What signs may I put up at my home in Lemon Grove?

Lemon Grove's code: Signs for home-based businesses may not be displayed on residences. (Signs for home-based businesses or occupations in residential districts.) (§ 18.12.050); Up to 6 square feet. (Permanent noncommercial signs on legal residential uses on private land within the city.) (§ 18.12.050).

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Home business signs	Signs for home-based businesses may not be displayed on residences. Applies: Signs for home-based businesses or occupations in residential districts. § 18.12.050 · code text This specifically includes, but is not limited to, signs related to home-based businesses or occupations, which may not be displayed on residences.
Election and other noncommercial signs	Up to 6 square feet. Applies: Permanent noncommercial signs on legal residential uses on private land within the city. § 18.12.050 · code text Maximum cumulative area: six square feet (measured one side); Up to 6 feet high. Applies: Permanent noncommercial signs on legal residential uses on private land within the city. § 18.12.050 · code text Maximum height: six feet; Freestanding signs must be at least 5 feet from any property line. § 18.12.050 · code text Minimum setback, if freestanding: five feet from any property line; There is no limit on how long the signs may be displayed. § 18.12.050 · code text Display time: not limited. Temporary noncommercial signs may be displayed for 60 days without a sign permit. § 18.12.080 · code text Temporary noncommercial signs may be displayed for a period of sixty days without obtaining a sign permit in a commercial, industrial and residential district property Up to 16 square feet for any single sign. Applies: Temporary noncommercial signs. § 18.12.080 · code text Said temporary signs may not exceed sixteen square feet for any single sign.
Signs that need no permit	Occupant and address signs up to 2 square feet and no higher than the roof line need no permit. Applies: Residential buildings of 3 or fewer units. § 18.12.050 · code text Signs identifying the occupants and address of a residential building of three or fewer units may be displayed without a permit. Such signs may not exceed two square feet in area and may not be mounted higher than the roof line of the building to which they relate.
For-sale and open-house signs	1 sign per lot or property. Applies: Residential zones and legal residential uses. § 18.12.080 · code text maximum number of signs per lot or property: in residential zones and on legal residential uses, one; in all other zones or on nonresidential uses, two; Up to 6 square feet. Applies: Residential zones and legal residential uses. § 18.12.080 · code text maximum area: in residential zones and legal residential uses, six square feet; in all other zones, sixteen square feet; Signs may stay until the advertised property is sold, rented or leased. Applies: Residential zones and legal residential uses. § 18.12.080 · code text maximum display time: until the advertised property is sold, rented or leased.
Other temporary signs	Up to 6 square feet. Applies: All allowable temporary signs, unless otherwise provided. § 18.12.060 · code text The display face of any allowable temporary sign shall not exceed six square feet.

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