Sec. 153.502 - Signs permitted in all districts.

The following signs shall be permitted in all zoning districts:

(A)

Personal nameplates not exceeding one and one-half square feet in area;

(B)

Announcement signs or bulletin boards for public, charitable, or religious institutions provided such signs or bulletin boards shall be located on the premises of such institution and shall not exceed 12 square feet in area;

(C)

Signs advertising nonconforming businesses and industries provided such signs do not exceed 12 square feet in area; are attached flat against the wall of the building in which such nonconforming business or industry is located; and have been approved by the Architectural and Site Review Board as being in conformance with the goals of the General Plan and within the other applicable limitations of this chapter;

(D)

Warning signs and signals. Such signs may be illuminated by other than reflected light when required for the public safety or convenience, subject to the approval of the Planning Director,

(E)

Highway and traffic markers, road name signs, and such signs and markers as public utility companies by law may be required to display;

(F)

Commemorative symbols, memorial plaques, and historical tablets when placed by organizations or historical societies and when approved by the Planning Director;

(G)

Signs designating entrances, trespass, exits, or conditions of use of parking areas; providing, however, no single sign shall exceed eight square feet in area, and its location shall have been approved by the Planning Director;

(H)

Directional signs for public or quasi-public uses, such as those indicating the location of rest rooms, telephones, and underground utilities; provided, however, no individual sign shall exceed two square feet in area;

(I)

Signs indicating business hours, emergency telephone numbers, and credit cards and service station signs indicating gas prices; provided, however, no individual sign shall exceed one and one-half feet in area, and the total area of all such signs, at any single establishment, shall not exceed four square feet in area;

(J)

Bulletin or announcement boards attached to commercial and institutional buildings for posting personal or public notices not exceeding the size limitations established for the CC District; and

(K)

Flags of the United States and the State of California.

(1975 Code, § 9-2.302) (Ord. 1980-291, effective 9-11-80; Am. Ord. 1999-494, effective 3-25-99; Am. Ord. 2017-589, effective 8-24-17; Ord. No. 2024-638, effective 7-25-24)