Signs on homes in Delano: the local rules

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Election and other noncommercial signs	At most 6 square feet, and at most 4 feet high if freestanding. Applies: Applies in agricultural, residential agricultural and single family residential districts. § 20.14.50 · code text Within agricultural, residential agricultural and single family residential districts, six square feet maximum and four-foot maximum height (freestanding). At most 12 square feet, and at most 5 feet high if freestanding. Applies: Applies in multiple-family residential districts. § 20.14.50 · code text Within multiple-family residential districts, twelve square feet maximum and five-foot maximum height (freestanding.) From noon 60 days before the election through noon 10 days after it. Applies: Applies to noncommercial temporary signs during general, primary or special election periods. § 20.14.50 · code text All temporary signs and banners, regardless of size, may be displayed for a period of time not to exceed sixty days, except for noncommercial temporary signs during election periods which shall extend from 12:00 p.m. (noon) sixty days before and 12:00 p.m. (noon) ten days after any general, primary or special election in which any residents of the City of Delano are eligible to vote.
Signs that need no permit	Noncommercial signs need no sign permit, on-site or off-site. Applies: Unless the sign is a structure that needs a building permit. § 20.14.50 · code text Noncommercial signs, whether on-site or off-site, shall not require the issuance of any permit, unless the sign qualifies as a structure that is subject to a building permit under the California Building Code and/or City Ordinance. One double-faced sign up to 6 square feet and 4 feet high needs no sign permit. Applies: Applies to temporary garage or yard sale signs. § 20.14.50 · code text One double-faced sign, no more than six square feet in area and four feet in height, is permitted without a sign permit.
For-sale and open-house signs	No sign permit needed up to 6 square feet and, if freestanding, 5 feet high. One sign per street frontage. Applies: Applies to residential real estate signs. § 20.14.50 · code text Real estate signs up to a maximum six square feet in area and, if freestanding, a maximum of five feet in height shall not require a sign permit. One real estate sign shall be permitted per street frontage of a lot. Signs may stay while in escrow. Remove them when the property is no longer for sale, rent or lease. § 20.14.50 · code text Such signs shall be permitted to remain while property is in escrow but shall be removed when the property referred to is no longer for sale, rent, or lease.
Other temporary signs	A temporary sign permit is required for a temporary sign over 12 square feet and 5 feet high. § 20.14.50 · code text A temporary Sign Permit, to be issued by the Community Development Department, is required for any temporary sign over twelve square feet in size and five feet in height. At most 60 days. Applies: Applies to temporary signs and banners of any size. Election signs have a longer period. § 20.14.50 · code text All temporary signs and banners, regardless of size, may be displayed for a period of time not to exceed sixty days, except for noncommercial temporary signs during election periods which shall extend from 12:00 p.m. (noon) sixty days before and 12:00 p.m. (noon) ten days after any general, primary or special election in which any residents of the City of Delano are eligible to vote. You may place the sign 24 hours before the sale. Remove it immediately after the sale. § 20.14.50 · code text Such sign may be placed twenty-four hours prior to the sale and must be removed immediately following the sale.

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Delano's code: At most 6 square feet, and at most 4 feet high if freestanding. (Applies in agricultural, residential agricultural and single family residential districts.) (§ 20.14.50); At most 12 square feet, and at most 5 feet high if freestanding. (Applies in multiple-family residential districts.) (§ 20.14.50).

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