Temporary banners are limited to advertising for a sale, grand opening or event. There shall be a maximum of only two (2) temporary banners at any business location, provided that they are not more than thirty (30) square feet in size and must be hung on the building or fence belonging to the business. There shall be no permit required for temporary banners, and such banners shall not be charged against the maximum allowable sign area as described in Article 5 of this chapter.
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(a) Civic event banners shall not be greater than four (4) feet by sixty (60) feet in size.
(b) A permit to erect a banner may only be issued for banners which announce or promote a civic event, which welcome participants to conventions or similar gatherings or which serve as decorations for a special holiday.
(c) Civic event banners shall have a minimum clearance of eight (8) feet over pedestrian ways and eighteen (18) feet over streets.
(d) Civic event banners allowed under this provision may be hung two (2) weeks prior to the opening of the event or activity being promoted and shall be removed within seven (7) days after the conclusion of such event or activity.
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(a) Temporary directional signs shall not be greater than eight (8) square feet in size.
(b) Temporary, non-illuminated directional signs shall be permitted for special events.
(c) Such signs shall not be displayed for longer than four (4) consecutive days and shall be placed so as not to create a hazard for pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
(d) Directional signs may be placed off-site if it is necessary to direct participants to the proposed special event and if their placement does not create a traffic or safety hazard and is not detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the community.
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(a) Real estate development signs shall not be greater than one hundred (100) square feet in size, one (1) per development or each real estate development site.
(b) A real estate development sign may be displayed commencing with the issuance of approval of the project by the city and shall be removed at or before the time of the issuance of the last certificate of occupancy; provided, however, that if a building permit for the project identified by the sign is not issued within one (1) year after the approval of the project by the City, the sign must be removed.
(c) If no permits are issued within any one (1) year period for the development, then said real estate development sign shall be removed.
(d) The sign shall be located on a vacant lot and must be removed when a permit for a house is pulled for that lot.
(e) The requirement for a permit and the cost is the same as any permanent sign as in Section 12A-202.
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Two (2) real estate open house signs may be allowed off-site for each property for sale, if the proposed signs meet the following criteria:
(a) The off-premises Open House signs shall not be greater than six (6) square feet in size.
(b) The off-site Open House signs shall not be placed on any sidewalk, bikeway, travel lane or highway median, nor in any manner where, in the opinion of the City, the sign would constitute a safety hazard.
(c) The off-site Open House signs shall be located no closer than five (5) feet to any travel way, whether paved or gravel, and no closer than fifteen (15) feet to the intersection of any two (2) public roads.
(d) The off-site Open House signs may not exceed three (3) feet in height from ground level, and shall not be placed on any tree, fence, public sign or signpost.
(e) The off-site Open House signs may only be displayed between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
(f) The off-site Open House signs shall only be displayed when a real estate agent is available on the premises for sale.
(g) Only one (1) off-site Open House sign per business, or per owner when the property is being sold without the aid of an agent, may be located at the same street intersection, and no two (2) signs from the same business shall be located closer than three hundred (300) feet from each other.
(h) No off-site Open House signs shall be used to direct citizens to a place of business, nor shall they be utilized for any property not for sale.
(i) No Open House sign may be located further than one (1) mile from the property offered for sale.
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Garage sale signs which announce the sale of used items from a residence must meet the following standards:
(a) A maximum of two (2) signs may be placed on private property at intersections for any garage/yard sale with permission of business or property owner.
(b) A maximum of four (4) square feet per sign is allowed.
(c) Signs shall be removed on the last day of the sale.
(d) Garage/yard sale signs are not allowed to be attached to utility poles or light poles.
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(a) Only one (1) sandwich board sign is permitted per business. It must be located within fifteen (15) feet of the main entrance of the premises being advertised and must not interfere with movement of pedestrians.
(b) Sandwich board signs shall not exceed thirty (30) inches in width and thirty-six (36) inches in height.
(c) Such signs may be displayed during permitted store hours and when the store is open for business.
(d) Such signs shall not be electrical in any form and shall not display lights or contain moving parts.
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Property for Sale signs and Property for Rent signs shall not be greater than thirty-two (32) square feet in size for commercial property and six (6) feet for residential property, and one (1) such sign per property per each street frontage is allowed.
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An on-site, temporary sign that is inflated and exceeds five (5) square feet in area, designed to advertise a specific product or service sold, produced or conducted on the premises on which advertising copy, logos, symbols or emblems may or may not be printed, painted or attached. Commercial balloons may be tethered or mounted to a structure or on the ground.
(a) Such signs shall be limited to four (4) permits per calendar year per business and are allowed for a period of no more than fourteen (14) days at a time.
(b) The cost will be fifty dollars ($50) and the permit must be pulled by a licensed sign contractor.
(c) The commercial balloon sign shall be limited to a maximum of one hundred sixty (160) square feet in area as measured at the largest cross-section and also limited to one (1) balloon sign per zoning lot at any given time.
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A temporary on-site sign designed in such a manner as to be readily movable and not permanently attached to the property, such as A-frames, trailer signs, signs placed on vehicles, beacon lights and other similar signs. Any such sign shall not exceed a height of eight (8) feet above grade and shall not exceed sixty (60) square feet per side in gross surface area. Such signs shall meet the distance requirements that are required in their zoning for each freestanding sign. If the sign does not meet such size and height requirements, it may not be placed without obtaining a variance. A decal for the current year must also be displayed.
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