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Sec. 78-748. - Temporary signs.
(a) Temporary signs are those signs that are not intended or not constructed for permanent placement
pursuant to the technical requirements of this article, as well as the village's building and other
technical codes, in�luding electrical codes. Temporary signs are exempt from the permitting process
required of permanent signs pursuant to this article; however, temporary signs shall comply with the
requirements of this section and those other sections referenced herein. Temporary signs allowed in
the village are those that advertise the sale, lease or rental of the lot or the improvements thereon, or
that advertise a permitted garage sale, or that advertise an open house, all as more particularly
described in subsection 78-740(b)(1); signs otherwise permitted as part of a special event; temporary
commercial signs as more particularly described in subsections 78-742(k) and (m); political, religious or
personal (free-speech) signs; and holiday displays, Outdoor merchandising displays shall comply with '
the requirements of subsection 78-745(h). Political, religious and personal (free-speech) temporary
signs shall be permitted with an exposed area of not more than six square feet. Such signs that refer
to a particular election, event or other speeific matter shall be removed within seven days after said
election, event or other specific matter. Holiday displays shall likewise be removed within seven days
from the conclusion of the holiday. No temporary sign shall be placed in any public right-of-way or on
any public property. No temporary sign shall be placed in a location, as determined by the village
manager or his designee, in such a manner as to constitute a safety hazard, or hindrance to
pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the village manager may authorize the placement within a right-
of-way of temporary signs identifying by name open businesses adjacent to ongoing road
construction. Any such sign shall comply with FDOT or other applicable standards regarding lettering,
size, material and placement.
(c) The failure to remove a temporary sign pursuant to the provisions of this section shall subject the
property owner upon whose property the sign is located to code enforcement proceedings pursuant
to article IV of chapter 2. Each day that a temporaty sign remains in violation of this section shall be
deemed to be a separate offen5e.
(Ord. No. 34-13, § 1, 6-12-2014)
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