[Code 1971, § 3-24]
Identification signs shall be permitted as an accessory use in any residential district as follows:
(1) 
Customary professional or home occupation identification signs not over two square feet, related solely to the profession or home occupation conducted on the premises by a resident thereof.
(2) 
No more than one such identification sign shall be permitted for each professional or other person so engaged and residing in the premises, but if a dwelling has frontage on more than one street, an additional identification sign shall be permitted for each additional frontage.
(3) 
Such identification sign may be affixed to the face of the building or may be erected on a post not over four feet high, located in the yard but at least five feet from the property line or 20 feet from street pavement, whichever is greater.
(4) 
The sign may not be illuminated.
(5) 
A permit is required; however, no fee will be charged.
[Code 1971, § 3-25]
(a) 
Permanent bulletin boards or similar announcement signs are allowed only for churches and other nonprofit institutions. They may not exceed 20 square feet in gross area and shall be located either on the face of the building or on a post or posts at least five feet from the property line. One such sign shall be permitted for each street frontage.
(b) 
Signs may be illuminated by night by back lighting or by direct lighting, provided the latter is so screened as not to be visible from an adjacent residence.
(c) 
A permit is required; however, no fee will be charged.
[Code 1971, § 3-26]
Temporary "For Sale" or "To Let" signs relating to the premises and containing the name, address, and telephone number of the owner or authorized agent, or both, and not exceeding six square feet in area in the aggregate shall be permitted. One such sign shall be permitted for each street frontage and may not be illuminated. Temporary signs must be removed within 48 hours after the intent of business of the sign is complete. See section 3-24(c). No fee will be charged for this sign.
[Code 1971, § 3-27]
Flags, flagpoles, badges, insignia of any government, or government agency, or any civic, charitable, religious, patriotic, fraternal, or similar organization shall be considered as being signs subject to all provisions of this article, except that no fee will be charged.
[Code 1971, § 3-28]
It shall be unlawful for any person to paint, post, place, or fix any business or commercial advertisement, paper, handbills or circulars, or cause the same to be done, on or to any curbstone, flagstone, or any other portion of any sidewalk or street, or upon any tree, lamppost, hitching post, telegraph post, telegraph pole, telephone pole, hydrant, bridge, or any other structure within the limits of the city.