17.46.080 Exempt signs.
The following signs are exempt from a sign permit:
A. Official signs and notices, public utility signs, and public directional signs, including time and temperature devices and signs indicating the location or direction of a place or area on the premises upon which the sign is located;
B. Professional nameplates not exceeding three square feet in area;
C. Temporary yard signs, subject to the provisions of Section 17.46.200;
D. Emergency, public service or other temporary nonadvertising signs;
E. Memorial signs on tablets, names and dates of buildings when cut into any masonry surface or when flush mounted and constructed of bronze or other noncombustible materials;
F. Accessory signs of a secondary nature, e.g., savings stamp signs or credit card signs not exceeding one square foot;
G. Banners not exceeding thirty square feet when used for advertising the opening of a new business and/or the hiring of employees. Such signs shall be removed after thirty days;
H. Temporary window signs that are painted, placed, taped, displayed, or otherwise suspended within three feet of any window that are visible from outside the place of business and that are designed to be displayed for more than thirty days. Such signs are permitted to cover no more than ten percent of the area of the window; and
I. Real Estate Signs.
1. Sale, Rental, or Lease Signs. Any property being advertised for sale, rent, or lease may have one such sign on the property not exceeding twelve square feet in area.
2. Subdivision Signs. The land being subdivided may have no more than two signs posted upon it advertising the subdivision. Each sign shall not exceed thirty-two square feet in area.
3. Under Construction Signs. These signs shall not exceed twenty square feet in area. No more than one such sign shall be permitted and shall be removed prior to the issuance of the final occupancy permit.
4. Portable, Temporary Signs Displayed on Private Property. In advertising a property for sale, rental, or lease, a portable sign, not exceeding six square feet in area, may be placed off the site on private property for the purpose of advertising that the subject property is open for inspection. One additional such sign may be displayed on the premises that are open for inspection. Such signs shall only be displayed when the premises are open for inspection.
5. Model Home Signs. Signs identifying model homes may be displayed on the property upon which the model homes are located. Such signs shall be located adjacent to the entrance of the model home. Such signs shall not exceed eight square feet in area nor three feet in height. (Ord. 2023-05 § 3 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 2020-07 § 2, 2020; Ord. 95-10 § 1, 1995; Zoning Ordinance dated 7/94, 1994)