A. 
Exempt permanent signs. The following signs, not self-illuminated, may be placed in any district without a permit:
(1) 
Street identification, traffic and other governmental signs and control devices required by law, ordinance or regulation.
(2) 
Public information signs.
(3) 
Entrance/exit and directional signs.
(4) 
House and building numbers.
(5) 
Memorial signs, building names, erection dates and similar information cut into masonry or other permanent surfaces or constructed of bronze or other incombustible material.
(6) 
Signs and markers in cemeteries designating graves, etc.
B. 
Exempt temporary signs. The following signs, not illuminated unless otherwise specified, may be placed in any district without a permit:
(1) 
Emergency or safety signs illuminated as required, as approved by the Board of Trustees or other appropriate agencies.
(2) 
Directional signs for meetings, conventions and other assemblies.
(3) 
One sign for each realtor or homeowner advertising the sale or rental of the land or building on which it is located, limited to 30 days after sale or rental.
(4) 
One sign listing the architect, engineer, contractor and/or owner, on premises where construction, renovation or repair is in progress, until the structure is occupied for its intended use.
(5) 
Political posters, banners, promotional and similar signs, provided that:
(a) 
Placement shall not exceed 30 days, and a period of 11 months shall elapse between the last day of one period of showing and the first day of the next.
(b) 
Consent of the property owner is obtained.
C. 
Flags, emblems or insignia of a nation, government or school may be displayed in any district without a permit, except in connection with commercial purposes.
D. 
Christmas and other holiday decorations, including lighting.
A. 
The following signs, not self-illuminated, may be placed in R Districts and I2 and BT Districts without a permit:
(1) 
Signs listed as exempt in § 133-9.
(2) 
One wall, projecting or freestanding sign on each building frontage identifying the name and/or address of the occupants of a residence.
(3) 
Signs as needed to identify the buildings or activities of colleges, hospitals and similar institutions.
(4) 
One bulletin board on each building frontage, customarily incident to churches, libraries, museums and similar institutions.
(5) 
Historical marker signs.
B. 
Freestanding signs in R, BT and I2 Districts shall be located as specified in § 133-12B.
The following signs may be placed in B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6 and BA Districts without a permit:
A. 
Signs listed in §§ 133-9 and 133-10.
B. 
At each entrance to an office, public or institutional building, a sign denoting only the name and/or business or profession of the occupants.
C. 
Window graphics, signs and displays as specified in § 133-18.
D. 
Temporary signs, banners or window signs announcing the opening or closing of a business, sales, price listings and similar.
E. 
Portable public information signs approved by the Enforcement Official.
F. 
At gasoline stations, integral graphics or attached price signs on gasoline pumps.
G. 
One portable sign, not illuminated, and not to exceed four feet by four feet.