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are allowed four (4) temporary off - premise signs per event each having a fourteen (14) day display period immediately prior to the event measured from the event's ending date. Such signs shall not be located within the public right -of -way and permission must be obtained from the property owner where said sign will be located. (4) Temporary sign permits shall be valid for no more than one (1) sign per permit, and no more than one (1) permit per sign period. b. Except as expressly allowed in Section 903.110.C.4.c. below, no temporary sign shall exceed thirty -two (32) square feet in area nor six (6) feet in height, as measured from the ground over which the sign is displayed to the top of the sign, with exception that banners may be mounted up to, but no higher than, the peak of the roof. Banners may be up to thirty -six (36) square feet in size. Banners are only allowed to advertise a specific promotional event with a defined time period as evidenced on the permit application. Banners may not be used solely for general advertising of a business name or product. Banners and pennants shall be maintained in an aesthetically pleasing manner and shall be free of tears, fraying, or fading when viewed from the public right -of -way. Banners must be affixed to the building or mounted between the poles of an existing, double -post pylon sign securely affixed by all four corners. In the case of pennants, they must also be affixed to the building or a pylon sign and secured by both ends. The City will remove banners and pennants that are not maintained in an appropriate manner. Banners and pennants may not encroach into the public right -of -way. c. A lighter than air balloon, blow up sign, no more than thirty -five (35) feet in diameter, may be used as a temporary sign no more than one (1) time a year for no more than five (5) consecutive days, except in the case of a "Grand Opening" as provided for in 903.110.C.11. d. Each application for a temporary sign shall be accompanied by a fee, set by resolution of the City Council, which shall cover the administrative expenses of the permit. In addition, each application shall be accompanied by a deposit, set by resolution of the City Council, which shall be returned to the applicant upon request, and only in the event that the temporary sign has been removed by the date of the expiration of the permit. In the event that the sign is not removed by the permit expiration date, the City shall not refund the deposit. The City may apply other enforcement remedies as well. 5. No sign or sign structure shall protrude over public right -of -way, except wall signs (maximum protrusion - eighteen (18) inches). All signs located over public right -of -way or over any public or private access route (sidewalks, etc.) shall be located a minimum of ten (10) feet above surface grade. 6. Advertising signs may not be illuminated between the hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m. 7. (Deleted by Ordinance No. 288, September 23, 1987. 8. All height restrictions on signs shall include height of sign structure and be measured from lot grade. 9. Any sign now or hereafter existing which no longer advertises or identifies a bonafide business conducted, or a service rendered, or a product sold, shall be removed by the owner, agent, or person having the beneficial use and/or control of the building or structure upon which the sign may be found within ten (10) days after written notice from the Zoning Administrator. 10. Window Signs (Commercial and Industrial Districts Only). a. Except as provided below, in no event shall the size of the interior window signage exceed thirty -three (33) percent of the entire window area of the one side of the building upon which said signs shall be displayed. -88-