(a) No signage of any kind shall be displayed to public view on any lot except that one (1) sign of not more than five (5) square feet advertising said property for sale, lease or rent by the developer, builder or owner. The signs are permitted to be displayed only for the time required to sell, lease or rent the lot and/or improvements thereon.
(b) Signage advertising new subdivisions not to exceed 10′x10′ is permitted at the entrances of said subdivision until 80% of the lots are sold.
(Ordinance adopted 2001)
(c) Directional Signs. Directional signage, for the purpose of providing traffic directions to new residential development/homesites in Oak Leaf only, located off the premises being advertised is allowed subject to the following restrictions:
(1) No such signs shall exceed: six (6′) square feet in area and thirty-six (36″) inches in height.
(2) Not more than one such sign for every five hundred (500′) feet along street frontage is allowed for each builder. Not more than five (5) different builder directional signs shall be allowed at any one location, premise or lot.
(3) Such signs may be placed on public right-of-way, no closer than three (3′) feet from the curb or edge of pavement. Signs placed in front of or along the side of an occupied residence require consent of the property owner prior to posting.
(4) No such signs may be erected in excess of a two (2) mile radius of the project or development to which such signs are directing traffic.
(5) No such sign shall be placed closer than twenty-five (25′) feet to any street intersection.
(6) Such signs shall be free standing, and shall not distract traffic or create a traffic hazard. Balloons or streamers are prohibited.
(7) Such signs shall be kept in good condition and may be utilized only from Friday at 12:00 noon Central Standard Time until the following Monday at 12:00 noon Central Standard Time. No such signs shall be posted earlier than 12:00 noon Central Standard Time on Friday and such signs shall be removed no later than 12:00 noon Central Standard Time on the following Monday. If Friday or Monday is either the 4th of July, Labor Day or Memorial Day holiday, the permitted hour shall be extended to include any such holiday.
(8) No such sign shall be erected unless a permit therefore is first obtained from the city secretary or designee. The application for a permit shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable permit fee in an amount established by a resolution of the city council. The permit is valid for one year or until December 31 of the year of issuance whichever occurs first. After issuance of the permit, the applicant will be furnished a permit label to affix to the back or face of each sign. No such sign shall be erected or posted without the city permit label affixed to such sign. Any sign displayed without the city permit label shall be summarily removed by the city from the public right-of-way.
(9) The city may remove any sign found in violation of this article and shall keep the same for a period of five (5) working days. Thereafter, the city may destroy such signs. The applicant and/or owner, however, may redeem such signs by payment of a redemption fee per sign in an amount established by resolution of the city council. The city administration may revoke a permit for any such sign for three (3) or more violations of this section during any forty-five (45) consecutive day period.
(d) Garage Sale Signs. Temporary, unlighted signs announcing the holding of a sale of household possessions at a place of residence shall be allowed in any zoning district without permit subject to the following restrictions:
(1) Signs may be placed on public right-of-way, no closer than three (3′) feet from the curb or edge of pavement. Signs placed in front of or along the side of an occupied residence require consent of the property owner prior to posting.
(2) Sign area shall not exceed six (6) square feet; and thirty-six (36″) inches in height.
(3) Signs shall not be posted more than one (1) day prior to the beginning of the sale, and shall be removed within twenty-four (24) hours following the end of the sale.
(4) Such signs shall be free standing, and shall not distract traffic or create a traffic hazard. Balloons or streamers are prohibited.
(5) No more than three signs are allowed per garage sale.
(6) Violation of this subsection is punishable by a fine in accordance with the general penalty provision found in Section 1.106 of this code.
(Ordinance 0302 adopted 4/8/03)
