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Except for signs allowed under Section VIII of City Council Policy 465-02, all portable signs are subject to the following conditions:

A. Size. The total face area of each sign shall not exceed 24 inches by 24 inches in size. Doubled-faced signs are considered a single sign and only require one permit with a permit sticker placed on each side of the sign.

B. Height and Width. The vertical distance measured from ground level to the highest point of such sign or supporting device and the width of the supporting device may not exceed three feet.

C. Type. Signs shall be portable, self-supporting, and of sufficient weight that the sign remains upright and in the same position for the entire time the sign is in the public right-of-way. No portion of the sign or supporting device shall be placed or driven into the ground. Signs and supporting devices shall be maintained in good condition at all times and shall be constructed out of quality weather-resistant materials normally used in professional signage. No cardboard or paper signs are allowed.

D. Attachments. Signs and supporting devices may not contain brochure boxes, tear-off flyers/coupons, or any similar type of attachment. No balloons, flags, pennants, or similar devices may be attached to a sign or supporting device.

E. Identification. Signs must contain, in legible font, on an area no less than two inches by three and one-half inches (business card size) the name, mailing address, and contact phone number of the individual responsible for the sign.

F. Permit Sticker. Each sign placed in the public right-of-way must have a valid permit sticker affixed to both sides of each sign whether or not it is a double-faced sign.

G. Time. Signs shall only be displayed from Saturday at 6:00 a.m. through Sunday at 6:00 p.m. and on the listed City-observed holidays from 6:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m.

1. January 1st (New Year’s Day).

2. The third Monday in January (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day).

3. March 31st (Cesar Chavez Day).

4. The last Monday in May (Memorial Day).

5. July 4th (Independence Day).

6. The first Monday in September (Labor Day).

7. The second Monday in November (Veterans’ Day).

8. The third Thursday of November (Thanksgiving Day).

9. The day after Thanksgiving Day.

10. December 25th (Christmas Day).

H. Location. No sign shall be placed, displayed, used or maintained:

1. On any sidewalk, walking path, bike lane, street, roadway area, traffic circle, roundabout, or center median or island area.

2. On public rights-of-way adjacent to streets undergoing active construction, repair, or maintenance, including landscape installation.

3. In such a manner as to obstruct the view of any official public sign.

4. On any right-of-way if the location obstructs the safe and convenient use by the public of any street, sidewalk, or curbside parkway area.

5. Within five feet of the beginning of the curb return of any intersections, whether the intersections have marked or unmarked crosswalks.

6. Within five feet of a fire hydrant, private or public driveway, traffic signal, traffic sign, USPS mail receptacle, community mailbox, public trash receptacle, designated bus stop/bench, or any other bench on the sidewalk.

7. On any traffic control signs or devices, street light, utility, or communications standards or poles and any of their supporting structures or equipment.

8. In any manner that causes a visual obstruction to traffic that may create a hazard to traffic and/or pedestrians.

9. In any manner that injures, damages and/or destroys any plantings or vegetation within the right-of-way.

10. Within 18 inches from the face of curb.

11. On any public right-of-way adjacent to streets during special events.

12. In any City park.

13. Within any vision clearance area as defined in CVMC 12.12.130. (Ord. 3082 § 1, 2007).