Chapter 15.44 SIGN CODE


Section 15.44.165 Special displays and other temporary signs.

The following special displays and other temporary signs are hereby allowed in the city:

    A.    Temporary public interest event signs and banners publicizing a charitable, civic, or other             nonprofit organization’s event of general public interest.  All such signs will require             approval by the sign administrator or his or her duly authorized representative and shall:
        (1)    Not exceed sixteen (16) square feet in area.
        (2)    Not exceed more than two (2) signs per event at all locations within the City.
        (3)    Not be located as to obstruct or impede vehicular vision.
        (4)    Not exceed more than two (2) different temporary public interest signs and/or                 banners installed within twenty-five (25) feet of each other.
        (5)    Be installed no more than fourteen (14) days before the event.
        (6)    Be removed no later than three (3) days after the event.
        (7)    The location of said banners shall be subject to the review and discretion of the                 sign administrator or his or her duly authorized representative (site plan including                 dimensions and copy must be included).
        (8)    Contain the advertising of the publicized event only; additional non-charitable                 advertising is specifically prohibited.
        (9)    All applications shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee in the amount stated             in the City’s annual fee ordinance.

    Application for temporary banners hanging over a street publicizing a charitable, civic, or other nonprofit event of general public interest must be made to the city council prior to the event.  The city may require a fee for the display of such signs in the amount stated in the annual fee ordinance.

    B.    Temporary private interest event wall mounted banners for private interest businesses, groups, or organizations publicizing entertainment or an event will require approval by the Sign Administrator or his or her duly authorized representative and shall:
        (1)    Not exceed sixteen (16) square feet in area.
        (2)    Not exceed more than one (1) wall mounted banner located on the premises of the             private interest.
        (3)    Not be located so as to obstruct or impede vehicular vision.
        (4)    Be installed no more than fourteen (14) days before the event.
        (5)    Be removed no later than the next business day after the event.
        (6)    Not number more than three (3) such events or signs displayed per calendar year.
        (7)    The location of said wall mounted banners shall be subject to the review and                 discretion of the sign administrator or his or her duly authorized representative (site             plan including dimensions and copy must be included).
        (8)    Contain the advertising of the publicized event     only; additional non-charitable                 advertising is specifically prohibited.
        (9)    All applications shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee in the amount stated             in the City’s annual fee ordinance.

    C.    Pole banners may be permitted provided that the city council grants approval of design and installation.

    D.    Advertising by balloon signs of a temporary nature shall be permitted on the property of an existing and ongoing business in accordance with the following restrictions:

        (1)    Permits shall be issued to qualified applicants upon properly completed written                 application to be approved by the sign administrator or his or her     duly authorized                 representative.

        (2)    All applications for permits shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee in the                 amount stated in the City’s annual fee ordinance.
        (3)    There shall be a maximum of ten (10) consecutive days of advertising allowed for             each permitted individual advertising period.
        (4)    Permits for advertising shall not be issued for any premises or to any ongoing                 business more than three (3) times per calendar year and not within ninety (90)                 days after the conclusion of the previous advertising period for which a permit was             issued to the applicant by the city.
        (5)    A given individual advertising period for purposes of this chapter includes             advertising pursuant to a permit issued under this chapter for one or more             consecutive days, not to exceed a maximum of ten (10) consecutive days.
        (6)    An additional per square foot of surface     area application fee shall be charged, in                 the amount stated in the City’s annual fee ordinance, for balloon signs that are                 larger than two hundred (200) square feet in surface area as determined by the                 total area of a rectangle superimposed upon the proposed balloon sign so that the                 sides of the rectangle intersect the sides of the balloon most distant from the center             of the balloon and the top and bottom of the rectangle intersect the top and bottom     of the balloon that are most distant from the center of the balloon and the surface             area is determined by the square footage of the rectangle by multiplying the width             of the rectangle by the height of the rectangle.
        (7)    No balloon advertising shall be permitted within five thousand (5,000) feet of any                 other form of balloon sign advertising occurring at the same time.
        (8)    All advertising shall be ground mounted only, not a tethered balloon on a line and                 the entire display shall be constructed of nonflammable materials.
        (9)    Balloon signs shall not be located closer to the     front, side and rear lot lines of the             real estate premises on which the balloon sign is located, than buildings are                 permitted to be located under the city's zoning code in the zoned district in which                 the balloon sign is located.
        (10)    All advertising must pertain solely to on-site businesses.
        (11)    Applications for balloon signage permits must be accompanied by proof of                 premises and off-premises liability insurance for installation, operation and                 maintenance of the proposed balloon sign providing insurance coverage for                 property damage of a minimum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) per person                 and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) per occurrence and for personal                 injury of a minimum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) per person and             five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) per occurrence, with one or more qualified and rated insurance companies of the applicant's selection and acceptable         to the city, which policy of insurance shall name the city as an additional insured.


(Ordinance No. 2458, Added, 05/01/2006, Added new section, 15.44.165 Special displays and other temporary signs.)