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36.155 1. Signs shall be located next to the curb edge of a mercial zone.Use of blinking or fluttering lights shall be sidewalk in such a manner so as not to interfere with the permitted only during business hours.All such advertising opening of car doors, bus stops, loading zones or pedes-. material shall be located on the premises being advertised trian traffic. and shall be removed in unediately upon expiration of said 2. Signs shall be located directly in front of the spon- twenty-day period. Any portable sign used shall comply soring business during business hours only. with Section 36.140 of this chapter. 3. Signs shall be located so as.not to create a traffic D. Quitting Business Sales.Temporary signs,posters safety hazard by obstructing the vision of motorists on pri- and banners are permitted for a period of ninety continu- vate property or public right-of-way. ous days for the purpose of advertising quitting business 4. Owners of such signs shall assume liability for sales,liquidation sales or other events of a similar nature. damage or injury resulting from their use and shall pm- All such signs shall be located on the premises being vide the city with an appropriate legal document satisfac- advertised and shall be removed immediately upon expi- tory to the city attorney holding the city harmless and ration of the ninety-day period,or conclusion of the sale, indemnifying the city for such resulting loss and/orinjury. whichever occurs first.Any portable sign used shall corn- E. Portable signs shall be nonilluminated_ ply with Section 36.140.of this chapter. F. Repealed by Ord. 2657-02. E. Special Event Signs on Vehicles. Special event G. Portable signs shall be displayed only during busi- signs which are mounted on vehicles are permitted for a ness hours. (Ord.. 2657-02 § 38, 2002; Ord. 1671-89 period of not more than five days and shall not exceed one (part), 1989.) hundred twenty square feet in area. No business shall be permitted to have such special event signs more than twice 36.150 Temporary and special event signs. a calendar year.(Ord. 1671-89(part), 1989.) Temporary and special event signs shall not be dis- played longer than thirty days per calendar year. 36.155 Electronic changing message sign A. Construction Signs. Construction signs identify requirements. the architects,engineers,contractors or other individuals For any sign which meets the definition of electronic or firm involved with the construction of a building and changing message sign, as defined in Section 4.020, the announce the character of the building or the purpose for following provisions shall apply: which the building is intended Such signs may be dis- A. The sign category for the zone in which the sign is played only during the period of construction on the con- proposed must allow for internal illumination of signs stnuction site. Only one such sign is permitted per street (Sign Categories A, B,and C). frontage. No construction sign shall exceed thirty-two B. The maximum sign area for a changing electronic square feet per face or twelve feet in height,nor shall it be message center, which is freestanding or wall mounted, located closer than tett feet from an interior property line. shall be no greater than seventy-five percent of the maxi- Construction signs shall be removed by the date of first mum total allowable sign area designated by the sign cat- occupancy-of the premises, or upon expiration of the egory for the underlying zone,or one hundred square feet, building permit,whichever first occurs. whichever is less. B. Grand Opening Displays.Temporary signs, post- C. Only those changing electronic message signs uti- ers, banners, strings of lights, clusters of flags,blinking lining monochrome colors such as white, red..or amber, lights, balloons, searchlights and beacons are permitted shall be permitted. No RGB (Red-Green-Blue)technolo- for a period not to exceed thirty continuous days to gies or other multi-colored display shall be permitted in an announce the.opening of a completely new enterprise or electronic message center sign in a manner that would cre- the opening of an enterprise under new management.All ate a video board as defined by Section4.020.This section such signs and materials shall be located on the premises does not prohibit the use of color in a sign that is not a being advertised,and shall be completely removed imme- video board diately upon expiration of said thirty-day period Any poi- D. Changing electronic message signs shall maintain table sign used shall comply with Section 36.140 of this a 2-1-2 transition frequency. "2-1-2" means a message chapter. display time of a minimum of two seconds,a transition C. Special Sales and Events.Temporary signs,post- time between messages of a maximum of one second,fol- ers.and banners advertising special retail salesin business lowed by a message display time of a minimumof two and commercial zones shall be located on the premises seconds with all segments of the total message to be dis- being advertised and shall beremoved immediately at the played within ten seconds.Displays which scroll onto the. end of the sale.Strings of lights,clusters of flags,blinking signboard must hold for a minimum of two seconds lights, balloons, searchlights and beacons are permitted including scrolling. for a period not to exceed twenty days per calendar year to E. All messages displayed on a changing electronic announce a sale or special event in any business or.com- message sign shall be directly related to the business for 704-270c (Everett tr-m‘ f /Z