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.
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.