Signs on homes in Paso Robles: the local rules

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Election and other noncommercial signs	Up to 6 square feet per linear foot of building or tenant space frontage. Applies: Temporary noncommercial sign on private property in a residential zoning district. § 21.52.090 · code text Temporary signs shall not exceed six square foot per linear foot of building or tenant space frontage. 90 days in a calendar year. Applies: Temporary noncommercial sign on private property in a residential zoning district. § 21.52.090 · code text Temporary noncommercial signs may be posted for a total of ninety days in a calendar year. Remove no later than 7 days after the event. Applies: Temporary noncommercial sign related to a specific event. § 21.52.090 · code text If a temporary noncommercial sign is related to a specific event, it shall be removed no later than seven days following said event.
Signs that need no permit	Temporary signs are exempt from fee and permit requirements. Applies: Temporary signs, unless a modification is requested for temporary commercial signs. § 21.52.090 · code text Temporary signs shall be exempt from fee and permit requirements unless a modification is requested for temporary commercial signs consistent with Section 21.52.060 (Sign Permit, Sign Program, and Modification Requirements).
For-sale and open-house signs	Up to 32 square feet; no more than 6 feet high when placed on a building or tenant space frontage. Applies: Temporary commercial signs on residential property listed for sale or lease. § 21.52.090 · code text Temporary signs may be up to thirty-two square feet in area but shall not exceed six feet in height when placed on a building or tenant space frontage. No more than 2 temporary signs. Applies: Residential property listed for sale or lease. § 21.52.090 · code text No property shall have more than two temporary signs at one time. No more than 30 consecutive days, then a gap of at least 30 days before the next posting. Applies: Temporary commercial signs on residential property listed for sale or lease. § 21.52.090 · code text Temporary signs shall be posted for no more than thirty consecutive days, separated from other occasions by a period of not less than thirty days, and for no more than a cumulative ninety days within any calendar year. No more than 90 days cumulative within any calendar year. Applies: Residential property listed for sale or lease. § 21.52.090 · code text Temporary signs shall be posted for no more than thirty consecutive days, separated from other occasions by a period of not less than thirty days, and for no more than a cumulative ninety days within any calendar year.
Other temporary signs	Up to 32 square feet; no more than 6 feet high when placed on a building or tenant space frontage. Applies: Commercial signs on residential property with a primary-use business (not home business), active construction, a garage, yard or estate sale, or for sale or lease. § 21.52.090 · code text Temporary signs may be up to thirty-two square feet in area but shall not exceed six feet in height when placed on a building or tenant space frontage. Remove within 7 days after the event ends. Applies: Temporary commercial sign associated with a time-specific event. § 21.52.090 · code text Any such sign shall be removed within seven days of the conclusion of any time-specific event associated with such signage.

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Paso Robles's code: Up to 6 square feet per linear foot of building or tenant space frontage. (Temporary noncommercial sign on private property in a residential zoning district.) (§ 21.52.090); 90 days in a calendar year. (Temporary noncommercial sign on private property in a residential zoning district.) (§ 21.52.090).

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