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i SECTION 24 SIGNS (g) VAdlua.5 ylfl Signs which contain any offensive or indecent picture or message. (10 Banners, pennants. and balloons. (1) Portable signs except as allowed in Sec. 24.050(6) or 24.060(3). 24.040. Residential Districts. (1) Nameplate Signs: One sign for each dwelling unit, not greater than two square feet in area, indicating the name and/or address of the occupant. (2) Institutional and Recreational Signs: One sign or bulletin board per street frontage for a public institutional use; for a recreational use in residential districts such sign or bulletin board shall not exceed 32 square feet in area, nor shall it be placed closer than ten feet to any edge of property line, nor shall it be placed in a location that would interfere with the safe movement of traffic. (3) Area Identification Signs: One sign per each major development not to exceed 32 square feet in area. The location must not interfere with the safe movement of traffic. (4) Temporary Signs: According to 24.030. (5) Maximum Height of Freestanding Signs: Eight feet. (6) Lighting: Lighting must be designed to prevent nuisance or safety hazards. (See Section 24.030(3)). 24.050. Neighborhood Commercial District (C -1). (1) Wall Signs: The total area of all wall signs affixed to a building wall shall not exceed 10 percent of the total area of that wall. No individual wall sign shall exceed 40 square feet. (2) Freestanding Signs: One freestanding sign per shopping center or isolated commercial establishment is permitted. The total area of this sign shall not exceed 50 square feet per side and its maximum height shall not exceed 16 feet. (3) Temporary signs: Permitted according to Section 24.030(14). (4) Traffic directional signs. (5) Bulletin Signs: Non - portable bulletin signs may have individual face areas of up to 25 square feet or 50 percent of the area of the face of the business' identification sign, whichever is less. Freestanding bulletin signs are to be no closer than 8 feet to the ground. (6) Portable signs: Portable bulletin signs are allowed for up to 30 days per year per business. Such signs are allowed by permit only and a refundable deposit of 550. Such signs must be removed on the day indicated on the permit, or the deposit will not be refunded. Such signs must be set back at least 15 feet from the curb line or edge of the paved roadway, or as determined by the Code Enforcement Officer or Building Inspector. 24.060. Community Commercial District (C -2). (1) Wall Signs: Each building or each individual tenant in a multiple -tenant building may have a wall sign which does not exceed 15 percent of the area of the wall to which it is attached. (A tenant's wall includes only his portion of the building facade.) 72 Page 51