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Section 3-8. Exempt signs. Signs allowed without permits. (a) The following types of signs are exempt from all of the provisions of this article except for the requirements of sections: 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-29, 3-3Q 3-31, 3-32, 3-33, 3-34 and 3-36 through 3-43, and may be erected without a permit: (I) Certain temporary signs, which must be removed within 72 hours of the completion of the event or activity to which it refers, and which include: (A) Any single temporary unlighted sign: (1) not exceeding 8 square feet in area in the agricultural, open and residential districts, or (2) not exceeding 32 square feet in area in the commercial/industrial districts, when such signs relate to or advertise a meeting, special event, or temporary status or condition of the property on which the sifm is located, as long as the sign is not related to or advertising any regular or ongoing course of commercial enterprise conducted on the property. Only one such sign shall be permitted to be visible to traffic proceeding in any one direction on any one street or highway, except that no sign shall be placed over any public right-of--way or street. A temporary sign may be erected for a period not to exceed six (6) months, unless a section in this chapter specifies a more restrictive time period. (B) Any small unlighted sign not exceeding two square feet in area, displayed once in a calendar year for a period of time not to exceed 30 consecutive days. (C) Temporary signs or banners not exceeding 32 square feet in area, limited in number to one per meeting or event, displayed for a period not exceeding thirty calendar days, and not projecting over a public street or highway. Temporary signs are not permitted for regular, ongoing commercial use (i.e. sandwich boards and banners). Special event or meeting banners are not required to have their placement limited to the place where the activity is held, provided that permission is granted by the owners or lessees of the structure to which the banner is to be attached/displayed. Temporary signs or banners must be removed within 72 hours of the completion of the event or activity which they promote. (D) New businesses may display temporary signs or banners for thirty days following the opening of their business on a one-time basis only, on their premises only. (E) Temporary painted window signs may be installed for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days. (2) Any sign ofa public, noncommercial nature, which includes any safety sign, danger signs, trespassing sign, sign indicating scenic or historical points of interest, and any sign erected by a public officer in the performance of a public duty, including traffic signs or directional sibms, -9-