1149.06 TEMPORARY SIGNS.

   Temporary signs shall be erected in accordance with the use, area, height and placement of regulations of this Section 1149.06. No permits shall be required for temporary signs which comply with this section.

   (a)   No temporary sign shall be placed on property without the consent of the owner.

   (b)   No temporary sign shall be placed in a right-of-way and no temporary sign shall be placed at or near intersecting roadways or rights-of-way in a manner which obstructs the view of the traveling public or which hinders pedestrian traffic. For the purposes of temporary sign placement, rights-of-way shall be defined as:

      (1)   The area between the edge of the roadway and city sidewalks.

      (2)   The area between the edge of the roadway and utility poles for properties without city sidewalks.

      (3)   The area within 15 lineal feet of the edge of the roadway without city sidewalks or utility poles.

   (c)   No temporary sign shall be illuminated or have moving elements.

   (d)   No temporary sign shall have a height which exceeds five (5) feet from grade.

   (e)   No single temporary sign shall have an area on a single face of the sign which exceeds six (6) square feet.

   (f)   The combined square footage of all temporary signs including the area of each face of a two-sided sign on a single parcel of real estate shall not exceed ninety- six (96) square feet.

   (g)   All temporary signs shall be maintained in such a manner as not to become deteriorated and thereby unsightly.

   (h)   Temporary signs shall be removed by the property owner upon the earliest of the following events:

      (1)   If the sign related to an event (e.g. a yard or garage sale) five (5) days after the event.

      (2)   The date on which the sign in the opinion of the Building Official becomes unreasonably deteriorated and thereby unsightly; or

      (3)   Ninety (90) days from the date of first placement.

   (i)   No more than ten (10) temporary signs shall be placed on a single parcel of land. For this purpose a single parcel of land shall include contiguous parcels if the contiguous parcels are held in single ownership and are used for single purpose.
(Ord. 16-16. Passed 5-9-16.)