(1) The following signs may be erected or constructed without a zoning compliance permit, but may be subject to additional regulations under this section:
(a) Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message;
(b) Signs installed by employees or officials of a state or federal agency in the course of their governmental duties and bearing no commercial message;
(c) Signs required by a state or federal statute;
(d) Signs required by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction (applicable to the site to which the sign is located);
(e) Signs installed by public utilities in their rights-of-way or on their facilities and bearing no commercial message other than such message is necessary to identify the use; and
(f) Signs installed by a transit company with a franchise or other right to operate in Tipp City, where such signs are installed along its routes and relate to schedules or other information about the transit route.
(2) Where such sign is erected pursuant to a state statute or a court order, the sign may exceed the size standards of this section or otherwise deviate from the standards set forth in this subchapter to the extent that the statute or court order expressly requires the larger size or other deviation. In all other respects, such signs shall conform to the standards of this section.
(3) The signs established in § 154.11(C)(1) above shall be allowed in the public right-of-way in Tipp City or on parks or other public property controlled by Tipp City. The following additional signs may also be located in the rights-of-way, in parks, or public property controlled by Tipp City:
(a) Signs installed and maintained by Tipp City that may contain either commercial and/or noncommercial messages as part of a way-finding program, through which space is made available to users on a nondiscriminatory basis in accordance with separately published criteria and with payment of a fee;
(b) Additional signs in parks that relate to the use of 1 or more facilities (including temporary uses by particular entities or individuals), provided that such signs shall not be legible from any public right-of-way outside the park and such signs shall bear no commercial message except 1 that relates to a lawful commercial activity or lawful temporary use of a facility within the park;
(c) Signs for concessionaires and event sponsors inside stadiums, arenas or athletic fields or other such facilities; and
(4) Sidewalk signs in the CC District are permitted in the right-of-way subject to the standards and conditions in § 154.11(K)(5).
(5) Banner Sign across Main Street
(a) A community activity or special event may be promoted by installing a street banner between the designated utility poles within the RA District. An application for placement of a street banner shall be made to the Clerk of Council; applications for eligible organizations shall be granted on a first-come, first-served basis.
(b) To be eligible to place a street banner under this section, a community activity or special event must meet all of the following criteria:
(i) Its primary sponsor must be a governmental entity or a nonprofit organization with an office or other documented presence in Tipp City;
(ii) As part of the application for the permit, the sponsor must provide documentation that the planned event has received or has applied for all permits that will be necessary to conduct the event, including but not limited to parade permits or leases of space for the event;
(iii) The event must be open to the general public.
(c) Limitations on Signs
(i) All banners are a standard size, installed by the city. Specifications for the size and materials of such a banner are available from the office of the Clerk of Council.
(ii) A banner for an activity or event shall be displayed for no more than 2 weeks prior to and/or including the dates of the event.
(iii) The banner may bear a commercial message promoting the event, but it shall not contain advertisements or identifications for sponsors other than non-profit organizations.
(Ord. 5-14, passed 3-17-2014)