1160.10 TEMPORARY SIGN REGULATIONS.
 
 
 
 
Setbacks
 
 
 
 
On-Premises Sign Type
Permit Required?
Max. Number
Maximum Area
from ROW
Side & Rear
Max. Height
Sign Lighting
Earliest Installation Date
Latest Removal Date
Other Regulations
Contractor Sign (R, B, and I Districts)
No
1 per contractor
6 s.f.
5 ft.
10 ft.
4 ft.
No
10 days prior to construction
10 days after issuance of a Certificate of Zoning Compliance
Requires valid Building, Plumbing, Heating or Electric Permit (as appropriate for Contractor)
Construction Sign (B & I Districts)
Yes
1 per lot
32 s.f.
5 ft.
15 ft.
6 ft.
Election Signs (small)
No
See Sign Spacing Standards
5 s.f.
2 ft.
10 ft.
4 ft.
No
Al districts
Election Signs (large)
Yes
12 s.f.
5 ft.
15 ft.
6 ft.
B & I Districts only
Event Announcement sign Erected by Public or Quasi- Public Organizations
No, with the additional approval of the City Manager
As approved by the City Manager
20 s.f.
10 ft.
15 ft.
As approved by the City Manager
No
As approved by the City Manager
14 days after the event
Only permitted for signs advertising public activities and activities of organizations within the City
Future Development Signs
Yes
1 sign advertising the development of the premises upon which it is displayed or the opening of a new subdivision
32 s.f.
10 ft.
15 ft.
6 ft.
No
After approval of the Site Plan or the Final Plat
30 days after the sale, lease or rent of the premises; or at such time when 75% of the subdivision lots are occupied by structures
Only permitted for developments subject to Site Plan or Final Plat review.
Pennants or Banners Used to display Commercial Speech
Yes, with the additional approval of the City Manager
As approved by the City Manager
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15 ft.
As required by Zoning District
As approved by the City Manager
No
May only be displayed for a period not longer than 30 days in any calendar year
Only permitted for events such as grand openings, yearly sales and other special events.
(Ord. 10-30. Passed 5-17-10.)
 
Flags of Political Jurisdictions and Corporations
No
3, or as approved by the City Manager
60 s.f.
20 ft.
5 ft.
40 ft.
Uplighting permitted
Shall be flown in accordance with protocol established by the Congress of the United States for the Stars and Stripes
Portable Signs (A- 1 District)
Yes
1 sign
30 s.f.
5 ft.
As required by Zoning District
6 ft.
No
At the beginning of the seasonal sales
At the conclusion of the seasonal sales
Only permitted in conjunction with a roadside stand to advertise agricultural products produced on the premises
Portable Signs (B- 1, B-4 and B-5 Districts)
30 s.f.
2 ft. from edge of street pavement
6 ft.
May only be displayed for a period not longer than 30 days in any 12 month period
May be permitted to announce special events, special sales or change of ownership
Real Estate Signs (All Districts)
No
1 Sign
6 s.f.
10 ft.
As required by Zoning District
4 ft.
No
Upon active sale effort
1 week after the completion of the sale, lease or rental
May advertise the sale, lease or rent of the particular premises upon which displayed
Real Estate Sign (B and I Districts)
Yes
12 s.f.
6 ft.
Sandwich Board Signs
OR
Feather Type and Bow Type Flag Signs

(CANNOT HAVE BOTH)
No
No
1 Sign
1 sign per 100 feet of street frontage (or part thereof). Not to exceed total of 3 signs.
12 s.f.
0
0
0
10 ft.
4
12 ft.
No
No
Business Hours Only
Business Hours Only
Business Hours Only
Business Hours Only
May include changeable messages.
Banner material shall not exceed three (3) ft. in width. Must be placed to minimize potential for striking pedestrian as material flutters in wind.
Note: Feather and/or bow type signs placed on a lot containing more than one business shall be limited as follows:
a) If the lot has less than 100 feet of street frontage, one sign shall be permitted.
b) If the lot has more than 100 but less than 200 feet of street frontage, one sign shall be permitted for each business and such signs shall be placed not less than twenty (20) feet apart.
c) If the lot has more than 200 feet of street frontage, then the total street frontage shall be divided equally among the businesses and one (1) sign per 100 ft. of street frontage (or part thereof) may be permitted. Such signs shall be placed not less than 20 feet apart. (Ord. 09-20. Passed 6-22-09; Ord. 11-54. Passed 12-19-11.)