The following signs and devices are exempt from all aspects of this chapter, including permit requirements and limitations on size, location, and number:
(A) Public signs. Signs of a noncommercial nature and in the public interest, erected by, or on the order of, a public officer in the performance of his or her duty shall be permitted.
(B) Property rights signs. A property owner may post a sign that indicates a property owner’s right of exclusion. These signs include no hunting, no trespassing, no soliciting, and similar signs.
(C) Spectator signs. A sign that is physically oriented toward spectators of an event and not physically oriented so as to attract the motoring public, such as a sign located on the fence of a baseball field, football field, racetrack, or outdoor stadium.
(D) Window signs. A sign affixed to a window of an enclosed building, including the window or glass area of a door.
(E) Art. Art as defined as an artistic painting, image, or sculpture created on an individual basis which contains no commercial message, image, trademark, or logo can be created within any zoning district.
(Ord. 14-01, passed 6-6-2014, Ch. 8, § 1.6; Ord. 22-04, passed 4-11-2023)