A.
No person, group, business, organization or entity may erect or maintain any temporary sign without first obtaining a temporary sign permit from the Zoning Office, except exempted signs as described in § 170-8, Exempted signs.
B.
Temporary signs must meet all requirements of this chapter with the
following exceptions: A-frame signs and movable signs are permitted
as long as the sign is secured and would not be easily blown down
by normal wind currents.
C.
Inflatable, balloon, hot-air balloon signs or similar inflatable
objects are permitted as temporary signs of which the area of such
object will not be counted towards the sign area maximum, provided
that:
(1)
They are placed on a given property for no more than 14 calendar
days per year;
(2)
They are set back a distance equal to or greater than their height
from right-of-way lines, lot lines and/or utility lines; and
(3)
They are secured as to not shift more than three feet horizontally,
creating a safety hazard.
D.
No temporary sign may be placed so as to impede the normal flow of
pedestrian or vehicle traffic, nor shall such signs impede the sight
of or cover any existing business sign and traffic control sign or
any entrance or exit to any property or business.
E.
No business shall exceed a maximum of 50 square feet of temporary
sign area.
A.
The time limit for temporary signs is 60 days per calendar year per
business or other entity. Such entity must obtain a separate permit
for each time period that a temporary sign is on display. The duration
of each time period must be declared by the permittee and will be
specified on the permit. Each sign requires a separate permit.
B.
Temporary sign permits must be obtained prior to the display of any
temporary sign. Should a permit not be applied for before the sign
is erected, the ensuing permit would be dated retroactive to the first
day of the sign's display.
C.
If a sign is not removed at the end of the permitted duration, the
time duration beyond that which is permitted will be deducted from
the permittee's total maximum temporary sign allowance of 60
days per calendar year.
D.
A temporary business, as defined by Chapter 171, Solicitors and Temporary Businesses, may have a temporary sign for the duration of the valid temporary business license, not to exceed a maximum of 13 weeks per calendar year unless the sign is utilized in conjunction with a temporary use, which is regulated under § 200-41, Temporary uses. Such sign(s) shall then be allowed for the duration of the temporary use license if greater than 13 weeks per calendar year.
