The following described signs are permitted without a sign permit:
(A) A temporary real estate or construction sign not exceeding eight square feet is permitted on property being sold, leased, or developed. These signs shall be removed when the property is sold, developed, or occupied. In B-1 zones, a temporary real estate sale/lease or construction sign may be permitted which sign shall not exceed two feet by two feet in size. All signs of this type shall be removed from the premises within 60 days following completion of the sale, lease, or construction.
(B) All non-commercial signs of any size may be posted from August 1 in a state general election year until 10 days following the state general election, from 30 days before the special election to 10 days after a special election.
(C) Special events temporary signs for non-profit organizations are permitted which are temporary displays which are erected to celebrate, commemorate, or observe a civil or religious holiday. These signs shall be removed from the premises within ten days following completion of the special event. The special event signs shall not exceed four feet by eight feet in size.
(1) Special events temporary signs shall not be erected more than 90 days before the date of the special event; an extension of this time limit may be obtained only by variance.
(2) Public portable signs may be erected by the city and/or a non-profit corporation to advertise community-interest events and which public portable signs shall be placed upon public property. All public portable signs shall not be erected more than seven days before the date of the special event and shall be promptly removed following the event.
(D) In residential areas, one sign per single lot advertising a garage sale is permitted if the sign meets the following qualifications:
(1) The sale is not part of or used in connection with a commercial enterprise;
(2) The sign may not be larger than four square feet;
(3) The sign must be removed within 72 hours of the time when it is erected;
(4) No sign shall be affixed or in any way attached to a tree or shrub nor to any city street or avenue sign or post; and
(5) In addition, no garage sale sign shall be permitted to be publicly displayed more than one consecutive 72-hour period during any consecutive four-month period.
(E) Identification signs for one or two family dwellings are permitted, provided that these signs are less than two square feet in area.
(F) Pedestrian, vehicular traffic, and parking directional signs in parking lots are permitted, provided that these signs are less than nine square feet in area.
(G) Traffic-control signs, non-commercial governmental signs, railroad crossing signs, and temporary non-advertising safety or emergency signs are permitted.
(H) Temporary signs are permitted which shall not exceed 40 feet in total square footage, are not placed on the principal business building, and shall not be placed, whether in the initial placement and/or a changed placement on the premises, more than 90 days per consecutive 12-month period.
(I) In B-1, B-2 or I-1, temporary banners including and up to three feather flag banners are permitted which shall not exceed a total of 120 square feet in size, shall be secured in a manner so as to not flap nor flutter nor cause audible noise, and shall not be in place, whether in the initial placement and/or a changed placement on the premises, for more than 90 days per consecutive 12-month period.
(Ord. 310, passed 2-18-93; Am. Ord. 453, passed 7-18-19)
Penalty, see § 10.99