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said sign, and shall furnish evidence of general liability insurance in the amount of $1,500,000 $50,000.00 with the city as additional named insured or provide other security to the satisfaction of the city administrator. k) Permit renewal. The permit for a portable sign must be renewed annually prior to January 1 of each year. k) Signs exempt from permit. Consistent with the purpose and scope of this section, the city recognizes that certain temporary, necessary, or limited-purpose signs should be lawfully displayed without the need to obtain a permit and should not count as part of the specific sign area allowed to be displayed on a particular property. All signs exempt from permit requirements must, nonetheless, adhere to all other applicable sections of this section and all other applicable state and federal regulations. The city finds that the following signs may be displayed without a permit: 1. Address and nameplates. Address and name plates not exceeding three square feet in area. 2. Athletic field signage. Signs, banners, and scoreboards designed solely for view from spectator areas and displayed on interior walls, fences, or other structures located inside an enclosed athletic field at a school, park, or other public or private athletic complex. Approval of the park commission shall be required to display a sign, banner, or scoreboard under this subsection at a city park. 3. Awning signage. Signs displayed on awnings located on commercial or industrial buildings, provided that the signs are displayed on the lowest 12 inches of the principal face or side panels of awnings and, provided that they do not exceed six inches in height. 4. City signs on city property. City signs on city property not exceeding 32 square feet in area. 4. Construction Ssigns on construction sites. Such signs may only be placed on the property where construction work is in progress, shall not be erected prior to the beginning of work for which a valid building permit has been issued, and shall be removed within ten days of completion of work or the expiration of the building permit, whichever is sooner. Construction sSigns on parcels under construction in residential zones or in parks uses shall not exceed 32 square feet per street frontage. Construction s Sign on parcels under construction in area for commercial, industrial, multifamily, or planned unit development uses on parcels less than 100,000 square feet shall not exceed 64 square feet per street frontage; and on parcels greater than 100,000 square feet shall not exceed 96 square feet per street frontage. Square footage must be divided. 5. Flags. Flags that comply with the provisions of subsection (h)(9) of this section. 6. Garage sale and estate sale Temporary signs during a garage or estate sale. Signs on properties having a garage or an estate sale advertising a garage sale shall not exceed four square feet in rea, shall not be displayed for a period of time more than 72 consecutive hours and may be displayed no more than twice in any one calendar year. Up to three residential garage sale signs may be displayed per event, two of which may be displayed off-premises, but not in the public right-of-way. Any such sign placed on private property must have the consent of the property owner on whose property such sign is displayed. 7. Government signs, including traffic or official public hearing notice signs. Such signs are placed, authorized, or required by the city or other authorized governmental agency. The requirements for maximum area, height, setback, or other size, materials or physical specifications shall be as required by law or the authorizing agency. 8. Holiday and temporary decorations. Holiday or temporary decorations when located on private property, or with the approval of the city if on public property. In addition, any sign in the nature of a decoration, identification or direction, incidentally and customarily associated with any national or religious holiday or any civic festival, fair or similar gathering, held during a period of