No permit is required for the erection, alteration, reconstruction, maintenance or movement of the following signs (the signs must still comply with the remaining provisions of this chapter):
(A) Building markers.
(B) Noncommercial flags.
(C) Official or public notices issued by a court or governmental agency.
(D) Signs six square feet or less in gross area located on property used as a residential use and located in an R District; unless stated otherwise in this code, one temporary sign in a R District that does not exceed ten square feet in area. If there are multiple temporary signs in a R District, then the cumulative area of all those signs shall not exceed ten square feet. No sign allowed under this exception shall stand taller in height than 36 inches above grade.
(E) Directional signs, defined as a sign which serves primarily to direct traffic to the location of a place, area or activity, such as “enter” and “exit” signs, provided the signs have a maximum height of no more than six feet, utilize a majority of the sign area for the directional message, and are no more than six square feet in size.
(F) Signs on bus shelters.
(2001 Code, § 415.07) (Ord. 23-009, passed 6-26-2023)