Residential Real Estate Signs

All residential real estate signs shall be subject to the following requirements:

1. On-site For Sale/Rent/Lease Signage.
   1. Each residential property is permitted one for sale, rent or lease sign per street frontage.
      1. Maximum sign area: Nine square feet
      2. Maximum height: Six feet
   2. Signs shall be set back a minimum of two feet from the property line.
   3. One additional for sale, rent or lease sign shall be permitted for properties adjoining arterials.
      1. Arterial side signs may not extend into the public right-of-way
      2. The sign may be located on top of, or behind the tract wall but cannot extend into the public right-of-way
   4. An additional six square feet of rider signage (e.g., pool, great view, price reduced) shall be permitted per on-site real estate sign.
   5. Signs, including any structural support, can only remain on site during the period the home is listed for sale, rent or lease, and in any event, shall be removed within seven days after the property is sold, rented or leased, or the offer is terminated. Property shall be deemed sold upon the close of escrow.
   
   
2. Directional Open House Signage - Tract Entrance(s)
   1. For the purposes of this section, 'tract' shall refer to any quadrant bound by adjacent arterial streets.
   2. Off-site directional open house signs are permitted in accordance with California Civil Code Section 713.
   3. Open house signs must direct traffic to a property that is offered for sale, rent or lease.
   4. A maximum of two open house directional signs shall be permitted at tract entrance per house for sale; the tract entrance is limited to one entrance per arterial street.
   5. Open house signs at tract entrances shall limit messages to 'Open House' but can be personalized to include directional arrow, name of agent, real estate company, phone number, etc.
   6. Maximum sign area: Twenty-four inches by eighteen inches.
   7. Maximum height: Forty-two inches; except for those flush mounted on tract wall.
   8. No flags, pennants, or balloons are permitted on the open house directional signs.
   9. Signs can only be displayed between six a.m. to eight p.m. on the day of open house.
   10. Signs must be set back a minimum of two feet from the property line, except for those flush mounted or on top of or behind the tract wall, but signs cannot extend into the public right-of-way.
   11. One additional open house sign may be placed within the tract at each change of direction from the entrance to the most direct route to the open house.
   12. Signs can only be placed on private property with consent of owner; no sign shall be placed on any public property, including, but not limited to, the public right-of-way, parkway strips, sidewalks, medians, tree wells, power poles, wires and appurtenances, etc.
   
   
3. Directional Open House Signage - Arterial Intersections
   1. Off-site directional open house signs are permitted in accordance with California Civil Code Section 713.
   2. The purpose of the directional open house sign is to direct homebuyer to an open house, not to market an individual agent or real estate company.
   3. Open house signs must direct traffic to a property that is currently offered for sale, rent or lease.
   4. A maximum of four off-site open house directional signs shall be permitted per home for sale; a maximum of two signs at any of the four nearest arterial intersections, not to exceed a total of four signs, provided not more than one sign is place at any single street corner.
   5. Maximum sign area: Twenty-four inches by nine inches.
   6. Maximum height: Forty-two inches; except for flush mounted signs on tract walls.
   7. Signs shall be limited to the following:
      1. One red, blue or green directional arrow
      2. Signs may include the name of agent and phone number or email address in a single colored font not to exceed one and one-half inches
   8. No flags, pennants, or balloons are permitted on the open house directional signs.
   9. Signs can only be displayed between six a.m. to eight p.m. on day of the open house.
   10. Signs must be set back a minimum of two feet from the property line.
   11. Signs can only be placed on private property with the consent of owner; no sign shall be placed on any public property, including, but not limited to, the public right-of-way, parkway strip, sidewalks, medians, tree wells, power poles, wires and appurtenances, etc. (Ord. 1395 § 1, 2007: Ord. 1308 § 5 (part), 2000)

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