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viii. Apnlicants for a dynamic displav shall obtain a snecific license for such displav from the City of Little Canada and shall sign a form a re eein~ to operation of the sign in conformance with these regulations. Violation of these regulations shall result in forfeiture of the license. and the City shall be authorized to arrange disconnection of electrical service to the facility. 3. No signs other than governmental signs shall be erected or temporarily placed within any street right-of--way or upon any public lands or easements orrights-of--way. 4. a. Temporary use of portable signs, banners, pennants, window signs in excess of that established below, and similar devices shall require a permit pursuant to Section 903.110.F. of this ordinance. In no case shall permits exceed four (4) in a calendar year, or a total of one hundred twenty days (120) days in a calendar year, with no more than sixty (60) days of that allocation to be used for non-banner temporary signage per business and/or tenant. If spotlights are used in conjunction with temporary signs, such lights shall not be operated during more than five (5) days in conjunction with any single permit and shall be placed in such a banner as to not constitute a traffic hazard. Said signs shall be at least five (5) feet from the property line. Temporary signs shall be removed from display immediately upon lapse of permit. (1) In the case of single-tenant buildings, a permit shall not be issued for more than thirty (30) days nor shall a permit be issued within thirty (30) days from the termination date of a prior permit. (2) In the case of multi-tenant properties, a permit shall not be issued for more than thirty (30) days. Further, no more than two (2) tenants may possess temporary sign permits at the same time. In the case of two (2) or three (3) tenant buildings, no more than one (1) tenant may possess a temporary sign permit at any given time. It is hereby noted that sign permits for multi-tenant buildings may not be reallocated from one tenant to another to increase the allowable number of signs in any calendar year. (3) Exempted from this ordinance are government and community- based organizations defined as non-profit, governmental, religious, educational, or institutional groups having tax-exempt status as defined by the Internal Revenue Service, hauing an address within the city, and that have been in existence for at least three (3) years. These organizations 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 4