§ 154.11 SMALL SIGN RESTRICTIONS.
   (A)   For the purpose of this section SMALL SIGN shall mean political signs, porch, yard, or garage sale signs, or circus or other special event signs, that are placed on public property or upon utility poles or are placed between the sidewalk and curb. No such sign or any other sign shall be placed on any city sign post or upon any tree located between the sidewalk and the curb.
   (B)   Political signs shall be erected no more than 45 days prior to each election, and shall be taken down within one week after the election.
   (C)   Porch, yard, or garage sale signs, shall be erected no more than one week preceding the sale, and shall be taken down the day after the sale is over.
   (D)   Circus and other special event signs shall be erected no more than two weeks prior to the event and shall be taken down within two days after the event.
   (E)   The responsible party in each of the above instances shall be as follows:
      (1)   In all cases, the person actually placing the sign.
      (2)   In the case of political signs, the candidate whose name appears on the sign.
      (3)   In the case of porch, yard, or garage sale signs, the owner of the property if he resides therein and has an interest in the sale, otherwise the lessee or other occupant of the property who is conducting the sale.
      (4)   In the case of circus and other special event signs, the sponsoring organization shall be the responsible party.
   (F)   Small signs as defined in this chapter shall be restricted from public areas known as ISLANDS at the intersections of Jefferson Avenue and Southgate Parkway and Woodlawn Avenue and Southgate Parkway.
(`63 Code, § 1313.11) (Ord. 63-76, passed 10-4-76; Am. Ord. 35-84, passed 4-9-84; Am. Ord. 30-09, passed 5-11-09; Am. Ord. 63-14, passed 11-24-14) Penalty, see § 154.99