1112.03 EXEMPTIONS.
(a) The following signs do not require a permit; however, they are still subject to any applicable regulations within this chapter.
(1) Any sign located entirely within buildings or other structures and/or otherwise not visible from a public right-of-way or adjacent property.
(2) Cornerstone inscriptions or other signs that are part of masonry façades.
(3) Signs of less than one (1) square foot each in sign area, such as religious symbols like crucifixes, security system window or door stickers, identification of store hours, emblems of credit cards accepted, seals indicating membership in business or trade associations, and the like.
(4) Bulletin boards and bulletin board signs, as defined herein.
(5) Signs and/or notices issued by any court, officer, or other person in performance of a public duty.
(6) For the purposes of safety and emergency access, signs indicating the street number of a building or structure are permitted without a zoning permit but shall not exceed three (3) square feet in sign area.
(7) Any sign on a truck, bus or other vehicle that is used in the normal course of a business for transportation.
(8) Any holiday lighting, signs, or related decorations for up to thirty (30) days after an observed holiday or celebration.
(9) Painted signs, decals, or other signs located directly inside or on the window and/or door of the ground floor of a commercial use, if less than forty percent (40%) of the area of a windowpane, up to a total of two windows.
(10) Door signs if less than three (3) square feet in total area and not more than one (1) sign per door.
(11) Government mandated signs in compliance with the manual of uniform traffic control devices that comply with the requirements of state law for such signs placed or required to be placed by a government entity.
(12) Menu signs/ordering kiosks placed adjacent to a commercial drive through, with a maximum of four (4) such signs per property, so long as any ground- mounted menu sign does not exceed fifty (50) square feet and any wall-mounted menu-sign does not exceed nine (9) square feet.
(13) Small yard signs that are under twenty-four (24) square feet in surface area and less than five (5) feet in height.
(14) One (1) wall sign is permitted on each individual lot used for residential purposes provided the sign is mounted flush to the façade of the principal dwelling and does not exceed one (1) square foot.
(15) Signs for home occupations.
(16) Flags of any fabric or bunting containing colors, patterns, or symbols; attached to a flagpole as a freestanding structure, or a structure attached to a building or to the roof of a building, on a parcel of record and used for the sole purpose of displaying flags, the height of which shall be measured from the average grade.
(17) A-frame or T-frame signs.
(18) Temporary banner sign for identification of a new business for up to sixty (60) days after the business opens after which time a permanent sign must be erected.
(19) One (1) neon (or LED tube or rope lighting resembling neon) window sign not larger than three (3) square feet in total area per individual tenant suite that does not incorporate any blinking.
(Ord. 081-2023. Passed 10-3-23.)