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2.6. Citizens have different expectations for the aesthetic environment of a residential area compared with that of a commercial area. Signs should be smaller in scale and their use generally more restricted in residential areas than in commercial areas where the public expects to see a variety of signs. SECTION 3. Permit Required. No sign shall be erected, altered, reconstructed, maintained or moved in the City without first securinga permit .from the City. The speech content of the sign shall not be considered when approving or denying a sign permit; however, the content mustbe submitted to properly evaluate the signage area, design and. placement. A proposed sign with a .structure requiring a building permit or electrical permit must obtainthose permits in addition to a sign permit. 3.1 Exemptions. The following signs .shall not require a permit, but remain subject to the standards of these regulations concerning erection, maintenance and removal, and the standards of any other applicable law or ordinance. a) A. sign, of less than four (4) square feet in display area, indicating the address of a building. b) A sign on a residential property, of less than four (4) square feet in display area, stating the name of the owner or occupant in addition to the address of the property. c) Traffic control signs, related directional aids, and traffic control devices installed by a unit of government having authority over the. adjacent right-of-way, or at the direction of such a government. d) Signs not visible from a public or private right-of-way. e) Newspaper boxes. Flags, up to a combined total of 35 square feet, with no one flag larger than .15 square feet in size. g) Official notices posted on a property at the direction of a court, publicbody, or public safety official. h) A sandwich board, menu board, A -frame, T-frame or sirnilar sign which does not exceed six (6) square feet in size, is not illuminated, is located within 15 feet of the primary building entrance of the owner or tenant placing the sign, and is only displayed during hours of business operation. No more than two signs may be placed by any single owner or tenant at any given time. Signs of this type must be placed in a location where they will not impede foot traffic i) A temporary sign or signs, up to a .total.: of ten (10) squarefeetof display space, erected by the owner or rental tenant of the property on which the sign is placed. j) A temporary sign directing people to an event or occurrence located on the property of the person erecting the sign. Such signs are limited to six (6) feet or less of display space and must be installed so that they are less than four (4) feet in height. If placed on property not owned or rented by the person erecting the sign, the property owner must give Ordinance 109 draft 9/16/09