Public signs: signs required or specifically authorized for public purpose by any law, statute or ordinance; which may be of any type, number, area, height above grade, location, illumination, or animation, authorized by the law, statute or ordinance under which the signs are erected.

Occupant signs: signs limited in content to name of occupant, address of premises, and signs of danger or a cautionary nature which are limited to wall and ground signs; no more than two (2) per street front; no more than four (4) square feet per sign in area; no more than ten (10) feet in height above grade; signs which may be illuminated only from a concealed light source which does not flash, blink, chase or fluctuate; and signs which are not animated.

Memorial signs: memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and date of erection when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building when constructed of bronze or other noncombustible material.

Bulletin boards: bulletin boards not over twenty (20) square feet in area for public, charitable or religious institutions where the same are located on the premises of the institutions.

Signs in the display window: signs in the display window of a business use which are incorporated with a display of merchandise, a display relating to services offered, or a sign containing a noncommercial message, which do not exceed four (4) square feet in area.

Professional: nameplate signs not more than two (2) square feet in area which are fastened directly to the building and do not project more than six (6) inches beyond the property line.

Real estate: signs not extending outside the property line and not more than five (5) square feet per face in area which advertise the sale, rental or lease of the premises upon which the signs are located.

Noncommercial: signs not extending outside the property line and not more than five (5) square feet per face in area containing a noncommercial message.

Signs within buildings: any sign placed inside a building may be erected without a permit but subject to the safety regulations of the building code; provided, that any sign permanently attached to the interior of the structure and visible from the exterior thereof shall comply with the provisions of this chapter.

Each use by right: fifty (50) square feet; or the total permitted sign area of each use by right shall be determined by one (1) of the following provisions; provided, however, that no sign shall exceed two hundred (200) square feet in area nor shall the total sign area of any use exceed six hundred (600) square feet.

For a lot having less than two hundred (200) feet of frontage: in special cases some lots exist that have less than two hundred (200) feet of frontage. Those lots may apply for a variance to allow them signage up to two hundred (200) square feet. This variance will be heard and granted by the Zoning Board of Adjustments. The Board of Adjustments shall evaluate the effect upon traffic safety, and consider the total size of the lot when making the determination if two hundred (200) square feet shall be granted.

Wall and window signs shall be set back from the boundary lines of the lot on which they are located, the same distance as a structure containing a use by right; provided, however, wall signs may project into the required setback space eighteen (18) inches.

Ground signs shall be set back ten (10) feet from the boundary lines of the lot on which they are located; provided, that a clear area be maintained to a height of six (6) feet, within fifty-five (55) feet of the intersection of two (2) streets or a driveway and a street.

Persons wishing to obtain a permit to erect a temporary commercial sign shall submit an application to the Zoning Administrator.

Each temporary sign permit shall allow the applicant to erect, construct, repair, alter and change a temporary sign for one hundred five (105) days.

Temporary signs may not be relocated without the approval of a written modification to the original permit.

A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall accompany each application for a temporary sign permit and/or application for renewal of such permit. A fee of five dollars ($5.00) shall be paid for each modification to the original permit.

Temporary real estate signs containing the message that the real estate on which the sign is located, including buildings, is for sale, lease or rent and identifying the owner or agent are exempt from the permit requirement. Temporary real estate signs may not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in gross surface area; shall be located only upon the real property which is for sale, lease or rent; shall be set back from the property lines a minimum of ten (10) feet; and shall be removed within seven (7) days after the sale, lease or rental of such property. For all lots, a single sign on each street frontage may be erected.

Temporary construction signs identifying the project, the owner or developer, architect, engineer, contractor and subcontractors, funding sources and other information including, but not limited to, sale or leasing information, are exempt from the permit requirement. Only one (1) temporary construction sign may be erected per site, after issuance of the building permit, and such sign shall be removed within ten (10) days after issuance of the final occupancy permit. Temporary construction signs shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in gross surface area.

Signs attached to the interior of a building window or glass door are exempt from the permit requirement; however, such signs may not, individually or collectively, cover more than fifty percent (50%) of the surface area of the transparent portion of the window or door to which they are attached.

None of the provisions applicable to the temporary/additional signs excepted from the permit requirement shall be construed to modify or nullify any of the provisions of this section or chapter.

Political Signs. Political signs relating to an election may be erected and maintained; provided, that such signs shall not be posted more than ninety (90) days prior to the election to which the sign relates; shall be removed within fifteen (15) days following the election to which the sign relates; shall be of the wall, window or ground type; and shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in gross surface area.

Noncommercial Signs. Noncommercial signs may be erected and maintained; provided, that such signs shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in gross surface area.

Wall and window signs shall be set back from the boundary lines of the lot on which they are located, the same distance as a structure containing a use by right; provided, however, wall signs may project into the required setback space eighteen (18) inches.

Ground signs shall be set back ten (10) feet from the boundary lines of the lot on which they are located; provided, that a clear area be maintained to a height of six (6) feet, within fifty-five (55) feet of the intersection of two (2) streets or a driveway and a street.

This section shall apply to retail, entertainment, and restaurant use developments that have the following attributes: more than four (4) uses by right share a common lot as defined in this section; the total uses of retail, entertainment, and/or restaurants occupy more than one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet, and occupy a common lot of more than five (5) acres.

Area of joint identification signs under this section: one (1) square foot of sign area for each two (2) linear feet of street frontage of the lot, with no maximum sign area based on the calculation.

Location of Signs. The sign(s) shall comply with subsection E of this section; however, the lot for purposes of this subsection H may also include any contiguous lots shared through long-term easements, leases, or other agreements where the uses jointly share in both the benefits and the burdens of the lots for parking, access, common areas, and/or other similar joint operations. If a single lot is not contiguous with the remainder of the contiguous lots as described in this section, it must be related by ownership or control through long-term agreements with the same uses associated with the contiguous lots and be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of the same contiguous lots, and be a component of the development's original final site plan approval.

The signs shall otherwise comply with the requirements of subsections E, F, and G of this section.

The maximum height of the signs shall be as provided in Section 17.28.020(E).