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• Temporary Signage page 2 Pennants or Stringers: Any lightweight plastic, fabric, or other material, whether or not containing a message of any kind, suspended from a rope, wire, or string, usually in series, designed to move in the wind. The P & Z considered how to regulate these, with three options being offered: 1. Pennants are to be regulated with a temporary permit with the same requirements as banners and portable signs for duration and number of occurrences. (Measuring the square footage would be impossible for some strings.) 2. Pennants are to be allowed without regulation: they are not significant enough to worry about. 3. Pennants are to be prohibited altogether. Rows of flapping pennants contribute to streetscape clutter and do not communicate any essential message other than "look at me ". We need to come to an agreement on pennants. Miscellaneous Cardboard and Other Non - permanent Signs: Several businesses use non - permanent signs made of cardboard and other inexpensive material. These signs commonly advertise prices of goods such as cigarettes, soft drinks, and the like. The signs often are attached to permanent fixtures such as pylon signs, or to temporary stakes or posts. These signs often are left on the property for lengthy periods of time. When multiple signs are used, the property looks cluttered and unsightly. There are several options for addressing these non - permanent signs: 1. Prohibit them completely. The reasoning here would be that these inexpensive signs often are used in such number as to create an eyesore. There are options for posting temporary prices, sales, etc., in the form of temporary sign permits for banners or portable signs. 2. Allow them without regulation. The reasoning here would be that these signs, while there may be many of them on a site, are small and do not constitute enough of a visual blight to worry about. 3. Regulate the amount of such signage on a property. Theoretically, this could done be by total square footage or by the number of such signs. However, the difficulty in enforcing such requirements is obvious — imagine measuring the size of all such signs on a property and calculating the total. The next day, three of the six cardboard signs may change. Counting the number of them is the other option, but the same difficulties arise.