Temporary Sign Code

Sec. 16-968. - Temporary signs—Permit not required.

Except for those signs requiring temporary use permits as provided in Section 16-969, temporary signs do not require permits but are subject to the following limitations as to size, location and duration:

(a) Temporary noncommercial signs before an election. For the period beginning sixty (60) days prior to a local, state or federal election, additional temporary signs will be allowed as follows:

    (1) On residential property: a maximum of one (1) sign per position or issue.

    (2) On non-residential property, a maximum of one (1) sign per position or issue for each two hundred (200) linear feet of frontage.

    (3) All signs posted under this subsection shall be removed within three (3) business days following the election.

(b) Temporary signs when property is being offered for sale or lease. One (1) temporary sign, totaling no more than three (3) square feet, may be located on a property:

    (1) When that property is being offered for sale or lease through a licensed real estate agent; or

    (2) If not offered for sale or lease through a licensed real estate agent, when the sign is owned by the property owner and that property is offered for sale by the owner;

    (3) All signs posted under this subsection shall be removed within three (3) business days after the property ceases to be offered for lease or sale.

(c) Additional temporary sign when a property being offered for sale or lease is open to the public. One (1) temporary sign, totaling no more than three (3) square feet, may be located on the owner's property on the day prior to and on the day(s) when a property owner is opening the property to the public.

(d) Maximum sign area per temporary sign. Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, any temporary sign must not be larger than three (3) square feet in residential districts and four (4) square feet in all other districts.

(Ord. No. 2022-25 , § 3, 9-28-22)