§ 157.27 EXCEPTIONS.
   (A)   Real estate signs residential/multi-family.
      (1)   Number: One per lot.
      (2)   Maximum size and height: Six square feet and six feet in height.
      (3)   Duration: Signs must be removed within five days of closing.
   (B)   Open house pointer sign.
      (1)   Generally. No pointer signs may be erected in public areas or rights-of-way. Pointer signs may be erected at the entrance to cul-de-sac streets.
      (2)   Number: One per property for sale.
      (3)   Maximum size and height: One square foot in size and three feet in height.
      (4)   Duration: Pointer signs may be erected on the day of the open house, not to exceed two consecutive days or two days per week.
   (C)   Builder identification sign.
      (1)   Number: One per property.
      (2)   Size and height: Six square feet and six feet high.
      (3)   Duration: The sign must be removed within five days after the closing.
   (D)   Commercial real estate or lease signs.
      (1)   Number:
         (a)   Retail/shopping centers and office complexes: One per street entrance to the development.
         (b)   Zoning lot with one commercial establishment: One per vacancy.
      (2)   Maximum size and height: Freestanding signs may not exceed sixteen square feet and eight feet in height. Window signs may not exceed 25% of the signable window area.
      (3)   Duration: Signs erected for multi-tenant developments along street frontage for the purpose of indicating the availability of property for sale or lease must
be removed when the development has reached 80% occupancy. All other categories of commercial property real estate or lease signs must be removed within five days of the closing or lease of the property.
   (E)   An official sign or notice issued by any court, public agency or office.
   (F)   Traffic directional, warning or information sign authorized by a public agency.
   (G)   “No Trespassing”, “No Hunting”, “No Fishing”, “No Loitering” and the like signs, garage or yard sales type signs not placed in public areas or rights of ways and erected only on the actual day of sale.
      (1)   Size: One square foot in area.
   (H)   Political signs.
      (1)   Number: One per property.
      (2)   Maximum size: 16 square feet in area.
      (3)   Duration: Shall not be posted more than 30 days prior to the election to which the sign relates and shall be removed within five days after the election to which the sign pertains.
   (I)   Contractor signs in the front of either residential or commercial parcels.
      (1)   Number: One per property at any given time and not more than three different contractor’s signs per property in any 12 month period.
      (2)   Maximum size and height: Six square feet and four feet in height.
      (3)   Duration: May be placed during the conduct of the contracted activity for up to a maximum of thirty (30) days, per contractor in any 12 month period.
(Ord. 222-1991, passed 12-16-91; Am. Ord. 313-1995, passed 7-17-95; Am. Ord. 511-2011, passed 4-18-11) Penalty, see § 157.99