18.55.240 Permanent signs – Residential properties.
(1) Generally. No sign permit shall be issued for any permanent sign on a residential property unless such sign complies with the sign type, maximum number, maximum sign area, maximum height, location, duration, and all other allowances and limitations for those uses as required by this chapter.
(2) Residential Developments. Residential subdivision, short plat, and manufactured home park developments are allowed signs pursuant to the following:
(a) Two monument signs only are allowed per development entrance from a public right-of-way by which the subdivision gains entrance;
(b) No sign shall exceed five feet in height and no sign face shall exceed 32 square feet in size;
(c) Any sign shall be contained in a tract specifically created for a sign;
(d) Internal illumination is not allowed;
(e) The area around the sign shall contain a minimum of 100 square feet of landscaped area;
(f) Only noncommercial copy is allowed.
(3) Properties Issued a Business License. On residential properties for which the City has issued a valid City business license for a home occupation or home industry, one permanent sign is allowed pursuant to the following:
(a) The sign must be a wall sign placed on the facade of the primary structure; the sign may be of a commercial or noncommercial nature.
(b) The maximum sign size shall not be greater than four square feet in size.
(c) Where a sign placed on the building’s facade cannot be seen from a public street due to the distance the building is set back from the street, the Director may approve an alternative sign size, type, or location.
(d) The sign shall not cover or obscure important architectural details of a building, such as stair railings, windows, doors, decorative louvers, or similar elements, intended to be decorative features of a building design.
(e) The sign must appear to be a secondary feature of the building facade.
(f) The sign shall not project above the roofline of the exposed building face to which it is attached.
(g) The sign shall be installed to appear flush-mounted.
(h) Illumination is not allowed. (Ord. 08-18 § 2 (Exh. A))