(a) For purposes of this section, a "temporary sign" is defined as: a sign, banner, or other advertising device or display constructed of cloth, canvas, cardboard, wallboard, or other light temporary materials, with or without a structural frame, intended for a temporary period of display, including but not limited to election and political signs, real estate signs, construction signs, and event signs. It includes portable signs. A sign which has been installed by, or in connection with the operation of a public entity, to provisionally provide directions or safety instructions in connection with a public function shall not be deemed a "temporary sign" governed by this section.
(b) Unlighted, temporary signs shall be permitted, without obtaining a permit, for a period of up to forty-five (45) days, at which time, such sign shall be replaced, restored to original condition, or removed.
(c) The face of any temporary sign on a premises at any time shall not exceed a total of nine (9) square feet in an established residential district and thirty-two (32) square feet in any other use district.
(d) All such signs shall be in compliance with the placement and lettering restrictions set forth in Sections 1175.06 through 1175.10; and, under no circumstances shall a temporary sign be posted in any place or in any manner that is destructive to public property upon posting or removal, nor within a public right-of-way, nor on a utility pole.
(e) Banners or signs announcing temporary charitable or community functions shall not be placed in or over any street right-of-way without prior authorization from the Village Administrator.
(f) No flashing lights, rotating devices or moving visual accessories are permitted.
(g) Temporary signs on the surface of or inside display windows shall be permitted if lighted only by building illumination and if covering no more than twenty percent (20 %) of the display window area.
(Ord. 2014-04. Passed 2-3-14.)