The following signs are exempt from the requirement to obtain a sign permit:
(A) Signs not visible beyond the boundaries of the property upon which they are located.
(B) Government signs that are placed by government officers in the performance of their professional/elected duties.
(C) Temporary or permanent signs erected by public utility companies or construction companies in the performance of their professional duties.
(D) Vehicle signage when painted directly on a vehicle or attached magnetically.
(E) Temporary signage of four (4) square feet or smaller placed on or after April 15 and removed by the last day of May. Temporary signage of three (3) square feet or smaller placed on or after the first day of October and removed by November 15.
(F) Temporary signs for a new business for up to thirty (30) consecutive days from the first day of business. Exempt signage shall only be displayed on the property where the new business is located.
(G) Signage placed by realtors in the performance of their professional duties that is not located in the right-of-way or a public or private street.
(H) Window signage.
(I) Sponsorship signage at the City of Morehead Parks and Athletic Fields by the city or permitted booster clubs. Signs may be no larger than four (4) feet by eight (8) feet and be maintained by the club hanging the sign.
(J) Incidental signs.
(K) Historic markers.
(L) Directional signs.
(M) Change of copy on any sign where the framework or other structural elements are not altered.
(Ord. 22:2019, passed 6-10-19)