"Open House" Signs
Due
to much confusion regarding placement of open
house realty signs within the Town of Jupiter,
the following information is provided for clarification:
Jupiter
Town code Sec. 27-1771 (j) states that only
one (1) open house sign is permitted on any
street corner at any time. The sign must be
generic in design, it cannot display any business
names or logos, and
there can be only one (1) sign per street corner.
That one (1) generic sign can be used by all
Realtors® and individuals having an open house.
Currently, there appears to be one (1) sign
per residence being placed on the street corners,
which has resulted in a clutter of signs throughout
the community.
Code
Enforcement Officers
MUST
remove all illegal signs they encounter. When
there are numerous signs on any one corner,
and the Officers are unable to determine which
sign was in place first, they are compelled
to remove all the signs.
The
Town Code further states that two (2) off-site
directional real estate signs per residence
shall be permitted during open house sales,
in conformance with standards as written for
permanent and temporary signage. One (1) or
two (2) off-site directional signs shall only
indicate an Open House at without reference
to any associated business.
Code
Sec. 27-1733, dealing with prohibited signs,
may also be helpful to you:
The
following types of signs and related equipment
shall not be permitted, erected or maintained
within any zoning districts within the Town:
(1)
Temporary and/or permanent signage to
include but not limited to the following signs:
A.
A-frame signs.
B. Signage on benches.
C.
Captive balloon signs.
D. Off premise signs,
except permitted identification or directional
signs.
E. Portable signs.
F. Paper, cloth
and plastic streamers or spinners.
G. Pennants.
H.
Flags (with the exception of the American, State,
nonprofit, fraternal, civic or private/public
organizational or other recognized governmental
flag.)
I. Vehicle signs on vehicles parked
within 25 feet of a public or private right-of-way.
J.
Directional signs which incorporate business
name, logo or other means of identification.
K.
Permanent "come on" signs (i.e. sale,
stop, look, etc.)
L. Signage on trash receptacles
(sanitation or related recycling signage shall
be permitted.)
M. Permanent banners, (temporary
banners are not permitted and are to be regulated
in the same manner as a temporary sign pursuant
to the requirements of a T-5 sign.)
(2)
Signage painted or attached in any manner through
the use of staples, string, nails, rope, glue,
paste, tacks or otherwise attached to any trees,
utility poles, telephone poles or traffic signage
poles.
(3)
Any on-premise or off-premise sign located in
a public or private right-of-way or easement,
except those identifaction or directional signs
authorized by a duly constituted government
or governmental agency.
If
you have any further questions regarding this
or any other issue, please contact me at (561)
746-6201
Frank
Melillo
Code Enforcement Supervisor
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