8-4-3-1: RESIDENTIAL AND OFFICE-TRANSITIONAL DISTRICTS:
In residential and office-transitional use districts no signs shall be erected except the following nonflashing signs and, with the exception of those signs permitted in subsection E of this section and sections 8-4-3-5 and 8-4-3-6 of this chapter, nonilluminated signs:
   A.   A name sign identifying the owner or occupant of a building or dwelling unit, provided the service area does not exceed two (2) square feet.
   B.   A sign pertaining to the lease or sale of a building or property, provided such signs shall not exceed ten (10) square feet in surface area. If more than one sign is erected, the combined areas of all signs shall not exceed ten (10) square feet.
   C.   Temporary signs as permitted in subsection 8-4-4C of this chapter.
   D.   One sign only, identifying an engineer, architect or contractor engaged in the construction of a building, provided such sign shall not exceed thirty two (32) square feet in surface area, is not more than ten feet (10') or less than three feet (3') above ground and is removed within thirty (30) days following occupancy of the building.
   E.   One identification sign, not to exceed forty five (45) square feet in area, for the following uses: church, library, recreation building, school, hospital and home for the aged or similar institutions and those uses permitted in the zoning ordinance, ordinance 842, section 5.7, "office transitional district", except those uses listed in section 5.72, paragraph A. Such signs shall be solely for the purpose of displaying the name of the institution and/or its activities or service and may be illuminated. (Ord. 1020, 9-9-1975)
   F.   Political or other noncommercial advertising signs not exceeding six (6) square feet per side of sign and thirty six (36) square feet of total sign area per lot on private property. (Ord. 3257, 3-8-2011)
Permitted signs in residential use districts may be located in any required yard but not less than five feet (5') away from any side property line or less than five feet (5') from any lot line adjacent to any street. In the case of corner lots, permitted signs shall not be erected closer than ten feet (10') from any lot line adjacent to the street.
(Ord. 1020, 9-9-1975; amd. Ord. 3257, 3-8-2011; Ord. 3434, 10-13-2015)