(a) Temporary signs in nonresidential districts. The following regulations for temporary signs in nonresidential districts are in addition to the maximum sign area set forth in Section 1298.09
(1) Temporary signs may be ground signs or banner signs.
(2) The total maximum number and area permitted for temporary ground signs and temporary banner signs shall be regulated based on the district in which the lot is located. Only one side of a two-sided temporary sign is considered in calculating the maximum area of a two-sided sign.
A. In B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4 and B4a districts, a maximum of two signs per parcel shall be permitted provided the total area of all temporary ground signs and temporary banner signs shall not exceed ten square feet per parcel.
B. In M-1, M-2 and M-3 districts, a maximum of four signs per parcel shall be permitted provided the total area of all temporary ground signs and temporary banner signs shall not exceed thirty-two square feet per parcel.
(3) Temporary ground signs shall have a maximum height of four feet and shall be located a minimum distance from the public right-of-way that is equal to the height of the sign.
(4) One temporary ground sign permitted in division (a)(2) of this section may be erected for an unspecified time. All other temporary ground signs and temporary banner signs shall be permitted for a maximum of fifteen consecutive days, and not more than a total of seventy-five days per calendar year.
(5) Temporary signs that are erected in order to announce or advertise a specific event shall be removed within three days after the close of such event.
(b) Temporary signs in a residential district may be erected for an indefinite time.
(c) Special Event Signage.
(1) Signs shall be permitted per the provisions set forth in Section 856.
(d) Construction and/or Development Signs. The issuance of a zoning certificate for construction shall include the right to erect a temporary construction or development site sign not over thirty-two (32) square feet in area, not over six (6) feet above grade and set back a minimum of six (6) feet from the right- of-way line. The sign shall contain the project name, telephone contact numbers for emergency use that are functioning twenty-four (24) hours a day and seven (7) days a week, the full names and addresses of the owners and the contractor. The construction sign shall be removed prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Zoning Compliance. A residential subdivision temporary construction site sign shall be permitted and shall be removed after the sale by the developer of twenty-five percent (25%) of the lots as approved by the City Planning Commission. If the contractor, owner or developer fails to comply with the removal, the City has the right to remove the sign and access to cost to the owner or original applicant.
(e) Prohibited Temporary Signage. Portable signs, Feather flags, Illuminated signs, Streamers (long narrow flags, banners or pennants) and any other forms of advertising signage not specifically authorized herein are prohibited.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11; Ord. 2020-037. Passed 7-13-20.)