§ 17.48.040. Exempt Signs and Maintenance

The following signs and their manufacture are exempt from other requirements of this Chapter if developed and maintained in compliance with the provisions/limitations of this Section. All signs shall be maintained in compliance with Section 17.48.100.E.1. All routine, general maintenance and repair of signs shall be exempt from Building Permit approval.

A.

Accessory signs. Signs manufactured as a standard integral part of a mass-produced product accessory to a commercial or public or semi-public use, including automated teller machines, gasoline pumps, and telephone booths. The signs may contain the company's name and/or logo only. No advertising message shall be provided.

B.

Affiliation signs. Signs that provide notices of services (e.g., credit cards accepted, trade affiliations, etc.). Signs or notices shall not exceed one square foot in area for each sign, and no more than three signs shall be allowed for each business.

C.

Decorative flags and banners. Flags and banners of a purely decorative nature that do not contain any commercial or noncommercial messages. Limited to a total of four per use with a maximum size of 32 square feet each.

D.

Names of buildings. Names of buildings, dates of erection, monumental citations, commemorative tablets and the like, when carved into concrete, stone, or similar material or made of aluminum, bronze, or other permanent type of material and made an integral part of the structure. Signs shall be wall mounted only, shall not exceed six feet in height, and shall not be illuminated.

E.

Official signs. Signs of a noncommercial nature and in the public interest, erected by, or on the order of, a public officer (e.g., danger signs, public notices, safety signs, traffic and directional signs, trespassing signs, etc.).

F.

Signs within buildings. Signs within a building five feet or more from a window.

G.

Signs within interior spaces. Signs within an interior arcade, courtyard, mall, or similar area and not visible or intended to be visible from an alley, parking lot, or street.

H.

Site address. Limited to two for each street address. Individual numbers and letters shall have a minimum height of four inches and width of two inches and shall not exceed a height of eight inches for residential uses and 24 inches for nonresidential uses.

I.

Window signs. Signs consisting of individual lettering not exceeding four inches in height with a total sign area of two square feet per window.

J.

Incidental residential signs. Signs in residential zoning districts that are no more than one square foot in area (e.g., beware of dog, keep off grass, private property, etc.) No more than four of these signs shall be allowed.

(Ord. 7074 § 2, 2006)