§ 20-28. Temporary event signs.

Businesses and institutions may exhibit balloons, banners, flags or streamers related to an activity or event having a specific duration, or the end of which is related to a specific action, usually lasting only a few days at a time. Examples include grand opening events, seasonal sales events, and close-out sales. Such signs must comply with the following provisions:

(1)

Duration. Such signs may be exhibited for no more than fourteen (14) days at a time, with a thirty-day separation period between events, and no more than one (1) time each calendar year on the same property. A new business owner who obtains a new business license (occupational tax certificate) may be eligible to hold a temporary event, even if a former business has held an event earlier on the same property in the same calendar year.

(2)

Maintenance. No person shall maintain or permit to be maintained on any premises owned or controlled by that person any temporary event sign which is in a dangerous and defective condition. Any such sign shall be removed or repaired by the permittee of the sign, the owner of the premises, or as otherwise provided for in this article.

(3)

Permit. A temporary event permit is required along with a fee per fee ordinance.

(4)

Setback. All such signs and devices shall be set back a minimum of five (5) feet from public road right-of-way.

(5)

Size. Banners and portable signs shall be a maximum of thirty-two (32) square feet in area.

(Ord. No. 26-12, 5-3-12)