(A) Construction signs. One construction sign per construction project not exceeding 32 square feet in sign area in residential districts or 64 square feet in commercial or industrial districts, provided that such signs shall be erected no more than five days prior to the beginning of construction for which a valid building permit has been issued, shall be confined to the site of construction, and shall be removed five days after completion of construction and prior to occupancy.
(B) Directional or instructional signs. Signs which provide direction or instruction and are located entirely on the property to which they pertain and do not in any way advertise a business and do not exceed four square feet in area, signs identifying rest rooms, public telephones, walkways, or signs providing direction such as parking lot entrance and exit signs and those of similar nature.
(C) Flags. The flags, emblems, or insignia of any nation, political subdivision, or corporate flag.
(D) Governmental signs. Governmental signs for control of traffic and other regulatory purposes, street signs, danger signs, railroad crossing signs, and signs of public service companies indicating danger and aids to service or safety which are erected by or on the order of, a public officer in the performance of his public duty.
(E) Holiday decorations. Signs of a primarily decorative nature, clearly incidental and customary and commonly associated with any national, local, or religious holiday, provided that such signs shall be displayed for a period of not more than 60 consecutive days nor more than 60 days in any one year. Such signs may be of any type, number, area, height, illumination, or animation, and shall be set back ten feet from all boundary lines of the lot, provided that a clear area be maintained to a height of 72 inches, within 55 feet of the intersection of two streets, a railroad and a street, and a street and driveway.
(F) House numbers and name plates. House numbers and name plates not exceeding two square feet in area for each residential building.
(G) Interior signs. Signs located within the interior of any building or stadium, or within an enclosed lobby or court of any building, and signs for and located within the inner or outer lobby, court, or entrance of any theater, that are not visible from the public right-of-way. This does not, however, exempt such signs from the structural, electrical, or material specifications as set out in this chapter.
(H) Memorial signs. Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and date of erection when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material.
(I) Notice bulletin boards. Notice bulletin boards not over 24 square feet in area for medical, public, charitable, or religious institutions where the same are located on the premises of the institution.
(J) No trespassing or no dumping signs. No trespassing or no dumping signs not to exceed 1-1/2 square feet in area per sign and not exceeding four in number per lot, except that special permission may be obtained from the Administrator for additional signs under proven special circumstances.
(K) Occupant signs. One sign for each dwelling unit not to exceed two square feet in area indicating the name of the occupant, location, or identification of a home professional office.
(L) Plaques. Plaques or name plate signs not more than 2-1/2 square feet in area which are fastened directly to the building.
(M) Political and campaign signs. Political or campaign signs on behalf of candidates for public office or measures on election ballots provided that the signs are subject to the following regulations:
(1) The signs may be erected not earlier than 45 days prior to the election and shall be removed within 15 days following the election.
(2) In any zone, only one stationary sign is permitted on any one parcel of land. The sign shall not exceed 32 square feet in aggregate area and, if detached, shall not exceed six feet in height. The sign shall not be erected in such a manner as to constitute a roof sign. If there should be more than one tenant, each tenant shall be permitted the above allowed dimensions. Notwithstanding the provisions of this division, a sign may be placed on any legally existing sign structure, but not so as to cover an already existing current sign.
(3) No sign shall be located within or over the public right-of-way.
(N) Public notices. Official notices posted by public officers or employees in the performance of their duties.
(O) Public signs. Signs required or specifically authorized for a public purpose by any law, statute, or ordinance, which may be of any type, number, area, height above grade, location, illumination, or animation, required by the law, statute, or ordinance under which the signs are erected.
(P) Real estate signs. One real estate sign on any lot or parcel, provided such sign is located entirely within the property to which the sign applies, is not directly illuminated, does not exceed six square feet in area, and is removed within seven days after the sale, rental, or lease has been accomplished.
(Q) Permanent window signs. Except in residential zones, for each ground floor occupancy of a building not more than two permanent signs may be painted on or otherwise displayed from the inside surface of any window, showcase, or other similar facility. The signs shall be in addition to those signs permitted under the other provisions of this chapter. The total copy area of such signs, however, shall not exceed a maximum of 25% of the total window area, or one square foot per lineal front foot of the premises occupied, whichever is the lesser.
(R) Signs in the display window. Signs in the display window of a business use which are incorporated with a display of merchandise or a display relating to services offered which comply with division (Q) herein.
(S) Symbols or insignia. Religious symbols, commemorative plaques of recognized historical agencies, or identification emblems of religious orders or historical agencies, provided that no such symbol, plaque, or identification emblem shall exceed four square feet in area, and provided further that all such symbols, plaques, and identification emblems shall be placed flat against a building.
(T) Temporary signs. Temporary signs not exceeding four square feet in area pertaining to drives or events of civic, philanthropic, educational, or religious organizations, provided that the signs are posted only during the drive or no more than ten days before the event and are removed no more than three days after an event.
(U) Warning signs. Signs warning the public of the existence of danger, but containing no advertising material, of a size as may be necessary, to be removed on subsidence of danger.
(V) Neighborhood identification signs. In any zone, a sign, masonry wall, landscaping, and other similar materials or features may be combined to form a display for neighborhood or tract identification, provided that the legend of such sign or display shall consist only of the neighborhood or tract name.
(Ord. 81-0-8, passed 4-21-81) Penalty, see § 157.999