profit organizations.
(7) Special event signs for churches, clubs, government or non-profit organizations for a period not to exceed ten days, with the following restrictions:
(a) The signs shall be non-illuminated and shall not encroach on any designated right-of- way;
(b) The signs shall be restricted to 32 square foot poster-type signs, but may include flags, pennants or bunting which shall be removed at the conclusion of the event;
(c) Political signs for election purposes shall be permitted, provided they do not encroach on public rights-of-way or easements. The signs shall not be in place more than 30 days prior to an election and 48 hours after an election.
(B) Open Space, Commercial and Industrial Districts.
(1) All signs permitted within Residential Zoning Districts.
(2) Letters, trademarks or other insignia of any on-premises commercial enterprise, permanently affixed and containing no moving parts, flashing lights or illumination.
(3) Permanent signs located on-premises, not exceeding eight square feet, nor more than four feet high, containing no advertising matter and limited to guiding and directing traffic and parking on the premises.
(4) On-premises, non-illuminated signs projecting at right angles for a distance of less than 12 inches from the building and at such a height as to constitute no hazard to passing pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)