YAVAPAI COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE Page 126 (5) Required to obtain an off-premise sign permit (even though under the minimum size otherwise requiring a permit). (6) Limited to three (3) such signs providing direction to any one (1) parcel. (7) Shall be required to obtain a Use Permit (Section 582) for each sign. 2. Temporary Real Estate, Construction and Subdivision Signs: a. Temporary, including portable, “For Sale” or rental signs are permitted in any zone. One (1) on-site unlighted sign not exceeding six (6) square feet on each street frontage adjoining a site, plus one (1) “Open House” sign not exceeding six (6) square feet are allowed. Open house signs shall not be located in landscaped parkways, street medians, or bike trails. When affixed to a parcel of two (2) acres or larger, which lies contiguous to a major arterial highway with a right-of-way width of at least one hundred fifty feet (150’) at the location of the sign, a sign shall be permitted not to exceed twelve (12) square feet in area. Free-standing signs shall not exceed six feet (6’) in height. All sale and rental signs shall be removed within thirty (30) days from date of sale or rental, or after removal of the property from the active market. b. Construction Signs are permitted, subject to the square footage limitations of the respective Zoning District, and in no case to exceed a total of forty (40) square feet in area for the project. On the site of a project actively under construction, unlighted signs to identify each contractor, architect or engineer, etc., engaged in a project are permitted. Free-standing signs shall not exceed eight feet (8’) in height. Such signs shall be removed within thirty (30) days after the completion of the project or any cessation of construction activity for a continuous period of six (6) months. c. On-site signs for subdivisions (including condominium projects) advertising only the subdivision and the sale of lots or units from a recorded plat, shall be permitted provided there shall be no more than one hundred (100) square feet of total sign area for each subdivision and a total of five (5) signs. They shall not extend into any required yard nor shall any sign exceed twelve feet (12’) in height. Such on- site signs shall be permitted until the sales office is abandoned in the subdivision or for a maximum of two (2) years, whichever occurs first, and provided that such signs are maintained in good condition. Extensions beyond the two (2) year limitation may be granted in the form of a Use Permit (Section 582) for one (1) year increments. d. For the purpose of administering this Section, apartment or group housing complexes of thirty (30) units or more shall be considered within the definition and regulations of a subdivision in Subsection C.2.c. above. Apartment complexes may display directional signs for a period of one (1) year following construction completion, subject to the additional regulations for Temporary Sign Permits. e. Office buildings or complexes, shopping centers and industrial parks may display leasing and rental signs for a period of one (1) year following construction completion. These signs shall be limited to one (1) free-standing sign and two (2) building-mounted signs not to exceed a combined total of one hundred (100) square feet in area. Free-standing signs shall not exceed eight feet (8’) in height. After this one (1) year period, standard regulations above shall apply.