The provisions of this chapter shall not govern the display of the following signs and objects:
(A) Signs used for safety purposes relative to the repair or maintenance of streets, sidewalks, or utilities in a public right-of-way.
(B) Nameplates not to exceed one and one-half square feet.
(C) The American, State of Ohio and City of Reading flags and flags of other nations or nationality groups.
(D) Cornerstone and permanent building plaques displaying the date of construction, architect's name, building name, historical information, etc., and not exceeding eight square feet in area.
(E) Holiday decoration, excluding advertising, displayed for reasonable and customary durations of time.
(F) Any monument within a cemetery.
(G) Matter appearing, as part of the original construction, for example: on gasoline pumps, newspaper vending boxes, and automatic teller machines and other vending machines.
(Ord. 2003-51, passed 5-20-03)