(a) No advertising sign, placard, directional sign or poster shall be erected or displayed in any Residential District, except that:
(1) One sign identifying any allowable home-based business, family day- care home facility or bed and breakfast establishment is permitted. Such sign shall not exceed .75 square feet in copy area and three square feet in background area and shall state only the name and type of business.
(2) Signs of contractors and designers may be erected and maintained during the period such persons are performing work on the premises on which such signs are erected, provided that the size of the sign does not exceed six square feet and that the signs are removed promptly upon completion of the work.
(3) Signs announcing that furnishings or other equipment have been or will be placed upon the premises are prohibited.
(4) Signs erected by an owner or builder in connection with the active development of a premises may be erected upon the application and granting of a permit, provided that the size of any such sign is not in excess of twelve square feet and that not more than one such sign is placed upon any individual lot or premises being developed. No directional sign, arrow or other advertising announcement shall be posted or erected other than as provided in this section.
(5) Directional signs in connection with an open house for an active real estate listing may be placed only within forty-eight hours of the actual event and must be removed by the end of the day of the event.
(b) The foregoing permitted signage in Residential Districts may not be illuminated signs.
(Ord. 1068. Passed 5-11-15; Ord. 02-2024. Passed 3-11-24.)