Temporary Sign Regulations

When posting signs in the public right of way (lost animal signs, garage sale signs, etc.) please keep the following regulations in mind:

Sec. 16-347. Temporary signs in public right-of-way.
(a) Freestanding signs shall be allowed in the public right-of-way on a temporary basis if such signs meet all of the following criteria:
(1) The sign does not remain in the public right-of-way for more than forty-eight (48) hours in any seven-day period, except during election season, when such temporary sign may remain in the public right-of-way for the duration of the election season.
(2) The sign is freestanding and not attached to any utility marker, pole, traffic control device, sign or other improvement in the public right-of-way or a sign of another party.
(3) The surface area of the sign does not exceed three (3) square feet per face.
(4) The sign is:
a. Not within fifty (50) feet of a street intersection; and the top of the sign is not located more than three and one-half (3½) feet above the ground; or
b. Within fifty (50) feet of an intersection, and the top of the sign is located not more than two and one-half (2½) feet above the ground.
(5) No balloons, streamers or similar items are affixed to the sign.

(b) A Town employee may remove and destroy any sign in any public right-of-way of the Town that does not meet all of the criteria set forth in this Article.
(c) It shall be the responsibility of the person placing the sign in the public right-of-way to remove the sign in compliance with the time limitations set forth in this Section. It shall be unlawful for any person other than a Town employee to remove any sign from the public right-of-way that he or she did not place or cause to be placed in the public right-of-way.
(d) This Section shall not apply to traffic control devices or other signs erected by a governmental entity to protect the public health, safety and welfare. (Ord. O-14 §1, 2007)