§ 21-242. Temporary signs, special event signs.

The following signs shall be permitted anywhere within the City and shall not require a permit, except as provided herein, but may require approval of placement, design and duration by the building division:

(a)

Construction signs which identify the architects, engineers, contractors and other individuals or firms involved with the construction.

(1)

These signs shall not include any advertisement of any products.

(2)

These signs may announce the character of the building enterprise or the purpose of which the building is intended during the construction period.

(3)

These signs may not exceed sixteen (16) square feet in area in residential areas and thirty-two (32) square feet in commercial areas for each firm.

(4)

The signs shall be confined to the site of the construction, shall be allowed upon issuance of a building permit, and shall be removed within fourteen (14) days of the beginning of the intended use of the project, or within thirty (30) days from the date the last unit or parcel is sold or is put to use, whichever is later.

(5)

Any construction project which has more than two hundred (200) feet of street frontage or has more than forty thousand (40,000) square feet of land shall be allowed an additional sign not to exceed one hundred (100) feet stating or showing the characteristics of the improvements undertaken on the site. The sign shall be allowed upon the issuance of a building permit, shall not exceed eighteen (18) feet in height, and shall be located not less than forty (40) feet from the right-of-way of a street and not less than eighty (80) feet from any adjacent property.

(b)

Real estate signs advertising the sale, rental or lease of the premises or part of the premises on which signs are displayed.

(1)

These signs may be up to a total area of sixteen (16) square feet in residential areas and thirty-two (32) square feet in all other areas.

(2)

For new residential subdivisions, a sign with an area up to thirty-two (32) square feet shall be permitted until sixty (60) percent of the lots are sold.

(3)

Such signs shall be removed within fourteen (14) days of the sale, rental or lease.

(c)

Political signs announcing the candidate seeking political office.

(1)

All political candidates shall be deemed personally responsible for compliance with the provisions of this paragraph and to that end, each candidate supplying campaign posters which qualify as temporary signs as herein set forth, shall be required to post a cash bond in the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) with the City, or execute a guarantee agreement reimbursing the City for any costs incurred in the removal of political campaign signs, and such agreement shall be also executed by two (2) adult residents of the City. All such cash bonds shall be refunded to candidates upon the certification of the planning and community development department that the political signs have been removed within the fourteen (14) days. In the event that a candidate's signs are placed on public property or should such signs not be removed within the fourteen-day period, then the City shall either entreat the candidate's one hundred dollars ($100.00) cash bond or collect the cost of removal from the candidate or his guarantor.

(2)

These signs shall be removed within fourteen (14) days after the election for which they are made. If the election was a primary and the candidate won, then the signs may remain until fourteen (14) days after the next election.

(3)

These signs may be up to an area of thirty-two (32) square feet per premises in all residential zoning districts.

(4)

These signs may be up to an area of the maximum size allowable for commercial signs within other zoning districts.

(5)

These signs shall be confined within private property not closer than three (3) feet from the adjacent property or any present sidewalk.

(6)

Where no sidewalk exists, these signs shall be at least nine (9) feet from the edge of pavement.

(d)

Street banners advertising a public entertainment or event.

(1)

The size, location, and other features of street banners shall only be permitted through the building division.

(2)

The banners may only be placed on the property up to twenty-one (21) days before the event and remain up to seven (7) days after the event.

(e)

Shop window signs in a window display of merchandise when incorporated with such display.

(Ord. No. O-00-09, Art. 4 (4.02.00), 4-24-00; Ord. No. O-02-07, § 1, 3-25-02)