Redwood City Municipal Code § 3.127 Temporary Signs or Temporary Banners for New and Reopening Establishments

Temporary signs or temporary banners in nonresidential property shall be displayed only in accordance with this Division.

(Ord. No. 2309, § 2, 5-7-07)

Unless stated otherwise in this Article, every temporary sign or temporary banner on a nonresidential property shall comply with the following requirements:

A. Sign Area: Unless otherwise provided, no temporary sign or temporary banner shall exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area; the combined area of temporary signs, temporary banners and building signs displayed on a building facade shall not exceed one and one-half (1.5) square feet sign area for each one foot of lot frontage.

B. Placement: Unless otherwise provided, any sign projecting two inches (2″) or more from a building wall shall have a vertical clearance of at least eight feet (8′) (above grade). No sign shall be placed in a manner whereby any portion of the sign extends above a roofline or beyond the side of a building.

C. Number: A ground floor business may display one temporary sign per establishment facing a street or parking lot. Establishments located above the groundfloor shall not display a temporary building sign unless customer access is provided directly from stairs or an elevator adjacent to an exterior door on a building facade.

D. Time Limit: Temporary signs allowed by this Section may be displayed not more than ninety (90) calendar days in any given calendar year.

(Ord. No. 2309, § 2, 5-7-07)

An establishment which is opening to the public for the first time, or which is reopening after having been closed to the public for fifteen (15) consecutive calendar days or more and which has received all required permits and approvals, may display temporary signs or temporary banners in accordance with the following requirements:

A. Number: One temporary sign or temporary banner on each building facade that faces a street, driveway or parking lot and that provides customer access to the establishment.

B. Time Limit: Such temporary signs or temporary banners shall be removed no later than sixty (60) consecutive days after placement or upon installation of permanent signs, whichever occurs first. Upon request, the Director will grant an extension of up to ninety (90) additional consecutive calendar days provided that the establishment has submitted a complete sign permit application for permanent signs and no final decision has been made on such application.

(Ord. No. 2309, § 2, 5-7-07)

An establishment may display special event signs in accordance with the following requirements:

A. Number: No establishment shall display more than one special event sign on each building facade that provides customer or visitor access to the establishment.

B. Time Limit: No establishment shall display special event signs for more than thirty (30) consecutive days or ninety (90) cumulative days per calendar year.

C. Maximum Area: The maximum area shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet.

(Ord. No. 2309, § 2, 5-7-07)