On-site signs may be permitted in residential and agricultural districts as follows:
(A) One professional sign or nameplate sign, not more than 4 square feet in area, which shall be non-illuminated;
(B) One non-illuminated temporary sign pertaining to the lease or sale of the premises upon which it is placed, not exceeding 16 square feet in total area, provided that it shall be removed within 15 days after the consummation of a lease or sale transaction;
(C) A sign or signs aggregating not more than 32 square feet in area, indicating the name of a church on the premises, its pastor and its activities;
(D) One temporary sign having a maximum area of 32 square feet, announcing the sale of lots or structures in any 1 subdivision, for a maximum period of 1 year;
(E) Signs permitted in the residential and agricultural districts shall not be erected closer to any adjacent street right-of-way line, provided that a nameplate sign not more than 4 square feet in area, as regulated above, may be placed anywhere within the front yard;
(F) One freestanding ground sign or wall sign, not over 16 square feet in area with a maximum height of 6 feet, may announce the sale of farm products grown on the premises;
(G) Subdivision identification signs, not exceeding 32 square feet for the primary entrance and 16square feet for any secondary entrance; and
(H) In any residential district and or agricultural district, 1 non-illuminated sign, not exceeding 2 square feet and identifying a licensed home occupation, shall be allowed, mounted flat against the wall of the dwelling structure. The Planning Commission can review a request to allow the sign to be ground mounted and located in a front yard area, with a minimum setback of 5 feet from the front right-of-way line. A ground-mounted sign shall not be located in any required side yard setback area.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, §20.04; Am. Ord. 173, passed 11-10-2008; Am. Ord. 09-177, passed 3-18-2009)