The following signs do not require permits or fees, but may be subject to other provisions of this chapter or International Building Code:
(A) Traffic signs, signals and other traffic-control devices erected by the city or other public authority;
(B) Public notices pertaining to public health or safety issues, erected by the city or approved by the city;
(C) Permanent plaques, cornerstones, name plates and other building identification markings attached to or carved into the building materials and which are an integral part of the structure;
(D) Address numbers;
(E) Signs located within a building, with the exception of strobe lights and moving or animated signs that are visible from any private or public roadway, or from adjacent properties;
(F) Legal nonconforming signs, except that the signs shall conform to this subchapter if they are altered or replaced or upon the change of occupancy type of the business;
(G) Flags on permanent flag poles designed for the routine raising and lowering of flags;
(H) Wall graphics, as defined; and
(I) Temporary signs, subject to § 154.358(C).
(Ord. 225, passed 10-20-1994, § 29.4; Ord. 269, passed 9-18-2014; Ord. 291, passed 6-6-2019)