Sec. 326.103. - Exemptions.

This Chapter shall not apply to the following signs: (a) Signs not exceeding one square foot in area and bearing only property numbers, post box numbers, names of occupants of premises or other identification of premises not having commercial connotations. (b) Legal notices or identification, informational or directional signs erected or required by governmental bodies. (c) Integral decorative or architectural features of buildings, except letters, trademarks, moving parts or moving lights. (d) On-premises incidental directional or directing signs designated to guide or direct pedestrian or vehicular traffic for information only, which shall not contain any form of advertisement, provided such signs do not exceed two square feet in size. (e) Signs which do not exceed four square feet. (f) Signs erected pursuant to Sections 656.1306 and 656.1307 . (g) Poster signs erected behind glass windows or signs painted on glass windows. (h) Signs painted or attached to trucks or other vehicles for identification purposes. (i) Signs posted on electric poles or light standards maintained by the JEA and advertising events in publicly-owned facilities or holiday decorations, the posting of which on the poles is approved by Council resolution; provided, that the construction and installation of the signs or decorations has been approved by the Managing Director of the JEA. (j) Historical markers erected by duly authorized public authorities. (k) Signs erected upon property warning the public against hunting, fishing or trespassing thereon; provided, that no such sign shall exceed two square feet in area. (l) Signs being fabricated, manufactured or constructed off the site on which they are to be located. (m) Signs located on property owned or leased by a federal, or State or local government or signs used in connection with any event sponsored or authorized by a federal, State or local governmental entity. (n) Signs located on machinery or equipment which advertise products sold therein. (o) Signs erected at athletic fields at schools and amateur athletic association fields (whether on public or private property) to recognize sponsors providing contributions of money, goods or services to the school or amateur athletic association; provided, however, that the signs shall be erected so as to face and be oriented toward the interior of the athletic field, attached to the perimeter fencing of the field's boundaries, but shall not extend above the top of the fencing, and painted black, green, white or other appropriate color to coordinate with the fence on the back portion of the sign. These signs shall not exceed 25 square feet in area for each sign and the number of signs will be limited by the length of the boundary fence around the field. No sign erected pursuant to this exemption shall advertise or promote alcohol or tobacco products. (p) Signs on transit shelters located on public rights-of way, publicly owned property, or privately owned property, all subject to Section 326.108 (Zoning Limitations on Signs). In the event that any portion of this Section, including any exception contained herein, is declared invalid, unenforceable, unconstitutional or void, or is permanently enjoined, or if the existence of any provision of this Section would result in any other portion of this Chapter or Chapter 656 or Article 23 of the Charter being held to be invalid, unenforceable, unconstitutional or void, and the court does not sever such invalid portion of this Section, then the invalid portion of this Section is repealed and invalid and thereafter no signs of the type included within the exemption shall be erected without compliance with the remainder of this Chapter and this Ordinance Code. It is the specific intent that the invalidity of any portion of this Section shall not affect any other Section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause or word of this Chapter, Chapter 656 , Article 23 of the Charter, or this Ordinance Code. (Ord. 71-342-174; Ord. 73-1175-622, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 85-1201-663, § 6; Ord. 86-1523-871, § 3; Ord. 93-174-1054, § 14; Ord. 1999-833-E, § 2; Ord. 2009-401-E, § 1) Note— Former § 900-1600.3; § 334.103.