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)4. he 1. _ allowed at every entrance to a building. Such name plate shall not count towards a business' maximum area for wall signs or be counted as a wall sign. d) Political Campaign Signs. State and national elections: Political campaign signs are permitted in any yard area in an election year beginning on August 1 and must be removed within ten (10) days following the state or national election. Local elections: Political signs for local elections are permitted in any yard area. Such signs may 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 shalt follow the guidelines for state and national campaign signs. Political campaign signs are limited to thirty -two (32) square feet per side. All signs must be placed on private property, and shall be set back a distance from all property lines equal to the installed height of the sign, but shall not exceed ten (10) feet in height. (Ref. §309.150, Code 1966; Ord. Nos. 512, 3/16/71; 547, 12/12/72; 581, 2/10/76; 772, 10/25/88; 961, 7/14/98). Real Estate Signs. For improved or developed property, one (1) real estate sign is permitted per 4 / property. Said sign may be either freestanding or attached to the main building or permanent sign. If freestanding, the sign shall be a maximum of six (6) square feet per side and six (6) feet high maximum. If attached to a building or permanent sign, the sign may be up to sixteen (16) square feet. Project signs may be used to advertise property for sale or lease, but only just prior to or during construction, and shall be utilized in lieu of a real estate sign. No property shall display a real estate sign and a project sign at the same time. • square feet. Unimproved property is permitted one (1) freestanding sign of up to thirty -two (32) 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 on private property only.