18.55.020 Applicability and exclusions.
(1) Applicability. This chapter applies to all signs within the jurisdictional limits of the City, regardless of the type or nature.
(2) Exclusions. The following are exempted from the regulations and requirements of this chapter, but may be subject to regulation under other portions of the CMC:
(a) Signs that are not visible from any public right-of-way, public space, or another property.
(b) Signs inside a building; however, signs inside windows are not exempt.
(c) Signs required by local, State, or Federal law if the sign is no more than 32 square feet in area or is painted directly on a pavement.
(d) Signs installed by a City, County, State, or Federal governmental agency for the protection of the public health, safety, and general welfare, including, but not limited to, the following:
(i) Emergency and warning signs necessary for public safety or civil defense;
(ii) Traffic and/or wayfinding signs erected and maintained by an authorized public agency;
(iii) Signs required to be displayed by law;
(iv) Signs showing the location of public facilities; and
(v) Any sign, posting, notice, or similar sign placed by or required by a governmental agency.
(e) Any sign on a vehicle, unless such vehicle is regularly parked in any prominently visible location from a public right-of-way or other public space for the primary purpose of attracting public attention to the sign, which is prohibited pursuant to CMC 18.55.050.
(f) Public art, as defined by CMC 18.55.040.
(g) Utility art/wrap on utility boxes/equipment displaying noncommercial copy only.
(h) Temporary signs located on fences for screening of a construction site, as long as there is an active development permit, grading permit, or building permit approval that includes external work or modifications of the site.
(i) Historic or memorial plaques and gravestones.
(j) String lights on private property.
(k) Signs placed on, worn by, or held by a person. (Ord. 08-18 § 2 (Exh. A))