It is the intent of this code to limit the aesthetic impact of signs on properties to prevent clutter and protect streetscapes thereby preserving property values and protecting traffic safety without inhibiting the rights afforded to its citizens by the First Amendment. The accumulation of signs adversely affects these goals, property values and public safety. Accordingly, a person exercising the right to place temporary signs on a property as described in division (A) of this section must adhere to the regulations set forth in division (B) of this section.
(A) Authorized temporary signs. Temporary signs are authorized as follows:
(1) A property owner may place four temporary signs on the property at any time. Such sign may not be illuminated and may not exceed four square feet in surface area.
(2) Additional temporary signs may be located on a property 60 days prior to an election involving candidates for a federal, state or local office that the property owner is eligible to vote for or involves an issue on the ballot of an election within the district where the property is located. Additional temporary signs erected pursuant to this subparagraph must be removed ten days after the election. Such signs may not be illuminated and may not exceed 16 square feet in surface area in a residential district and the historic district, and 32 square feet in surface area in a nonresidential district.
(3) One additional temporary sign may be located on a property when the property is a development site and the owner consents. Such sign may not be illuminated and may not exceed 16 square feet in surface area in a residential district and the historic district, and 32 square feet in surface area in a nonresidential district.
(4) One additional temporary sign may be located on a property in the historic or a nonresidential district if the property is the sight of a new business for a period of 60 days, not to exceed 30 days after the first day the business was open to the public. Such signs may not be illuminated and may not exceed 16 square feet in surface area in the historic district and 32 square feet in a nonresidential district.
(B) Regulation of temporary signs.
(1) Number of temporary signs. A person exercising the right to place temporary signs on a property must limit the number of temporary signs on the property at any one time to four plus any additional sign listed in division (A)(2) through (A)(4) of this section.
(2) Size limit. The sign face of a temporary sign may not exceed four square feet unless a larger sign face is authorized by this code.
(3) Location requirements. Temporary signs may only be located on property that is owned by the person whose sign it is, or the property of another person, with that property owner's express consent.
(Ord. 2021-03, passed 10-13-2021)