§ 10.6. Signs permitted in residential land use districts (R-1, R-2 and R-3).

A.

Permitted Signs. The following signs shall be permitted in residential land use districts only if necessarily and customarily accessory and incidental to a permitted use of a lawfully established special use:

(1)

Real Estate Signs. Real estate signs pertaining to the lease, rental, management or sale of the premises upon which located, provided that such signs are removed within ten (10) days after the execution of a contract for sale or lease of said premises.

(2)

Construction Signs. Signs identifying individuals or companies involved in design, construction, wrecking, financing or development when placed upon the premises where work is under construction, but only for the duration of construction or wrecking.

(3)

Bulletin Boards. Bulletin boards for public, charitable or religious institutions when the same are located on the premises of said institutions.

(4)

Identification Signs. Identification signs containing only the name and/or address of the dwelling occupant or of the dwelling, or of the dwelling owner or manager.

(5)

Instructional Signs. Instructional signs which notify or instruct the public as to limitations or regulations relating to designated uses of certain parcels of property or public or private streets or rights-of-way, and including warning signs, exit signs, traffic signs and directional signs for parking or parking restrictions.

(6)

Temporary Signs. When approved as provided in this article.

B.

Permitted Sign Types.

(1)

Non-projecting wall signs.

(2)

Ground signs.

C.

Number, Height, Area and Location.

(1)

Permitted Number. Only one sign shall be permitted for each principal permitted use on a zoning lot except that one additional identification sign shall be permitted where the principal use has more than one principal access or a secondary access to a public way, and except that the number of instructional signs shall be limited to the number reasonably necessary to instruct and inform the public as determined by the Woodbine Planning Commission.

(2)

Maximum Height Above Nearest Street Grade.

(a)

Wall Signs—20 feet.

(b)

Ground Signs—7 feet.

(3)

Maximum Area.

(a)

Real Estate Signs—12 Square Feet.

(b)

Construction Signs—18 Square Feet.

(c)

Bulletin Boards—18 Square Feet.

(d)

Identification Signs—10 Square Feet.

(e)

Instructional Signs—6 Square Feet.

(f)

Temporary Signs—As Authorized.

(4)

Permitted Location. Signs shall be located on the same zoning lot as the principal use to which they are accessory but may not be located:

(1)

Nearer than fifteen (15) feet to the front lot line; or

(2)

Nearer than fifteen (15) feet to a corner side lot line; or

(3)

Nearer than ten (10) feet to the interior side lot line; or

(4)

Nearer than ten (10) feet to the rear lot line of any zoning lot except that temporary signs may be located as authorized pursuant to Section 10.10 hereof, and except that instructional signs may be at such locations as are approved by the Woodbine Planning Commission.

D.

Illumination. Permitted signs may be illuminated but only from a concealed light source and may not be flashing signs as herein defined. The intensity of the illumination shall only be such as is reasonably necessary to enable the sign to be viewed from the nearest public right-of-way.