The following signs shall be exempt from regulation under §§ 156.130 et seq. and do not require a permit:
(A) Any public notice or warning required by a valid and applicable federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance;
(B) Any sign inside a building, including attached to a window or a door from the inside of the building;
(C) Holiday lights and decorations with no commercial message;
(D) Traffic control signs on private property, such as Stop, Yield, and similar signs, the face of which meet Department of Transportation standards and which contain no commercial message of any sort;
(E) Changing of the advertising copy or message painted or printed sign only. Except for theater marquees and similar signs specifically designed for the use of replaceable copy, electric signs shall not be included in this section; and
(F) Painting, repainting, or cleaning of an advertising structure or changing the advertising copy or message thereon shall not be considered an erection or alteration which requires a sign permit unless a structural change is made.
(Ord. 900, passed 2-22-2000)