§ 22.44.070. Exemptions.

The following signs shall be permitted anywhere within the Tumwater UGA and are exempt from the permit requirements of this chapter, and shall not be included in the computation of sign size area for regulated signs. This shall not be construed as relieving the owner of the sign from the responsibility of its erection and maintenance and its compliance with any other applicable law or ordinance. Exempt signs are:

A.

Signs which identify the future use of a site, and other individuals or firms involved with the owner interest on sites that have obtained a building permit, but not including advertisement of any products, during the construction period, and up to thirty days after an occupancy permit has been issued, to a maximum area of thirty-two square feet per surface with a total of sixty-four square feet, per user, not to exceed four signs per project;

B.

Signs pertaining to the sale, lease or rental of developed residential property or buildings up to eight square feet in area, limited to one sign per street frontage;

C.

Signs advertising undeveloped residential property for sale, or the sale, lease or rental of commercial or industrial property of buildings up to thirty-two square feet in sign area;

D.

Names of buildings, commemorative tablets and the like when carved into stone, concrete or similar material, or made of bronze, aluminum or other permanent-type construction, made an integral part of the structure, and projecting no more than two inches from the wall;

E.

Signs directing traffic movement or parking into a premises or within a premises, not exceeding four square feet in area, and between three and five feet in height for each sign. Such sign may include an identification logo, but no wording except as related to directions;

F.

Signs not exceeding four square feet in area, attached flat against a building, stationary and not lighted, announcing only the names or occupation of the building tenant provided that not more than one such sign shall be allowed on any face of a building;

G.

Governmental or corporate flags with a total area of thirty square feet or less, which are flown from a permanent pole or standard in conjunction with the national flag of the United States in conformance with United States Public Law 93-344;

H.

Signs which are within a ball park or other similar public or nonprofit recreational facility and are intended to be primarily viewed from within that facility;

I.

Seasonal displays and decorations not advertising a product, service or entertainment;

J.

Signs warning the public against hunting, fishing, trespassing, dangerous conditions, animals, swimming, or the like;

K.

Official notices or advertisements posted or displayed by or under the direction of any public or court officer in the performance of his official or directed duties;

L.

Reserved.

M.

Reserved.

N.

Any displays such as search lights, pennants, streamers, ribbons, air-filled figures or gas-filled figures, subject to the following restrictions:

1.

Such displays shall conform to the height restrictions for permitted signs, and

2.

Such displays shall be allowed for a period of time not to exceed fourteen days in any calendar year.

O.

Reserved.

(Ord. 11274 § 2 (part), 1996; Ord. No. 15274, § 2(Att. B)VV, 2-23-2016; Ord. No. 15637 , § 1(Att. C, § IV), 6-26-2018)