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(C) (3) (4) and, if freestanding, less than four feet in height and not located closer than the height of the sign from adjoining properties; U) Political campaign yard signs placed on private property pursuant to Code of Virginia, § 15.2 -109; and (k) Any sign that is applied directly to and flush with the body of a motor vehicle, as defined in Code of Virginia, § 46.2 -100, that is operable and duly Iicensed. Signs Not Requiring a Zoning Compliance Permit The following are subject to the standards in this Sec. 40.1 -5.11 but do not require issuance of a zoning compliance permit in accordance with subsection (4) below: (a) Routine maintenance of a sign or changing of lettering or parts of signs designed to be regularly changed, including sign face changes; (b) For each residential structure, and for each public entrance to a nonresidential or mixed -use structure, one sign that is permanently attached to the structure if the sign does not exceed two square feet in area; (c) For each roadway frontage on a parcel of land upon which construction activities of any type are being performed, one temporary sign that does not exceed 32 square feet in area in a commercial or industrial zoning district or 24 square feet in area any other zoning district; (d) A temporary sign securely and tautly affixed to temporary protective fencing erected around an area where construction activities of any type are being performed; (e) For each roadway frontage on a parcel of land that is actively marketed for sale, lease, or rent, one yard sign that does not exceed four square feet in a residential zoning district, eight square feet in a mixed -use zoning district, and 16 square feet in any other zoning district; (f) In addition to signage required by state or federal law, signs attached to a gas pump that do not exceed four square feet in area; (g) Window signs located in the NMU, GMU, IL, IN, and WF districts, and, if consistent with applicable adopted design standards, window signs located in the MU -H, NAC, CAC, and RAC districts; and (h) Signs oriented toward the interior of and intended to be viewed from within an outdoor recreation or entertainment establishment or facility. Procedure for Compliance Unless not required in accordance with subsection (3) above, a zoning compliance permit issued in accordance with Sec. 40.1- 2.3(F), Zoning Compliance Permit, is required prior to any activity that is subject to this Sec. 40.1 -5.11. The Zoning Compliance Permit application may be reviewed concurrently with a Type I Development PIan application for the same site. Definitions Terms as used in this Sec AWNING 40.1 -5.11 have the following definitions: M