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A. Normal maintenance. No approval or permit is required for normal sign maintenance other than changes in color, type of lighting, or design.

B. Exempted signs. The following signs do not require a sign permit:

1. One (1) non-illuminated real estate sign advertising the sale, rental, or lease of the premises on which it is maintained and not over six (6) square feet in area.

2. Signs showing the location of public telephones, restrooms and underground facilities.

3. One (1) street address sign, not directly lighted, and less than two (2) square feet in area.

4. One (1) occupancy identification sign for each street frontage, not directly lighted, and not exceeding two (2) square feet in area in any AG or R District.

5. One (1) non-illuminated professional name plate not exceeding two (2) square feet in area.

6. One (1) non-illuminated sign identifying a home occupation not more than one and one-half (1-1/2) square feet in area, which may be used to identify the occupant and his “home occupation”; said name plate shall be affixed flat against the outside wall of the dwelling.

7. Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and date or erection when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible materials.

8. Any sign, posting, notice, etc., placed by or required by a government entity in carrying out its responsibility to protect the general health and welfare of the community.

9. Window signs in business establishments, located in C (Commercial), Mixed Use, (MU), Business Park (BP), and I (Industrial) Districts.

10. Political campaign signs in conformance with the regulations herein.

11. Two (2) non-illuminated temporary identification signs not exceeding thirty (30) square feet in area each on sites occupied by temporary uses such as Christmas tree lots, circuses, carnivals and charity booths. Such signs may be maintained for a period of fourteen (14) days or the duration of such use, whichever is less, with the exception of Christmas tree lots, for which such period shall not exceed forty (40) days.

12. Directional signs for off-street parking and loading facilities not exceeding four (4) square feet in area nor a height of three (3) feet and limited to two (2) such signs per driveway entrance to off-street parking facilities.

13. One (1) permanent directional sign identifying institutions of an educational, religious, charitable, governmental or civic nature, not to exceed four (4) square feet in area and situated on an arterial street. Additional directional signs may be approved subject to the granting of a use permit.

14. Pennants or banners for a period or periods not exceeding 21 days aggregate per year, on the site of businesses located in C1, C2, MU1,and MU2 Districts.