A. Traffic, bicycle or pedestrian control signs or signals and signs used by the public works department as permitted by other city regulations;

B. Building address numbers;

C. Signs on the inside of buildings with doors closed and signs on the inside of windows;

D. Regulatory, informational, identification or directional signs installed by, or at the direction of, a government entity;

E. Signs required by law; however, not all signs required by law are exempt, for example, gasoline price signs;

F. Official public notices or official court notices;

G. Signs or displays not visible from streets, rights-of-way, sidewalks, adjacent property, parking lots or other areas open to the public;

H. The flag of government or noncommercial institutions such as schools;

I. Structures intended for separate use such as phone booths and recycling containers; provided, that no advertising oriented to the public right-of-way is attached to such structures;

J. Reasonable seasonal decorations within a recognized public holiday season;

K. Sculptures, fountains, mosaics, murals, building architecture, design features and other works of art that do not incorporate business identification or commercial messages;

L. Historic or commemorative site markers or plaques; and

M. Lettering or symbols painted directly onto or flush-mounted magnetically onto a licensed and operable motor vehicle operating in the normal course of business. (Ord. 2310 § 42, 2000)