(A) The provisions of this subchapter shall apply to the erection, placement, construction, alteration, size, location and maintenance of all signs within the town, except as otherwise specified.
(B) The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to:
(1) Flags, pennants, or insignias of any nation, state, city, or other political entity on private property.
(2) Tablets, grave markers, headstone, statuary, or remembrances of persons or events noncommercial in nature on private property.
(3) Temporary decorations or displays celebrating the occasion of traditionally accepted patriotic, religious or local holiday or event on private property.
(4) Temporary signs on any property for events of a general town-wide civic or public benefit, community events, or town sponsored events so long as:
(a) Prior to placing the signs, notice is given to the town's Community Development Department;
(b) The total signage area does not exceed 64 square feet unless a larger amount of signage is allowed by the Community Development Director;
(c) The sign(s) do not:
1. Block or impede roadways, bike paths, trails, sidewalks or any other right-of-way designated for travel by the public; or
2. Create a traffic hazard; and
(d) The signs are removed within three days after the event.
(5) Signs on private property not visible beyond the boundaries of the lot or parcel upon which they are located, or from any public right-of-way or thoroughfare, providing that such sign does not constitute a traffic hazard.
(6) The erection, construction, and maintenance of official traffic, fire, and police signs, signals, devices and markings of the State of Arizona, the Town of Payson, or other authorized public agency, or the posting of notices as required by law, providing that such sign does not constitute a traffic hazard.
(7) Banners over the town's right-of-way, the town's roadway easements, or the Arizona Department of Transportation's Right-of-Way if such banners are otherwise regulated or placed by a state or local government entity.
(8) Window signs on private property which are only for the purpose of temporary signage to advertise the sale of goods or services.
(Ord. 466, passed 2-22-96)