§ 505-60. Signage regulations for single-family and two-family dwellings.

(A)

Applicability. This section regulates the erection, display and maintenance of all signs displayed on lots occupied by single-family and two-family dwellings, and within common areas of single-family and two-family planned unit developments, including at entrances to same. Signs shall be displayed at residences only as follows.

(B)

Signs allowed at residences.

(1)

Address sign. One (1) address sign is required for each dwelling unit, subject to subsection 505-40(A).

(2)

Resident name sign. The owner or the occupant of each dwelling unit may erect and maintain one (1) sign identifying the last name of the occupant, not to exceed one (1) square foot in area. The sign may be placed upon the building wall no higher than ten (10) feet above adjacent grade, or may be combined with a freestanding address sign in a street-fronting yard pursuant to subsection 505-40(A).

(3)

Incidental information signs. Three (3) incidental information signs are permitted for each dwelling subject to subsection 505-40(H), not to exceed one and one-half (1.5) square feet each, nor a combined area of (3) square feet. If freestanding, the sign shall not exceed three (3) feet in height.

(4)

Flags, subject to section 505-150.

(5)

Temporary signs, subject to section 505-160.

(C)

Common area signs for residential developments.

(1)

Monument or entrance feature signs.

(a)

Residential multi-unit complexes or communities with at least five (5) dwelling units are permitted one (1) monument sign or entrance feature sign with a maximum height of six (6) feet, a maximum sign area of twenty-four (24) square feet, and a maximum letter height of fifteen (15) inches.

(b)

Residential developments with at least fifteen (15) dwelling units are permitted one (1) monument sign with two (2) sign faces, or an entrance feature sign consisting of two (2) single-face signs per street entrance into the complex or community, not to exceed a height of eight (8) feet, a maximum sign area of thirty-six (36) square feet, and a maximum letter height of twenty-four (24) inches.

(2)

Address signs, subject to subsection 505-40(A).

(3)

Directional signs, subject to subsection 505-40(D), not to exceed three (3) square feet per sign. Shall not exceed five (5) feet in height if freestanding.

(4)

Incidental information signs, subject to subsection 505-40(H), not to exceed three (3) square feet in area per sign. If freestanding, the sign shall not exceed five (5) feet in height.

(5)

Flags, subject to section 505-150.

(6)

Temporary signs, subject to section 505-160.

(Ord. No. 2012-009, § 2(Exh. A), 5-8-12)