The following signs are allowed upon receipt of a permit in the R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4 Zoning Districts with the exception of special overlay districts:.
(a) A church, school, or other public institution for its own use may erect one announcement sign not over forty square feet (40 s.f.) in area.
(b) A church, school or other public institution may erect one identification sign for each building on its premises, provided such signs may be no more than sixteen square feet (16 s.f.) in area.
(c) One identification sign indicating the name and address of apartment complexes or trailer courts. Such signs shall not exceed thirty-two square feet (32 s.f.) in area and, when freestanding, shall not be located closer than six feet (6') to the street right-of-way nor closer to any side lot line than ten feet (10').
(d) Business and professional offices, bed & breakfast operations, and private clubs may erect one identification sign. Such signs shall not exceed nine square feet (9 s.f.) in area and, when freestanding, shall be located no closer than six feet (6') to the street right of way and no closer than ten feet (10') from side lot limits.
(e) One identification sign for each building in an apartment complex, with each such sign not to exceed nine square feet (9 s.f.) in area.
(f) Four (4) or less non-commercial congratulatory signs for a particular purpose, none of which shall exceed twenty-four square feet in area. None of the signs may be used for advertising purposes. The permit shall allow the signs to be displayed for no more than four days concurrently with no extensions allowed.
(Ord. 12-78. Passed 1-17-13.)