Temporary political campaign signs and signs promoting community or not-for-profit events are permitted, subject to the following conditions, (no permit required).
(A) No sign, poster or other outdoor advertisement advocating the election of a particular candidate, group or political party shall be permitted except within 60 days prior to the primary and/or general election and removed six days after an election as outlined in I.C. 36-1-3-11, as amended. Failure to remove the signage within the six-day period shall subject the candidate to provisions set forth under division (G) herein below.
(B) Yard sale signs shall be permitted within seven days of the event and removed within three days after the sale. Failure to remove the signage within the three-day period after the yard/garage sale shall subject the host of the sale to provisions set forth under division (G) herein below.
(C) Promotional signs supporting community or not-for-profit events shall be permitted within 30 days of the event. In addition, all such signs, posters, and other outdoor advertisements must be removed no later than three days after the special event as outlined herein. Failure to remove the signage within the three-day period shall subject the organization to provisions set forth under division (G).
(D) All other temporary signage shall be governed by the most current update of the town’s Unified Development Ordinance.
(E) No political, promotional, or not-for-profit poster or advertisement shall be permitted on any trees, utility poles or any parkway, alley, public street, easement, road right-of-way, public property, bridge or bridge abutment except as allowed herein.
(F) Only on election day political signs, posters and/or advertisements shall be permitted on public property, public streets, road rights-of-way and/or public parkways and alleys or other public property. Signage may be placed in said locations 500 feet or closer to any polling place, but no closer than authorized by state law. All such signage shall be removed within 24 hours after the polling place closes. Failure to remove the signage within the 24-hour period shall subject the candidate or organization to provisions set forth under division (G).
(G) If any violation of the above provisions occurs, the Town Manager or his or her designee shall remove the signage found in violation of the provisions of this section, whereupon the town shall keep the signage for three days in order to be claimed by the candidate or organization. Failure of the candidate or organization to claim said signage within the three-day period shall authorize the town to dispose of said signage in any manner deemed appropriate.
(Ord. 2023-OR-014, passed 6-26-23)