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0 0 1 0 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 o 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 /> 1) 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 />