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<br /> <br />Issues to consider: <br />• Should the City permit temporary signage generally? <br />• If so, should the City call out Real Estate Signs as a separate category? <br />• What types of limitations should be considered for materials? <br />• What sizes of temporary signs should be considered? <br />• How should the rules be administered (permitting, enforcement, etc.)? <br /> <br />If the City chooses to accommodate temporary signs, we should be sure to consider: <br />Duration. How many days per display or per year should be allowed? <br />Use. Should the City allow temporary signs ONLY during periods when the subject <br />property is for sale or lease? <br />Materials. Should the City require that temporary signs be made of rigid materials, or <br />should the City permit such signs to be printed and displayed on “banner” materials? <br />Size and Number. What size should the temporary signs be required to meet? <br />Methods would include a “one size fits all” approach, sliding scale based on building or <br />lot size, quantity based on the number of street frontages. <br />Design. Should the City allow portable signs to serve as temporary signs? Portable <br />signs typically include the trailered changeable copy signs that are rented for certain <br />periods. However, there are various other types of temporary sign methods including <br />“feather” signs and other signage that is embedded in the ground. <br />Illumination. Should illumination be allowed or prohibited? <br />Location. What setbacks or other limitations should be imposed on temporary signs? <br />Off site. Should the City consider the allowance of off-site temporary signs? (These are <br />usually employed for real estate sales purposes, but also often include garage sales <br />and similar events). <br /> <br />At the upcoming Work Session, we will try to walk through each of these issues to get a <br />common understanding of the possible concerns of allowing – and not allowing – <br />temporary signs. As may be seen from the attached photographs, the City’s previous <br />policy of “benign neglect” can result in abuse. This raises problems when complaints <br />are raised against one property owner, but there are many examples of similar <br />problems unenforced around the community. <br />