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0010 g) Internally lighted or unlighted church bulletin boards and identification <br />signs, not exceeding 1 per abutting street and 16 square feet in area. <br />h) Signs not exceeding 64 square feet in area, advertising agricultural <br />products produced on the premises, if the lot is not part of a bona fide <br />farm. <br />i) Unlighted directional signs of non -profit organizations not exceeding 6 <br />square feet in area, that bear no advertising matter or logo. <br />j) Temporary real estate signs for lots of less than 5 acres, a single sign <br />on each street frontage may be erected. It shall not exceed 4 square <br />feet in area, and may contain the message that the property is for <br />sale, lease or rent and the name, address and phone number of the <br />agent. For lots of 5 acres or more in area and having a street <br />frontage in excess of 400 feet, a second sign not exceeding 32 <br />square feet in area may be permitted. <br />k) Temporary construction sign. A single construction site identification <br />sign shall be permitted. It shall not exceed 32 square feet in area, <br />and may contain in its message identification of the project, its owner <br />and /or developer, architect, engineer, land planner, landscape - <br />architect, contractor and sub - contractors. Such signs shall not be <br />erected prior to issuance of a building permit. <br />I) New subdivisions with more than 1 builder, a single temporary <br />sign may be erected to advertise a specific builder's model. It <br />shall not exceed 16 square feet, and may contain the builder's <br />company name, phone number, hours that the model is open <br />and e-mail address. It shall also have a minimum perimeter <br />landscaping of 12 square feet containing a mix of shrubs and <br />flowering plants. <br />9.7 Zoning Compliance Permit Required <br />Before any sign, except those specifically exempted from such a <br />requirement, shall be erected or structurally altered, a Zoning Compliance <br />Permit must be obtained. <br />9.8 RESERVED <br />9.9 Determining the Number of Signs <br />a) For the purpose of determining the number of signs, a sign shall be <br />considered to be a single display device containing elements <br />organized, related, and composed to form a unit. Where matter is <br />displayed in a random manner without organized relationship of <br />elements, each element shall be considered a single sign. <br />9 -3 <br />