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(a) Permit. A permit application must be filed for each sign to be placed in the public right- of-way.
(b) Number Allowed. One sign per permit up to a maximum of four per applicant. The Director may consider each business location as a separate applicant, however the sign placement must not create a proliferation of signs in that right-of-way, and the applicant must not have the ability to use a permanent sign in lieu of a limited duration sign. Multiple signs that are similar will not receive a permit for the same location within the right-of-way.
(c) Area. The sign area for each sign must not exceed 5 square feet.
(d) Placement.
(1) The sign must not be placed on a paved section of the right-of-way, such as a sidewalk, bikeway, driveway apron, emergency lane, or any part of the roadway.
(2) The sign must be placed at least 50 feet from any driveway, entrance, traffic control sign, and traffic control signal, and at least 5 feet from any other limited duration sign within the public right-of-way.
(3) The sign must be placed at least 100 feet from a street intersection.
(4) The nearest edge of a sign must be set back a minimum of 2 feet from a curb or, if no curb exists, a minimum of 6 feet from the edge of the roadway or street.
(5) The sign must not be placed on a median strip or highway divider. If the Director determines that a previously approved location could be a safety risk, the Director must provide assistance in finding a replacement site.
(6) The maximum height of the sign is 30 inches above the ground.
(7) The sign must have its own means of support which is affixed to the ground. The sign installer or permit holder is responsible for complying with utility restrictions for excavating or driving a support into the ground.
(e) Display Periods. The signs must be erected either only on (1) weekends and National Holidays; or (2) for fourteen consecutive days during any six-month period.
(Legislative History: Ord. No. 13-76, §1.)