§ 338-7. Signs in residential districts.

The following regulations apply to signs in residential districts:

A. 

Every sign in an R District shall either:

(1) 

Be placed flat against a building, projecting not more than six inches therefrom, on the front thereof and not extending above the actual height thereof.

(2) 

Be located completely apart from the building, directly in front thereof, at a distance of not less than 15 feet from the front lot line and not exceeding five feet in height.

B. 

No sign in an R District shall be illuminated by other than indirect lighting, with the source thereof so shielded that it illuminates only the face of the sign.

C. 

The following types of signs are permitted in all R Districts:

(1) 

Name plates and identification signs.

(a) 

Signs indicating the name or address of the occupant or a permitted home occupation or profession, provided that they shall not exceed one square foot in area.

(b) 

Only one sign shall be permitted per dwelling unit except in the case of corner lots, where two such signs, one facing each street, shall be permitted.

(c) 

For multiple-dwelling structures, a single identification sign not exceeding six square feet in area.

(2) 

Sales or rental or development signs.

(a) 

Signs advertising the sale or rental of the premises upon which they are located, provided they shall not exceed six square feet.

(b) 

Not more than one such sign may be placed upon any property or erected per building in accordance with Subsection A.

(c) 

Such signs shall be promptly removed when premises are sold or rented.

(3) 

Private driveways.

(a) 

Signs indicating the private nature of a driveway, provided that the size of any such sign shall not exceed 1 1/2 square feet in area.