No accessory sign, signboard, bulletin board, or other advertising structure or device shall be erected, constructed, established, maintained or otherwise permitted to exist except as permitted in individual zoning districts codified as title 19 of this code, in another regulatory section of this sign code, or as follows:
A. Churches, schools and other institutions permitted in the FE, R-1, R-2, R-3 and C-1 zoning districts shall be permitted to have one freestanding sign or one sign attached to a building per street frontage which shall not exceed fifty (50) square feet in area per sign, shall not be located on public right of way, and shall observe a twenty five foot (25') sight triangle requirement at all street, alley and driveway intersections.
B. Churches, schools and other institutions permitted in other zoning districts shall be subject to the sign regulations governing those districts.
C. Bulletin boards or signs in the FE, R-1, R-2, R-3 and C-1 zoning districts pertaining to the lease, rental or sale of the building or premises shall be permitted, provided said signs shall not exceed six (6) square feet in area, shall be limited to one such sign per street frontage, and shall be removed as soon as the premises are leased, rented or sold.
D. Bulletin boards or signs in the C-2 and C-3 zoning districts pertaining to the lease, rental or sale of the building or premises shall be permitted, provided said signs shall not exceed sixteen (16) square feet in area, shall be limited to one such sign per street frontage, and shall be removed as soon as the premises are leased, rented or sold.
E. Bulletin boards or signs in the C-4 and C-5 zoning districts pertaining to the lease, rental or sale of the building or premises shall be permitted, provided said signs shall not exceed forty (40) square feet in area, shall be limited to one such sign per street frontage, and shall be removed as soon as the premises are leased, rented or sold.
F. One bulletin board or sign per street frontage advertising lots or structures for sale in a new subdivision development shall be permitted provided such sign shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet in area.
G. Such signs permitted in subsections A through F of this section may be lighted only in conformance with the regulations of the individual zoning district.
H. There shall be no limit to the number, size or type of signs located within an enclosed building or erected in a location where said signs cannot be viewed from the exterior of the premises.
I. The city council may authorize placement of permanent signs identifying entrances to a neighborhood area. Design and location of said signs should be in harmony with the surrounding area and should not constitute a traffic hazard. (Ord. 1147, 2015)