(A) (1) Temporary commercial and residential construction/development phase signs shall be limited to two signs per development, not to exceed one per street entrance. The maximum width shall be four feet; the maximum area shall be 16 square feet, with a maximum of two sides per sign.
(2) Removal of signs from single-family subdivisions shall be required when 80% of the lots are sold.
(B) Banners to be placed above the public right-of-way advertising an event to occur within the city that is sponsored by the city or a non-profit organization based in the city or affiliated with a similar organization within the city.
(1) Should the city deny a permit under this section, the applicant may appeal to the City Council.
(2) Any banner placed under this section shall remain in place for no more than 30 consecutive days and at its lowest point above the public right-of-way shall be no less than 13 and one-half feet above the right-of-way.
(3) Banners may only be permitted within the CN, C1 and O zoning districts.
(C) Temporary banners are allowed, with permit, for any business. No free-standing banners are permitted, all banners must be affixed to the building. No business shall have banners that collectively exceed one square foot for every lineal foot of the building frontage. The permit may be revoked if the appearance of the banner becomes a safety hazard or is in disrepair. Each permit is good for one year, to periodically display banners attached to the building.
(D) Temporary directional signs for walks and runs are allowed in the right of way for limited time for a specific event
(E) Churches and schools shall not be exempted from the sign ordinance, however, they shall be subject to special regulation in regard to their public events as follows:
(1) Total event signage (including, but not limited to, fish fry, picnic, festival) shall be limited to a total of 32 square feet for all signage;
(2) No event signage shall be placed prior to 30 days before the event and must be removed within three days after the event;
(3) All signage must be placed on school/church property, no off-premise signage allowed, unless the sign has been historically placed in the same off-site location without compliant from the landowner for more that ten consecutive years; and
(4) Additional temporary, permanent, or semi-permanent (recurring) signage for churches and schools may be considered and approved, but only after application to the city and only on a case by case basis; provided that the city specifically finds that the additional signage, (a) will not unduly detract from the aesthetics of the community, (b) is limited, effective and safe, and (c) will not tend to encourage sign proliferation.
(F) The city maintains a marquee sign on which events are announced. The guidelines for use by the public are as follows:
(1) The city shall have priority over all other proposed uses by other organizations. Next in priority are other non-profit organizations, which may also ask to use the marquee on a first come first served basis;
(2) The city reserves the right to deny any request; and
(3) All requests must be made 21 days in advance.
(Ord. 2008-3, passed 3-3-2008; Am. Ord. 2014-1, passed 2-3-2014; Am. Ord. 2015-3, passed 10-5-2015)