A. Portable Signs Outside of Downtown. Portable freestanding signs are permitted in all commercial and industrial zoning districts, except DN and DS zoning districts, subject to the following conditions:
1. One portable sign per parcel frontage is allowed. Portable signs may be placed off-site on an adjacent parcel or within 300 feet of the business being advertised, with the consent of the property owner. No more than one sign per parcel frontage, however, is allowed at any one time.
2. Portable signs shall not be placed in the public right-of-way, attached or secured to private property, or placed in landscape planters, over any utility box, or within 36 inches of a fire hydrant.
3. Portable signs shall be constructed of wood (or other sturdy material) and metal hardware, and all surfaces shall be coated with paint, varnish, or other durable finish. All portable sign copy shall be neat and legible. Portable signs shall have no electric, mechanical, or fixed attachments, including objects that move with the wind.
4. A portable sign may be displayed only during the hours that the business being advertised is open to the public and shall be removed from public view at all other times.
5. The maximum height of a portable sign shall be four feet. The area of each sign face shall not exceed 16 square feet. Two-sided signs shall not exceed 32 square feet in size for both faces combined. A portable sign which meets the standards of this section shall not be calculated in the total allowable sign area for the business being advertised or the parcel upon which it is located.
6. All portable signs shall be properly maintained pursuant to Section 19.74.110.
B. Portable Signs Within Downtown. Pedestrian-scale portable signs are permitted within the DN and DS zoning districts, subject to the following conditions:
1. One portable sign is allowed per business or tenant.
2. Portable signs shall be self-supporting, and of sufficient weight such that the sign remains upright and in the same position for the entire time the sign is displayed. No portion of the sign or supporting device shall be placed or driven into the ground. Signs and supporting devices shall be maintained in good condition at all times and shall be constructed out of quality weather- resistant materials normally used in professional signage.
3. Portable signs shall be limited to no more than four square feet of sign area per face. Signs may be either single-faced or double-faced. The area of the portable sign shall be allowed in addition to the maximum sign area for permanent signs on the property.
4. Portable signs shall be limited to no more than 42 inches in height.
5. Signs and supporting devices may not contain brochure boxes, tear-off flyers/coupons, or any similar type of attachment. No balloons, flags, pennants, or similar devices may be attached to a sign or supporting device.
6. Signs must contain, in legible font, on an area no less than two inches by three and one-half inches (business card size), the name, mailing address, and contact phone number of the individual responsible for the sign.
7. The sign may be displayed only during the hours that the business being advertised is open to the public and shall be removed from public view at all other times.
8. Portable signs shall be placed onsite, shall not block any accessible path of travel, and shall not create a tripping hazard or other hazardous condition. Exception: Portable signs may be placed in designated locations within the public right-of-way only if a permit authorizing such placement is issued to a particular business or tenant pursuant to the regulations in Title 14.
Ord. 2443