1187.08 TEMPORARY SIGNS AND TEMPORARY SIGN PERMITS.
(a)   General Restrictions for Temporary Signs.
      (1)   All signs not previously exempted by Section 1187.07 and which are not permanent signs as provided in Section 1187.09 shall require a temporary sign permit as provided in Section 1187.04.
      (2)   All temporary signs shall be issued permits subject to the restrictions set forth in the schedule of sign regulations of this chapter and the regulations required for permanent signs as is set forth in Section 1187.09 except as otherwise provided therein.
      (3)   Banners, temporary wall signs and pennants less than 16 square feet are permitted provided that they are attached at each corner, point and/or end so as to prevent movement. Banners may be attached to ground signs within the frame provided that they are attached at each corner, point and/or end so as to prevent movement. Streamers are prohibited. Only one banner is permitted per establishment. No business shall display such signs for more than 90 days per calendar or for more than 30 continuous days. The date each sign is first displayed and the time period for which the sign will be displayed shall be legibly marked on the sign. The area of each banner shall not count toward the minimum sign area as specified in the Schedule of Sign Regulations.
      (4)   Portable signs, AA@ or AT@ frame signs, windblown, or trailer signs are prohibited. Inflated or air activated attraction devices which can be moved from one location to another without any change in it structural components or members require a permit. No business shall display such signs for more than 90 days per calendar or for more than 30 continuous days.
      (5)   All temporary signs shall be located at the site or location of the event being promoted or of the headquarters for the sponsoring organization except as otherwise provided for community events in Section 1187.07(1).
      (6)   The date upon which a temporary sign is first displayed shall be legibly marked in the sign.
      (7)   The construction requirements set forth in Section 1187.10(5) shall not be applicable to temporary signs.
      (8)   Incidental signs are prohibited. (Ord. 27-01. Passed 9-4-01.)
      (9)   No political sign shall be displayed for more than ninety (90) days per calendar year, or for more than thirty (30) continuous days. Such signs shall not exceed six square feet in area, shall not be illuminated, and shall not create a safety or visibility hazard, nor be affixed to a public utility pole or tree, nor shall they be located within any public right-of-way.
      (Ord. 7-2005. Passed 3-21-05.)
   (b)   Political campaign headquarters signs shall require a temporary sign permit and must meet the requirements of the district in which the headquarters is located.      
(Ord. 27-01. Passed 9-4-01.)