Temporary signs may be erected and maintained in accord with the following conditions:
A. 
Registration requested. No person shall erect, construct, alter, or relocate within the Borough of Houston any temporary sign, except real estate, temporary construction signs, and temporary political signs, without first registering at the Borough Building with the Building and/or Zoning Inspector. Information provided shall be: name, address, phone number, nature of sign, date of event and number of signs.
B. 
Materials and methods. The signs shall be of such material, manner and construction and method of erection as are reasonably necessary to assure the health, safety, welfare and convenience of the public.
C. 
Sign types. Temporary signs shall be limited to nonprojecting wall signs and attached ground signs.
Temporary event signs announcing a campaign, drive, activity, or event of a civic, philanthropic, educational or religious organization for noncommercial purposes may be erected and maintained for a period not to exceed 30 days prior to the date on which the event advertised is scheduled to occur and shall be removed within three days of the termination of such event.
A. 
No sign may exceed 16 square feet for each exposed surface or 32 square feet in gross surface area. Any temporary sign shall not be permitted to extend over or onto a public right-of-way.
B. 
In the event the temporary event sign(s) is not removed within the three days allotted for removal, the individual registered with the Borough shall be notified and request will be made for immediate removal of the sign(s). If sign(s) are still not removed within one day of the request, a $100-per-day fine shall be levied against that individual.
A. 
Area. On private property, temporary political signs shall not exceed an aggregate gross surface area of 20 square feet.
B. 
Height. Temporary political signs shall not project higher than 15 feet, as measured from base of sign or grade of the nearest adjacent roadway, whichever is higher.
C. 
Special conditions.
(1) 
Timing. Temporary political signs may be erected or maintained for a period not to exceed 60 days prior to the date of the election to which such signs are applicable and shall be removed within seven days following such election.
(2) 
The candidate is responsible for all political signs of the candidate if they are located in the public right-of-way.
Temporary real estate or construction signs are permitted on property being sold, leased or developed so long as they do not exceed six square feet in gross surface area. Such sign shall be removed promptly when it has fulfilled its function.