City Council recently amended the City ordinance for temporary signs to allow them in the right of way in residential areas only, provided they are 3 feet from the curb.
Temporary signs are prohibited in the public right of way, including medians and areas between the curb and sidewalk, in business districts, and on any street sign, utility pole, and light pole in the city.
The ordinance is included here, with the amended language italicized:
157.109. TEMPORARY SIGNS
The following conditions shall apply to temporary signs.
A. Temporary signs shall not exceed three square feet in residential zoning districts and 32 square feet in nonresidential zoning districts.
A. Temporary signs shall be removed or replaced every 30 days, unless otherwise stated in this section.
B. Temporary signs are prohibited on public property, street signs, utility poles, light poles, and in the public right of way, including medians and areas between the curb and sidewalk, unless the right of way adjoins the yard of a residential use adjacent to the right of way and the sign is more than 3 feet from the edge of the paved roadway.
C. Temporary signs shall be limited to one per street frontage.
D. Temporary signs shall not be illuminated.
E. [RESERVED]
F. Banners are allowed with a permit only in the CBD, GBD, LBD, OI, IND and CMU zoning districts.
- Banners must be attached to a building and cannot exceed 32 square feet.
- Only one banner shall be allowed per building.
- Banners are allowed only if the combined square footage of the banner and all other signs does not exceed the maximum square footage allowed for building signs.
For more information regarding the amended ordinance, please contact Director of Planning & Development Shawn Putnam.