§ 85-5. Signs authorized without a sign permit.

Subject to any other applicable requirements and permits, the following are authorized without a sign permit:

(1)

Banners within the public right-of-way as authorized by chapter 94.

(2)

Copy changes to bulletin boards, display cases or marquees, or maintenance where no structural changes are made, or copy changes on signs using interchangeable letters.

(3)

Cornerstones and commemorative tablets identifying a building or building complex that are an integral part of the building.

(4)

Directional signs. Two entrance/exit directional signs per driveway, each four square feet or less and limited to 42 inches in height. These signs may be illuminated.

(5)

Flag signs not exceeding 15 square feet in area with no dimension greater than 5 feet. Flag signs are limited to one per business front or parcel. Flag signs shall be installed in a manner that will not impede pedestrian traffic.

(6)

Inconspicuous signs which are not readable beyond the boundaries of the parcel upon which they are located or from any public or private street or alley.

(7)

Neighborhood identification signs which identify a commercial district or recognized residential neighborhood when located on public land or within a public right of way with the public property owner's approval.

(8)

Official governmental notices and notices posted by governmental officers in the performance of their duties.

(9)

Small signs . One wall, freestanding, or projecting sign per one or two-family residential parcel. The sign shall not be illuminated, shall not exceed two square feet in area, and shall not exceed a height of four feet above ground level.

(10)

Temporary signs such as those associated with construction projects, real estate sales or leases, and other such temporary signs in connection with:

a.

Commercial, industrial, multiple family, recreational, and institutional uses. These signs shall not be illuminated, are limited to two per parcel and limited to a maximum area of 32 square feet and eight feet above grade. These signs shall be set back ten feet from the front property line. These signs shall be removed within 14 days after the conclusion of the project, sale or event.

b.

One and two-family residential uses. These signs shall not be illuminated, are limited to a maximum area of 16 square feet each and 60 inches in height. These signs shall be located on private property. These signs shall be removed shall be removed within 14 days after the conclusion of the project, sale or one-time event.

c.

Temporary signs shall not be arranged to create a sign with a single message exceeding the size and area requirement of this section.

d.

Temporary signs shall be adequately secured and must be taut or made of a rigid material.

(11)

Vehicle mounted signs with a permanent message displayed on trucks, buses, trailers, or other vehicles which are being operated or stored in the normal course of a business, such as a sign indicating the name of the owner or business, which sign is located on a moving van, delivery truck, rental truck, trailer or the like, provided that the primary purpose of such vehicle is not for the display of signs, and provided, further, that such vehicle is parked or stored in an area appropriate to its use as a work vehicle;

(12)

Warning signs exclusively devoted to warning the public of dangerous conditions and unusual hazards.

(13)

Window signs for commercial, industrial, institutional, and recreational uses, not exceeding 30 percent of each window area.

(Ord. No. 2017-11 , § 2, 7-17-17)