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Except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, temporary signs on residential properties are allowed pursuant to the following regulations:

(1) Noncommercial. All temporary signs on residential properties shall only display noncommercial copy, except as provided in subsection (6) of this section.

(2) Sign Types – Construction – Materials. There is no restriction on the type of temporary sign (i.e., the sign construction or materials used) allowed on residential properties, if all other regulations and provisions of this chapter are met.

(3) Quantity. There is no restriction on the number of temporary signs allowed on residential properties.

(4) Duration. Temporary signs shall not be limited in duration, except as required in CMC 18.55.140.

(5) Size.

(a) Temporary Freestanding Signs. No temporary freestanding sign shall be greater than 12 square feet in size, with no sign face exceeding six square feet and shall not exceed six feet in height.

(b) Building-Mounted Signs. Building-mounted temporary signs attached flush to the face of the building:

(i) Shall not have a maximum height; provided, that no sign shall extend beyond the roofline of the building; and

(ii) In aggregate (i.e., the total of all building-mounted temporary signs) shall not cover more than 20 percent of the building’s facade.

(c) Window Signs. Temporary signs placed on the inside of windows shall, in aggregate, not exceed 50 percent of the area of the window on which they are displayed.

(d) The size requirements of this section shall not apply to a flag(s) placed on a permanent flagpole or bracket.

(6) Temporary Signs for Properties Actively for Sale or Lease. One temporary sign displaying a commercial message that does not exceed eight square feet in size can be placed on the property or attached to the dwelling unit when the property is actively for sale or lease. (Ord. 08-18 § 2 (Exh. A))