§ 8175-5.13.4. Signs exempt from a permit.

The following signs are exempt from the requirement to obtain a Planned Development Permit or Zoning Clearance sign permit except when the sign is proposed as part of a larger development project that requires a discretionary permit under this Chapter:

a.

One (1) identification sign up to two (2) square feet in sign area affixed directly to the exterior wall of a building or structure. One (1) identification sign up to six (6) square feet in sign area, if affixed directly to an exterior wall of a building or structure for agricultural uses (i.e., produce stands, barns, stables, etc.)

b.

One memorial bench plaque, up to 36-inches in area (e.g., 18 inches × 2 inches), that is attached directly to the bench.

c.

Flags with noncommercial content affixed to a building and temporarily displayed to commemorate an event or holiday, consistent with Section 8175-5.13.10.9, Flags.

d.

Repair and maintenance of an existing permitted sign, provided the proposed repair and maintenance activities:

1.

Do not result in an addition to or enlargement of the existing sign;

2.

Comply with the sign copy requirements in Section 5.13.9.5, Message Substitution;

3.

Will not result in any disturbance to ESHA or ESHA buffer, See Section 8175-5.13.6(e); and

4.

Are consistent with Section 8175-5.13.9.4, Maintenance.

e.

Natural gas, chilled water and steam facility signs placed by a public utility, which conveys information on the location of facilities in the furtherance of service or safety, provided there is no removal of major vegetation, the sign(s) is located within a public utility easement, and the sign is the minimum size necessary to convey the information.

f.

Temporary signs and incidental signs limited to the following:

1.

Incidental signs attached directly to a building. One (1) sign of not more than six (6) square feet, on a developed legal parcel, or if multiple businesses are located on a parcel, one (1) sign for each business.

2.

Construction signs, provided that:

i.

Only one (1) sign is displayed per construction site;

ii.

The sign does not exceed six (6) square feet in total sign area in Coastal Open Space (COS), Coastal Agricultural (CA), Coastal Rural (CR), Harbor Planned Development (HPD), and coastal residential zones (CR1, CR2, RB, RBH, CRPD, and M Overlay), or twenty-four (24) square feet in total sign area in Coastal Commercial (CC) and Coastal Industrial (CM) zones;

iii.

The sign is used only to indicate the name of the construction project and the names and locations (state and city or community only) of the contractors, architects, engineers, landscape designers, project or leasing agent, and/or financing company;

iv.

The sign is displayed during construction only;

v.

The sign does not exceed six (6) feet in height, if freestanding;

vi.

The sign is not located in the clear sight triangle pursuant to Section 8175-3.8; and

vii.

The sign is located not less than five (5) feet from the inside line of the sidewalk or, if there is no sidewalk, from the property line.

3.

Real estate signs. One (1) unilluminated real estate sign subject to the following:

i.

The sign may be single- or double-faced and shall be limited to a maximum of three (3) square feet in total sign area and six (6) feet in height. See also Section 8175-5.13.10.1.

ii.

The sign shall only contain information on the sale or rental of the premises on which located.

iii

The sign is not located in the clear sight triangle pursuant to Section 8175-3.8;

iv.

The sign shall be situated no less than five (5) feet from the inside line of the sidewalk, or if there is no sidewalk, from the property line.

v.

The sign shall remain on the premises only during the period of time that the premises are being offered for sale or lease and shall be removed seven (7) days after the property is sold or rented or the offer for sale or rent is terminated.

4.

Open house signs subject to the following provisions:

i.

Such signs are only permitted during the period when real estate is offered for sale or rent and while an agent is physically present on the premises.

ii.

Only one (1) such sign is allowed on each street frontage of the property on which the open house is being held.

iii.

Such signs shall not exceed three (3) square feet in area.

iv.

Such signs are only allowed during daylight hours.

5.

A maximum of three (3) temporary, noncommercial signs on a residential-zoned lot pursuant to Section 8175-5.13.10.15.

6.

Political signs pursuant to Section 8175-5.13.10.17.

7.

Memorial tablets or signs, including those indicating names of buildings and dates of construction, when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building, or when constructed of bronze or similar noncombustible material affixed to the building. The total maximum sign area shall not exceed two (2) square feet.

(Ord. No. 4492, § 3, 6-21-2016)