9495-04 Repealing and Replacing Chapter 21, Article 1 though 11 - The City of South Bend Zoning Ordinanace

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Section 21-07.03 Sign Regulations (a) Exempt Signs (C) Signs only indicating the location of public telephones and restrooms, underground public utilities, or similar location signs and containing four (4) square feet or less in sign surface area; and, (D) Signs which are integral to the building and only indicating the name of the building, date of erection, monumental citations, commemorative tablets and the like, when carved into stone, concrete or similar material or made of bronze, aluminum or other permanent type construction and made an integral part of the building. (6) Official Signs: (A) Signs authorized by a government or governmental unit which give traffic, directional, or warning information; (B) Signs of public service companies indicating danger; and, (C) Signs erected by, or on the order of, a public officer in the performance of their public duty which aide service or safety. (7) Public Signs and Public Notices -Signs required or specifically authorized for a public purpose by any law, statute or ordinance, which maybe any type, number, area, height above grade, location or illumination required by the law, statute or ordinance under which the signs are erected. (8) Holiday Displays -which contain no commercial message, are primarily decorative in nature, and are clearly incidental and commonly associated with any national or religious holiday, and which are erected not more than thirty (30) days prior to the start of the holiday and removed no more than fifteen (15) days after the holiday. (9) Tombstones. (10) Works of Art -Three (3) dimensional works of art (statuary, sculptures), and two (2) dimensional works of art (i.e. murals) that clearly are artistic in nature and which do not promote on-site activities or commercial interests, provided, however: (A) two (2) dimensional works of art which exceed five (5) percent of the side or rear facade of a building on which they are placed shall receive approval as a wall sign; and, 2 Ord. No.: 9495-04