§ 8.05.00. Signs exempt from permitting.

The following signs are exempt from the permitting process required by this code:

1.

Any sign required to be maintained or posted by law or governmental order, rule or regulation;

2.

Public warning signs which indicate the dangers associated with trespassing, swimming, or similar hazards;

4.

Incidental signs and any signs not exceeding one square foot in area and bearing only property numbers, post office numbers, names of occupants of premises, or other identifications of premises not having commercial connotations;

5.

Real estate signs which are securely constructed and erected on the site listed for sale, rent, or lease and do not exceed eight square feet in size. The sign shall be removed when the property is no longer for sale, rent, or lease;

6.

Flags and insignia of any government except when displayed in connection with commercial promotions;

7.

Integral decorative or architectural features of buildings except letters, trademarks, and moving lights;

8.

Signs directing and guiding traffic and parking, but bearing no advertising matter, and not exceeding four square feet in size. Off-site directional signs for churches, schools and other not for profit organizations shall not exceed six square feet in size; and

9.

Normal servicing of previously permitted sign structures, including a change of copy for billboards and a panel change in structures designed to allow changeable copy.

(Ord. No. 11-01, § 2, 1-18-11)