Chapter 26 - General Rules 26.4.2.3 Temporary Real Estate signs, provided that they comply with the following site standards: • Signs shall not exceed 1m² in area; and • Signs shall be erected only while a property is on the market and shall be removed within one week of the sale (when contract unconditional OR possession date or withdrawal from the market of that property. 26.4.2.4 A sign for any public purpose or in connection with and on the same site as any utility, community facility or public reserve, provided that they comply with the following site standard: • Signs shall not exceed 1.2m² in area. 26.4.2.5 Power line crossing signs warning of power lines crossing navigable channels, provided they comply with the current directive issued by the Maritime Safety Authority of New Zealand. 26.4.2.6 A banner sign not exceeding 4m² erected between buildings or from a building for a period not exceeding one month. 26.4.3 Signs in Commercial, Industrial, Marina, Port and Rural Township Zones 26.4.3.1 Except where specifically provided elsewhere or for Discretionary or Non- Complying Activities, signs shall be Permitted Activities in: • All Commercial, Industrial, Marina, Port and Rural Township Zones; and • Front sites within the Township Zones on State Highway 6; provided that they comply with the General Site Standards for all Signs and the site standards set out in 26.4.3.2 to 26.4.3.6 below. 26.4.3.2 Signs attached to buildings shall not exceed the highest point of the roof. 26.4.3.3 The total area of signs on any site shall not exceed the following maximum areas: a) 6m² in Commercial, Industrial, Marina and Port Zones; and b) 3m² in Rural Township Zone, limited to front sites on State Highway 6. For the purposes of measuring the area of any sign, a double-sided sign shall be measured as the area of one side only. 26.4.3.4 Signs attached to, but under, street verandahs shall be: a) No closer than 2.5 metres to the footpath below; b) Set back at least 500mm from the kerb of the road; and c) Be at least 3 metres away from any other under verandah sign. 26.4.3.5 Street verandahs fascia signs shall not protrude below the verandah; 26.4.3.6 Signs above verandahs but attached to the verandah shall not exceed 1.2 metres in height above the top of the verandah and shall be set back at least 500mm from the fascia line. 26 - 37