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d) Number. One portable sign may be displayed per business or occupant in any commercial <br />or industrial area or planned unit development. <br />e) Location. A portable sign is restricted to the lot of the business establishment to which a <br />permit has been issued, except such a sign may be located in the public right-of-way in <br />front of the premises only where no front setback is required. <br />f) Placement. A portable sign shall: <br />1. Be placed only along sidewalks where a minimum five-foot-wide clear sidewalk is <br />maintained. In no event shall a portable sign be placed on any bicycle path. The <br />placement, of a portable sign shall not obstruct access to any crosswalk, mailbox, <br />curb cut, fire hydrant, fire escape, fire door, building entrance, public parking space <br />or any other public property, nor shall a sign obstruct the ability of persons to <br />exit/enter vehicles parked along the curb; <br />2. Not be attached, chained or in any manner affixed to public property including <br />street trees, utility poles or sign posts; <br />3. Not obstruct the clear view of any traffic signal, regulatory sign or street sign; <br />4. Not be located closer than ten feet to any other portable sign; <br />5. Not be located directly adjacent to a bus stop or transit vehicle stop or station, shall <br />not obstruct sight lines of road users, nor be placed less than 25 feet from a street <br />intersection or 15 feet from a crosswalk; <br />6. Not be placed in such a way as to interfere with snowplowing of the streets; <br />7. Be maintained free of snow, be placed on solid ground at all times and shall not be <br />placed on top of snow banks. <br />g) Illumination. A portable sign shall not be illuminated. <br />h) Time limitations and removal. A portable sign may be displayed only during business <br />hours. Such sign must be removed and safely stored out of view during times when the <br />business is not open to the public. Trailers or other vehicles that are not used principally as <br />a sign may be parked on the lot when the business is not open to the public. <br />i) Enforcement. Portable signs located within the public right-of-way are a privilege and not <br />a right. The city in permitting placement of such signs in the public right-of-way reserves <br />the right to require their removal at any time because of anticipated or unanticipated <br />problems or conflicts. To the extent possible, the permittee shall be given prior notice of <br />any time period during which, or location at which, the placement of portable signs within <br />the public right-of-way is prohibited. Furthermore, the sign permit may be revoked by the <br />planning community development director following notice to the permittee. The permit <br />may be revoked if one or more conditions outlined in this section have been violated, or if <br />the sign is determined to constitute a public nuisance not specifically outlined in this <br />section. Following the revocation of the sign permit, no application for the same site shall <br />be filed within 180 days from the date of revocation. The permittee has a right to appeal <br />the decision of the planning community development director within 30 days of issuance <br />of a revocation notice pursuant to paragraph subsection (n)(2) of this section. <br />j) Indemnification. Where a temporary or a, portable sign is permitted in the public right-of- <br />way, the owner, lessee or lessor of the business to which a permit has been issued and the <br />property owner shall agree in writing to fully indemnify, defend, and hold the city harmless <br />for any personal injury or property damage resulting from the existence or operation of