(a) Temporary displays or signs advocating the election of a candidate or candidates or the passage or disapproval of an issue shall not be governed by the provisions of this chapter provided the same are removed within ten days after the completion of the election involved. Failure to remove such signs as required herein shall be deemed a violation of this Zoning Ordinance.
(b) Christmas display lighting shall be exempted from the requirements of this chapter.
(c) Area measurement for any sign consisting of separate letters or designs or symbols or parts thereof that are constructed without being fixed to a background structure shall be made by measuring the overall area occupied by the letters, designs, or symbols.
(d) Any number of signs that are attached to a common supporting structure shall be considered one sign for the purposes of number of signs allowed and area requirement.
(e) No building permit shall be required for a real estate sign of less than four (4) square feet in an area which advertises the sale, rental or lease of the premises on which the sign is located.
(f) A sign for a conditional use shall be constructed and maintained as approved at the time the conditional use is approved. Signs for conditional uses in an "R" or "AR" District shall not exceed six (6) square feet. Signs for conditional uses in any business, commercial, or industrial district shall conform to the requirement for the most similar use the District in which it is located subject to approval of the Board of Appeals.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Zoning Ordinance, signs within six hundred and sixty (660) feet of the Interstate Highway System shall be erected and maintained in general accord with Federal and Ohio laws in regard to advertising devices along the Interstate System, if such laws are more restrictive than the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance; otherwise the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance shall apply. The total area of all free-standing signs, pole signs, or signs projecting beyond building walls shall not exceed three hundred and fifty (350) square feet for any individual business establishment or use in any District.
(Ord. 462. Passed 6-7-71.)