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Signs on homes in Etna

Etna's own rules on signs on homes, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Etna Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Etna's code says

Etna code What Etna's code adds
Election and other noncommercial signs
  • Maximum 4 square feet per sign; total may not exceed 1 square foot per 5 linear feet of street frontage.
    Applies: Applies to unilluminated signs with messages other than general advertising.
    § 17.64.030 · code text
    Unilluminated signs that have a display area not exceeding four square feet; display messages other than general advertising; and do not constitute a nuisance or hazard to vehicular traffic, pedestrians, or adjacent properties. The cumulative display area of all such signs on a parcel may not exceed one square foot per five linear feet of street frontage.
Other temporary signs
  • At most 12 square feet cumulative display area.
    Applies: Applies in R-R, R-1-10, R-1-12, R-2, R-3 and M-H districts.
    § 17.64.030 · code text
    In the R-R, R-1-10, R-1-12, R-2, R-3, and M-H districts, temporary signs are allowed on any developed or undeveloped parcel provided the cumulative display area of all temporary signs on the parcel does not exceed 12 square feet.
  • At most 6 feet in height.
    Applies: Applies to temporary signs.
    § 17.64.030 · code text
    A temporary sign shall not be illuminated except by ambient light, exceed six feet in height, or be displayed on a parcel more than a total of 90 days in a calendar year.
  • At most 90 days in a calendar year.
    Applies: Applies to temporary signs.
    § 17.64.030 · code text
    A temporary sign shall not be illuminated except by ambient light, exceed six feet in height, or be displayed on a parcel more than a total of 90 days in a calendar year.

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Frequently asked questions

What signs may I put up at my home in Etna?

Etna's code: Maximum 4 square feet per sign; total may not exceed 1 square foot per 5 linear feet of street frontage. (Applies to unilluminated signs with messages other than general advertising.) (§ 17.64.030); At most 12 square feet cumulative display area. (Applies in R-R, R-1-10, R-1-12, R-2, R-3 and M-H districts.) (§ 17.64.030).

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