The following signs shall be permitted in the Municipality subject to the following regulations. No zoning certificate shall be required for any sign constructed or erected in accordance with this section.
(a) Signs displaying the address and name of the occupant of the premises for a residential structure, not including designations as to employment or home occupations, and limited in size to one square foot and limited to one sign per premises.
(b) Signs required or authorized for a public purpose by any law, statute or ordinance, including traffic control devices.
(c) Signs in the nature of cornerstones, commemorative tables and historical signs, limited in size to twelve square feet and not illuminated.
(d) Signs clearly in the nature of decorations customarily associated with any national, local or religious holiday, limited to sixty days in any one year and to be displayed for not more than sixty consecutive days. Such signs may be illuminated or animated, provided that safety and visibility hazards are not created.
(e) Political signs or posters concerning candidates for election, to be removed not later than five days after such election. Such signs shall not exceed six square feet in area, shall not be illuminated, shall not create a safety or visibility hazard and shall not be located over a public right-of-way. Ballot issue signs may be permitted within the right-of-way only when specifically permitted by the City Manager or designee. No sign governed by this section shall be placed on any property without prior approval of the landowner.
(f) Signs that indicate the sale, rental or lease of a particular structure or land area, to be limited in size to six square feet, with one sign allowed per street front. Such signs shall not be located in a public right-of-way, nor shall they be used in lieu of permanent signs.
(g) Interior signs of a business use, incorporated into a window display, as permitted in Section 1292.03(a)(4), and limited to nine square feet or less. Such signs are limited to one sign per window.
(h) On site directional signs indicating points of entry or exit for a facility or off-street parking area, provided such signs are limited to a maximum of two square feet in area and three feet in height and do not interfere with safe vehicular or pedestrian traffic circulation and are not located within the clear sign distance triangle.
(i) Menu boards, provided such signs are oriented solely for the use of patrons utilizing the drive-thru and are directed toward traffic internal to the site.
(Ord. 2014-27. Passed 8-5-14.)