§ 21-21. Special event signs.

A site containing an authorized use and located in a non-residential zoning district is allowed special event signs for a special use or event, such as, but not limited to, grand openings, seasonal sales, liquidations, going-out-of business sales, fire sales, display of a noncommercial message, and giveaway or free promotions, only under the following conditions and subject to the following requirements:

(1)

Prior to the special event or use, and the erection and placement of the sign or device, an application for permit shall be filed with the director;

(2)

The signs and devices shall be constructed of, or shall be described as, poster board, banners, metal, wood, pennants, flags, balloons, twirlers, streamers, portable displays and air- or gas-filled figures;

(3)

The maximum size allowance for all the devices and signs shall not exceed two hundred (200) square feet;

(4)

The signs may be attached to the exterior wall or walls of a building, no higher than the top of the parapet or roof and shall not be placed, located or connected nearer than fifty (50) feet from the center of the street or roadway, or twenty (20) feet from the curb or edge of the pavement, whichever is further from the center of the street or roadway; and

(5)

The maximum number of special event sign permits to be issued to a single site or location shall be two (2) per year for a period of time not to exceed sixteen (16) days for each issuance.

(Ord. No. 13-03, Pt. I, 6-10-03)