The following types of signs are exempt from permit requirements of § 153.140(C) of this chapter
and may be placed in any zoning district subject to the provisions of this chapter. Such signs shall otherwise be in conformance with all applicable requirements contained in this chapter. There shall be no limit as to the number of such signs on any lot, except as herein prescribed. All such signs (except government signs) shall be located outside a street right-of-way.
(A) Government signs and logo signs.
(B) Memorial signs, plaques or grave markers which are noncommercial in nature.
(C) Flags, pennants, insignia, or religious symbols of any government, non-profit or not-for-profit organization when not displayed in connection with a commercial promotion or as an advertising device. No such flag pole shall exceed 30 feet in height. Flags shall not exceed 60 square feet. Limit 3 per site.
(D) Integral decorative or architectural features of buildings; works of art; so long as such features or works do not contain letters, trademarks, moving parts or lights.
(E) Public interest signs.
(F) On-premise directional and instructional signs not exceeding 4 square feet in area a piece.
(G) Identification signs for residential uses (including home occupations) not exceeding 4 square feet in area (1 only per premises).
(H) Campaign and election signs provided that:
(1) Each sign shall not exceed 20 square feet in area.
(2) All such signs may be erected no sooner than 30 days in advance of the election for which they were made.
(3) All such signs shall be removed within 7 days after the election for which they were made.
(4) The property owner upon whose land the sign is placed shall give written permission for the placement of said signs and will be held responsible for violations.
(5) No sign shall be placed in any right-of-way, on any telephone pole or street sign, or on any public property.
(I) Temporary real estate signs advertising a specific property for sale, lease, rent or development shall be located as follows:
(1) One sign per street frontage advertising real estate ("for sale", "for rent", "for lease" or "for development") not greater than 10 square feet in area in a Residential (R) District and 32 square feet in area in non-residential districts may be located on the property being advertised so long as said sign is located behind the street right-of-way line. If the property so advertised lies on a corner lot or double frontage lot, then a second sign may be oriented along the second street so long as the 2 signs are at least 100 feet apart as measured by the shortest straight line.
(2) No sign allowed under this division shall be lighted.
(J) Temporary construction signs provided that:
(1) Signs in conjunction with any residential use shall not exceed 10 square feet each.
(2) Signs in conjunction with all other uses shall have a maximum area of 32 square feet each.
(3) Only 1 such sign oriented per street front per premises shall be erected. Any 2 such signs located on the same premises shall be located at least 100 feet apart as measured by using a straight line.
(4) Such signs shall not be illuminated.
(5) Such signs shall only appear at the construction site.
(6) Such signs shall be removed within 7 days after completion of the project.
(K) Temporary special event signs and banners for religious, charitable, civic, fraternal or similar non-profit or not-for-profit organizations provided that:
(1) Signs shall be erected no sooner than 7 days prior and removed no later than 2 days after the event.
(2) No such sign shall exceed 32 square feet.
(3) No such sign shall be illuminated.
(4) All such signs shall be located off the street right-of-way, unless otherwise granted permission for such location by the Town of Blythewood or SCDOT. In no case may any such sign impede on the view or travel of any motorists or pedestrians or be attached to any structure within the right-of-way (government signs, telephone poles, etc.).
(L) One on premise yard sale sign per yard sale. All such signs shall be removed within 24-hours after the yard sale has been terminated. No such sign shall be greater than 4 square feet in area. All such signs shall be located off the street right-of-way.
(M) Directional signs (for civic uses only) provided that:
(1) No more than 1 directional sign per principal use may be erected.
(2) All such signs shall be located off the road right-of-way.
(3) All such signs greater than 3 feet in height as measured from the grade of the road upon which it fronts shall be located outside the required sight triangle as defined by this chapter. All such signs shall not be illuminated.
(4) All directional signs shall be free-standing signs. Portable signs shall be prohibited.
(5) There shall be no greater than four directional signs on separate supports at the intersection of any 2 roads.
(6) A maximum of 4 signs may be placed on the same supports. The maximum area of any directional sign shall be 6 square feet.
(N) Window signs.
(O) “Warning,” “no trespassing” and similar informational signs.
(P) Signs located within a stadium intended to be read only by persons seated within the stadium.
(Q) Permanent municipal, school, recreational and civic club sponsored signs, schedule of events, rules and regulations signs. Such signs shall not include identification signs.
(R) Any sign inside a building, not attached to or placed within an external window or piece of glass that is not legible more than 3 feet beyond the building in which it is located.
(S) Signs placed on newspaper boxes designed for placement of delivered newspaper to a particular location.
(T) Historical plaques mounted in accordance with the United States Secretary of the Interior's standards for rehabilitation.
(U) Banners and flags for special events and grand openings, used in conjunction with a commercial building, project, or enterprise are permitted for a period not to exceed 14 days provided that:
(1) All banners shall be attached to frontage wall of a principal structure.
(2) No such banner shall be attached to a roof structure or above the second floor level.
(3) No such banner shall be attached to any existing signs, placed within a right-of-way, attached to any fences, strung between posts, or in any other method except as outlined in division (1).
(V) Sandwich board signs (or A-Frame signs) used in conjunction with a conforming building in the Office Commercial and Neighborhood Commercial Districts, provided the total area of each sign face does not exceed 8 square feet. Such signs may be placed on the sidewalk provided they do not impede with normal pedestrian traffic. Each building or shopfront is permitted a maximum of 1 sandwich board sign.
(Ord. passed - - )