She should talk with neighbors first to be sure there will be no objections, if they don't like it they will be the first to complain to officials whom will then make problems for her, if the neighbors are all cool then call the city zoning department and ask whom is in charge of signage you may be making several calls to find a ordnance enforcement person, talk to them about what you want to do. In most cases the person in a office answering the phone won't know the ordnances, it all comes down to a person on the street inturpiting the law that will allow the signs or not and if some one is complaining about the sign and the letter of the law says no then it's no but if no one is complaining and it's gray with no real clear law then you have a chance if you are working with the person that is doing the enforcement for that area. In general in big city's signage in residential areas is very restrictive.

I didn't state clearly which of these were business or not.. The 3 houses on the East side along with 2 on either side of the bottom arrow are "houses" (residential).

The rest are either business bldgs or re-purposed houses turned into businesses.

Now I got that outta the way..  I thought about asking the top business (Upper right) if I could place a sign on their wall.. But to ask about the south sign.. between to residential homes might be iffy.  She may just get one on the North.

The top business in question is a sort of fitness center.. and maybe work out a deal to make them a NEW sign for the side of THEIR building, as long as I could "tack on" a sign for my client..

I dunno.. I ask for suggestions in marketing strategy too!

I should though, as a sign professional, know what/who etc.. right? 

Thanks for the input.. I will ask around for zoning laws, etc..

Sue2

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