Portable signs may be erected and maintained only in compliance with the following provisions.
(A) Portable signs shall be permitted in Commercial (C-1 and C-2), Industrial (M-1 and M-2) and Institutional (IPU) Zones and the non-residential portions of the Neighborhood Community (NC) Zones.
(B) Portable signs shall be professionally prepared, contain no moving parts within the sign face and shall not be lighted.
(C) Each property shall be permitted one portable sign for every 100 feet of frontage on a public right-of-way, not exceeding 12 square feet in area per sign face. A minimum 100-foot spacing between portable signs on the same property is required. Portable signs shall be located in one of three places:
(1) On the same private property as the business or institution to which the sign pertains;
(2) In the right-of-way directly adjacent to the property on which the business sits; provided, the right-of-way is under city jurisdiction and the property is zoned to permit portable signs; and
(3) On another private property within the city with permission of the property owner and within a zone that permits portable signs.
(D) Portable signs shall not be located within 20 feet of a property corner adjacent to two rights-of-way.
(E) Portable signs shall be removed at the close of the business day.
(F) Portable signs shall not block or impede ADA and pedestrian access on public or private walkways or sidewalks.
(G) An annual sticker permit is required from the city for each portable sign. Generally, this will be issued at time of business license renewal.
(H) The portable sign provisions do not apply to signage attached to the building wall or within the window of a business.
(Prior Code, § 16.080.040) (Ord. 445, passed 5-15-2017; Ord. 450, passed 12-18-2017; Ord. 465, passed 10-21-2019)