The following signs are excluded from the regulations and requirements of this subchapter.
(A) Signs not exceeding two square feet in area that are customarily associated with residential use and are not of a commercial nature, including address and/or name of occupants of the structure, signs on mailboxes or newspaper tubes, signs posted on property related to private parking, and signs warning against trespassing or danger from animals. Signs associated with home occupations shall not be excluded from these regulations.
(B) Signs erected by a governmental entity for a recognized public purpose and duly authorized by any law, statute or ordinance. Such signs include legal notices and traffic control or safety devices, provided such signs carry no supplementary advertising.
(C) Signs or posters concerning candidates for elective office, public issues and similar matters to be decided by public election, provided such signs are removed no later than one week after such election. Such signs shall not exceed 24 square feet in area, shall not be illuminated and shall not be located within a public right-of-way nor be affixed to any public utility pole or street tree. In addition, such sign shall not be located in any manner so as to create a safety or visibility hazard.
(D) Signs located on the inside of a structure or building that are not designed or located so as to be typically visible from outside the building.
(E) Signs which are in the nature of cornerstones, commemorative tables and historic designations, provided such signs are less than nine square feet in size.
(F) Signs clearly in the nature of decorations customarily associated with a national, local or religious holiday. Such signs shall be of any illumination or animation provided that a safety and/or visibility hazard is not clearly created.
(G) Temporary window signs which promote special business sales, promotions or occasions. No business shall display such signs for more than 30 days per calendar year.
(H) Flags or insignias of any governmental entity when not displayed as an advertising device, or in connection with any commercial promotion.
(2003 Code, § 153.417) (Ord. 3459, § 31.03, passed 3-7-2002) Penalty, see § 153.999