The following signs shall not be required to obtain a license or permit for the installation of the sign pursuant to §§ 150.105 through 150.110, and shall be permissible in all zoning districts; these exceptions shall not be construed so as to excuse the installer of the sign, or the owner of the property upon which the sign is located, from conforming to the other provisions of this chapter, or the city code.
(A) Building markers;
(B) Noncommercial flags;
(C) Official or public notice(s) issued by a court or governmental agency;
(D) Subject to the total area restriction herein, a temporary sign located on a lot or premises used as a residential use in an R District that does not exceed ten square feet and, if placed in the ground, does not exceed 36 inches above grade in height. The total area of all temporary signs located on the lot or premises measured together and the total area of sign(s) when located on a fence and facing the public right-of-way shall count toward the applicable maximum square footage for the associated property;
(E) Directional signs that are six square feet or less in area and eight feet or less in height;
(F) Signs on bus shelters; and
(G) Sign(s) on a fence that face the public right-of-way, that do not face an adjacent residential structure, that do not cumulatively exceed ten square feet and do not project above the top of the fence. The total area of the sign(s) when located on a fence and facing the public right-of-way shall count toward the applicable maximum square footage for the associated property.
(Ord. passed 10-11-1963; Ord. 21-016, passed 11-22-2021; Ord. 23-009, passed 6-26-2023)