The following signs do not require a permit or payment of fees but must conform to the accompanying standards.
(A) Construction/development signs.
(1) One temporary construction sign shall be permitted on each property in any zoning district during construction.
(2) One temporary development sign shall be permitted for each platted subdivision.
(3) Construction signs shall only be permitted during construction or remodeling, and shall be removed before the building is occupied, or after remodeling has been completed.
(4) In residential districts or districts abutting a residential zone, construction/development signs shall be located at least 50 feet from any existing dwelling unit and must conform to the standard residential setback requirements for that zone.
(5) In residential districts, development signs shall be removed when the subdivision is 75% sold out or the structure is 75% rented or sold.
(6) Where more than one builder is involved in a residential subdivision, there shall be only one sign as described above which may list the builders for the subdivision.
(7) Construction signs are limited to 32 square feet maximum and development signs are limited to 80 square feet maximum.
(B) City, county, state, or federal signs.
(C) Garage sales.
(1) Signs advertising garage sales shall be limited to a maximum of 3 days for each sale. There shall be no more than 3 sales each calendar year for a household and signs shall not exceed 2 square feet in area.
(2) Garage sale signs are prohibited in public right-of-ways, on utility poles, trees, street signs traffic signs, and the like.
(D) Home occupation signs. Limited to 2 square feet.
(E) Identification sign. Limited to no more than 6 square feet. These signs may be used as business listings on joint identification signs. These identification signs shall not be used in computing the maximum permitted sign area for a business.
(F) Identification signs - rear entrance. Rear entrance identification signs not exceeding 6 square feet in copy area shall be permitted as building signs located adjacent to the rear entrance to an individual business in order to identify the location for deliveries. These identification signs shall not be considered in computing the maximum permitted sign area for a business.
(G) Informational/directional signs.
(1) Up to 5 on-site directional signs per site, shall be permitted in any commercial or industrial district for the purpose of directing vehicular or pedestrian traffic in a safe and convenient manner as follows:
Zoning District | Maximum Size |
B-1, B-2, B-3, OR-1 and CBD | 6 sq. ft. |
I-1, M-1 and M-2 | Buildings over 25,000 sq. ft. - 10 sq. ft. Building under 25,000 sq. ft. - 6 sq. ft. |
(2) Informational signs attached to a building shall be permitted in order to locate building functions such as a car wash bay, drive-up window, or to indicate additional parking. Signs may indicate store hours and the like.
(3) Informational signs shall meet the building sign requirements for maximum height and shall be in addition to any other business signs permitted by this chapter.
(H) Real estate sign.
(1) One temporary sign advertising buildings or land for rent or for sale shall be permitted in the front yard, side yard subject to setback requirements, or window of such building. The sign shall be removed within 10 days after the property is rented or the closing of the sale. Real estate signs of any kind shall not be located in the public right-of-way.
(2) In Residential Districts, signs shall not exceed 6 square feet in area.
(3) In all industrial and commercial districts, real estate signs no larger than 20 square feet are permitted.
(I) Political campaign sign.
(1) Signs are limited to 4.5 square feet in residential districts and 18 square feet in commercial and industrial districts.
(2) Each sign must contain the name and address of persons responsible for the sign and that person is responsible for its removal.
(3) These signs shall remain for no longer than 45 days prior to and 10 days after the election for which they were intended.
(4) All signs shall be confined to private property and shall not be attached to trees, utility poles, rocks, the exterior of buildings or within any public street right-of-way.
(J) Promotional sign. Signs for civic events.
(K) Trespass signs. Trespass signs and signs of a similar, restrictive nature may be permitted on private property but not to exceed 2 square feet in area.
(L) Summary. The following is a summary of signs not requiring a permit.
SIGNS NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT
Type of Sign | |||
Sign Type | Ground | Building | Maximum Square Footage |
Type of Sign | |||
Sign Type | Ground | Building | Maximum Square Footage |
Construction | 1 | 32 | |
Development | 1 | 80 sq. ft. | |
Garage sales | 1 | 2 sq. ft. | |
Home occupation | 1 | 2 sq. ft. | |
Identification - Rear entrance Area identification listings | 1 1 | 6 sq. ft. 6 sq. ft. | |
Informational/directional | 5* | See division (G)(1) | |
Political | 1 | 1 | Residential districts - 4.5 sq. ft., all others 18 sq. ft. |
Real estate | 1 or | 1 | R-1, R-2, R-3, & R-4 platted for single family homes - 6 sq. ft. R-3, R-4 not platted or developed for single family homes, all commercial, industrial and manufacturing districts - 20 sq. ft. |
Trespass | 1 | 1 | 2 sq. ft. |
*Combined total for ground and building
(Ord. 90, passed 9-21-1987; Am. Ord. 34, 4th Series, passed 1-18-2011; Am. Ord. 43, 4th Series, passed 1-17-2012)