A. Exempt Signs:
1. One real estate sign shall be allowed per lot or per condominium or multi-family development involving advertising said property for sale, lease or rent, subject to the following:
a. Sign shall not exceed three (3) square feet in area.
b. Such signs shall be restricted to the following information:
(1) For sale, lease, rent or exchange by owner or agent;
(2) Owner's or agent's name;
(3) Owner's or agent's phone number, e-mail, website;
(4) Agent's logo may be incorporated into the real estate sign.
c. In the event that a lot has frontage on two (2) or more streets, a real estate sign shall be allowed on each frontage, and if frontage is greater than one hundred (100) linear feet, an additional sign shall be allowed per four hundred (400) linear feet.
d. Such signs shall be temporary in nature and shall be removed from the subject property within thirty (30) days after the transaction has been completed. The town or its authorized personnel have the right to enter private property and remove any sign posted in violation of the provisions of this chapter.
e. All real estate signs must be located on private property.
2. Temporary real estate open house signs:
a. One on site open house sign, nonilluminated, not exceeding six (6) square feet in area may be permitted on the premises that is for sale, lease or rent.
b. All open house signs shall be limited to a maximum of three feet (3') above the surface grade at the base of the sign measured from the ground or snowpack, whichever is higher.
c. Balloons, feather flags, teardrop flags and wind flags are prohibited.
d. One or more off site open house signs may also be permitted as necessary to indicate changes of direction from U.S. Highway 40 to the subject property location.
e. Such signs shall be limited to display on private property only.
f. Such signs shall not be displayed within public rights of way including sidewalks and flowerbeds.
g. Such signs shall be displayed only when the unit is actually open and in all cases shall be removed at night.
h. The town or its authorized personnel have the right to enter private property and remove any sign posted in violation of the provisions of this chapter.
B. Nonexempt Signs (Permit Required Per This Section 6-2-7):
1. One real estate sign is authorized per multiple-family or commercial lot or per approved project and shall not exceed sixteen (16) square feet in area. Copy shall be restricted to:
a. For sale, or lease, or for rent by owner or agent;
b. Owner's or agent's name;
c. Owner's or agent's phone number, e-mail, website; and
d. Agent's logo may be incorporated into the real estate sign.
2. In the event that a lot has frontage on two (2) or more streets, a real estate sign shall be allowed on each frontage, and if frontage is greater than one hundred (100) linear feet, an additional sign shall be allowed per four hundred (400) linear feet.
3. Such signs shall be temporary in nature and shall be removed from the subject property within thirty (30) days after the transaction has been completed. The town or its authorized personnel have the right to enter private property and remove any sign posted in violation of the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 440, Series of 2010)