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• rig any yard area and can be put up fourteen (14) days prior to a primary election and must be removed no later than five (5) days following the general election. A candidate who is defeated in the primary election must remove his or her signs five (5) days following said election. If there is no primary election, the signs may be put up twenty (20) days prior to the general election and must be removed no later than five (5) days following said election. In the year of a state or national election, political campaign signs for local elections shall be regulated by the guidelines for state and national campaign signs. Political campaign signs are limited to twelve (12) square feet per side in all residential districts. All signs must be placed on private property only; no signs shall be allowed on public right -of -way. e) Professional Occupational Signs. Such signs shall be non - illuminated, shall number not more than one (1) per residence, and shall not exceed four (4) square feet in area. The sign(s) shall pertain to a permitted use, shall indicate no more than the name of the occupant, the street address and permitted occupation, and shalt be fixed flat to the surface of the building and be no higher than the first story of the building. • • Real Estate Signs. Individual single family and two - family residential tots are allowed one real estate sign per property, not to exceed six (6) square feet per side nor six (6) feet in height. Mufti-family residential property of three (3) or more units and non - residential property shall be allowed one real estate sign. If freestanding, the sign may be a maximum of six (6) square feet per side and six (6) feet in height. If the sign is attached to the building, it shall be a maximum of twelve (12) square feet in area. Unimproved property of two (2) or more acres shall be allowed one (1) real estate sign, not to exceed thirty -two (32) square feet per side, and shall be set back at least ten (10) feet from all property lines. Unimproved property shall follow the requirements for real estate signs above according to the property's zoning. All real estate signs shall pertain to the sale, lease, or rent of the property only and must be removed at the time of closing or within 24 hours of rent or lease of the property. Said sign shall be placed only on the private property which is for sale (i.e. off -site and /or signs in the public right -of -way, including directional arrows /signs, are prohibited). Open House signs. Open House signs are allowed on private property (commonly 10 feet from the street edge), provided permission from the property owner has been obtained. Said signs shall not exceed three (3) square feet per side or more than four (4) in number. Open house signs are permitted between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and from 6:00 a.m. Saturday and 8:00 p.m. on the last day of the weekend (this does not include signs for model homes that are open for numerous, consecutive days).