Article II — Residential Districts

All signs within residential districts that require a sign permit must comply with the standards contained in Section 17.28.070 and Sections 17.28.100 through 17.28.199. (Ord. 98-10 § 1)

• A. Wall Mounted Business or Institution Identification Signs for Institutional Uses and Other Permitted Uses in Residential Districts Except Single-Family and Multifamily Uses.

  1. Maximum number permitted is one per frontage.

  2. Maximum permitted sign area for each sign is one-half square foot for each lineal foot of building frontage, or fifty square feet, whichever is less.

  3. Illumination may be permitted if it is determined by the director that it does not adversely impact the surrounding residential uses.

• B. Freestanding Business or Institution Identification Signs for Institutional Uses and Other Permitted Uses in Residential Districts.

  1. Maximum number permitted shall be one per street frontage.

  2. Maximum permitted sign area for each sign shall be twenty square feet.

  3. Maximum sign structure height shall be four feet.

  4. Illumination may be permitted if it does not adversely impact the surrounding residential uses.

• (Ord. 98-10 § 1)

• A. Maximum number permitted shall be two per each vehicular access or entrance.

• B. Maximum sign area for each sign shall be:

  1. Twenty square feet for neighborhood identification signs;

  2. Thirty square feet for community identification signs.

• C. Maximum sign structure height shall be:

  1. Eight feet for neighborhood identification signs;

  2. Ten feet community identification signs.

• D. They shall be built into the landscaping or project walls.

• E. They shall be one sided, except when installed in a median or other applications where twosided signs are more appropriate than one-sided signs.

• F. Sign area is measured by the area surrounding and including the letters.

• G. Sign background shall be of materials used in the subdivision or project.

• H. Illumination shall only be by external flood light, and only when consistent with Riverside County Ordinance 655, Palomar light pollution ordinance, or by internal reverse channel letters.

• (Ord. 98-10 § 1)

• A. Maximum number of signs shall be one per subdivision if five acres or less, or two per subdivision if more than five acres. If several builders are building on a tract, each builder is entitled to its own subdivision sign(s) located within the property they own, provided that they do not exceed the permitted number of subdivision signs as specified in this chapter.

• B. Shall not exceed one sign per street frontage.

• C. Maximum sign area for each sign shall not exceed one hundred square feet.

• D. Maximum sign structure height shall not exceed twelve feet.

• E. They shall be removed immediately after the final sale.

• F. They shall have a ten-foot setback.

• G. They shall be located within the boundaries of the subdivision. (Ord. 98-10 § 1)