Signs on homes in Union City: the local rules

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Home business signs	allowed, up to one and one-half (1-1/2) square feet Applies: approved home occupation on the premises; flat against the wall or window of the dwelling; naturally illuminated § 18.30.040 · code text Home occupation signs advertising an approved home occupation conducted on the premises, provided that such sign shall be naturally illuminated, shall not exceed one and one-half (1-1/2) square feet in area, and shall be located flat against the wall or window of the dwelling
Election and other noncommercial signs	At most 1 sign. Applies: Temporary signs without a commercial message (Director approval required); per property at a given time. § 18.30.060 · code text No more than one such sign shall be allowed on each subject property at a given time At most 9 square feet. Applies: Temporary signs without a commercial message (Director approval required). § 18.30.060 · code text Such signs shall not exceed nine square feet in sign area At most 72 consecutive hours. Applies: Temporary signs without a commercial message (Director approval required). § 18.30.060 · code text Such signs shall be limited to a display period not to exceed 72 consecutive hours At most 4 signs per calendar year. Applies: Temporary signs without a commercial message (Director approval required); per calendar year. § 18.30.060 · code text A maximum of four such signs shall be allowed per calendar year Remove within 14 calendar days. Applies: Temporary political signs, following the election. § 18.30.040 · code text Such signs shall be removed within 14 calendar days following the election
Signs that need no permit	Real estate signs for sale, rent or lease of a single residential parcel need no permit. § 18.30.040 · code text Real estate signs used to advertise the sale, rent, or lease of a single residential parcel Garage/yard sale signs need no permit. Applies: Sale on residential property. § 18.30.040 · code text Garage/yard sale signs used to advertise such a sale on residential property Street and house numbers need no permit. § 18.30.040 · code text Street and house numbers are exempt Temporary political signs need no permit. § 18.30.040 · code text Political Signs. Temporary political signs provided that such signs comply with the following conditions:
For-sale and open-house signs	Up to 7 square feet in area. Applies: Single residential parcel. § 18.30.040 · code text shall not exceed seven square feet in area 1 sign allowed at all times. Applies: Property for sale, rent or lease. § 18.30.040 · code text One such real estate sign shall be allowed on the property for sale, rent or lease at all times Up to 4 additional signs. Applies: Open house signs on weekends, holidays, established realtor tour days, and other private properties with owner's permission. § 18.30.040 · code text Up to four additional "open house" signs, which may also exhibit directional arrows and instructions, shall be allowed on weekends, holidays, and established realtor tour days and on other private properties with the owner's permission No more than 3 signs. Applies: Open house directional real estate signs on a single property. § 18.30.040 · code text No more than three such "open house" directional real estate signs (aggregate for one or more sales) shall be located on a single property

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Union City's code: allowed, up to one and one-half (1-1/2) square feet (approved home occupation on the premises; flat against the wall or window of the dwelling; naturally illuminated) (§ 18.30.040); At most 1 sign. (Temporary signs without a commercial message (Director approval required); per property at a given time.) (§ 18.30.060).

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