15.06.250 Exempt signs.
Generally, the following types of signs are exempt from the sign permit requirements of PMC 15.06.210, subject to the provisions of this section. Exempt signs shall otherwise be in conformance with all applicable requirements of this chapter, and the construction and safety standards of the Town. All signs not listed in this section (and that are not prohibited under PMC 15.06.260) require a sign permit pursuant to PMC 15.06.210.
A. Signs erected by the Town or by any federal, state or county government agency.
B. Signs required by federal, state or local law or regulation.
C. Flags that are affixed to permanent flagpoles or flagpoles that are mounted to buildings (either temporary or permanent).
D. Signs being carried by a person; provided, that such signs are not set down, propped on objects, or objects temporarily affixed to the ground.
E. Window signs, as defined in PMC 15.06.510. In addition, any sign displayed on a window of or inside a residential building, and any sign inside a nonresidential building that is not visible through a window.
F. Temporary decorations or displays, if they are clearly incidental to, customarily, or commonly associated with any national, state, or local holiday or religious celebration; such decorations or displays may be of any type, number, area, height, location, illumination or animation.
G. Wave banners subject to the standards in PMC 15.06.330(B).
H. One (1) banner limited to a maximum sign area of eight (8) square feet located on a residential structure. All other banners as defined in PMC 15.06.510 shall be subject to a sign permit.
I. Sidewalk signs, as defined in PMC 15.06.510 and subject to the standards in PMC 15.06.330(C).
J. Site signs, as defined in PMC 15.06.510 and subject to the standards in PMC 15.06.330(D).
K. Swing signs, as defined in PMC 15.06.510 and subject to the standards in PMC 15.06.330(E).
L. Yard signs, as defined in PMC 15.06.510 and subject to the standards in PMC 15.06.330(F), including political or campaign signage.
M. Directional signs as defined in PMC 15.06.510 which do not exceed four (4) square feet in sign area and four feet (4') in height (except when used on a vehicular clearance structure), limited to six (6) such signs per property.
N. Incidental signs as defined in PMC 15.06.510 which do not exceed two (2) square feet in sign area.
O. Inflatable signs, as defined in PMC 15.06.510 and limited to one (1) per nonresidential property.
P. Murals and works of art, as defined in PMC 15.06.510. (Ord. 711 §1 (Exh. A), 2017; Amended Ord. 794 §4, 2021)