Wildwood City Zoning Code
SECTION 415
440 Temporary Signs.
[R.O. 1997 § 415.440; Ord. No. 1324 App. A § 1003.168D, 8-14-2006; Ord. No. 2553, 4-27-2020; Ord. No. 2820, 9-11-2023; Ord. No. 3024, 12-8-2025]
A.
Temporary Subdivision Signs. Temporary signs are permitted on properties located within the City, zoned for residential use, part of a platted subdivision, and for which one (1) or more valid building permits have been issued and are outstanding, subject to the following:
1.
Temporary Subdivision Signs.
a.
One (1) temporary sign, not to exceed fifty (50) square feet in area and not to extend more than ten (10) feet above the elevation of the adjacent street, may be erected at each entrance to the subdivision. No subdivision promotion sign shall be erected within the sight distance triangle.
b.
Temporary signs may be erected on each lot on which a display house has been erected, provided that no one (1) sign exceeds fifteen (15) square feet in outline area per facing and that the total area of signs on one (1) lot not exceed forty-five (45) square feet in outline area.
2.
Supplementary Regulations.
a.
A sign permit shall be obtained from the City of Wildwood for the erection of each and every subdivision promotion sign. In addition to the normal structural sign permit fee required by the City of Wildwood Building Code, the applicant shall make a cash deposit with the Department of Planning of fifty dollars ($50.00) for a sign in excess of twenty (20) square feet in area and of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for a sign of twenty (20) square feet or less in area, together with a written consent authorizing the removal of said sign and use of said deposit to be applied against the cost of removal of any such sign by the City of Wildwood or its designee without liability therefore, if such sign is not removed within five (5) days of the expiration of its permit period by the applicant.
b.
The subdivision promotion sign shall be removed from the site on which it is located within one (1) year of the date the permit was issued for said sign. Application for one (1) year extensions may be made at any time prior to the last thirty (30) days of the permit period.
c.
The subdivision promotion sign for which a permit is required shall bear in one (1) inch letters, on the back or attached to the support structure of said signs as indicated on plans on file for a sign permit, the expiration date of the permit or the extension thereof authorizing the erection of the sign.
B.
Temporary Construction Signs. Temporary signs on commercial or industrially zoned properties for which valid building permits have been issued and are outstanding are permitted, provided that there shall be erected no more than two (2) such temporary signs per lot or development, whichever is more restrictive. Each development may have no more than one (1) such sign facing each roadway on which the site has frontage. No such temporary sign shall exceed fifty (50) square feet in outline area per facing; nor exceed a width of ten (10) feet; nor extend more than ten (10) feet in height. The signs shall be confined to the property described in the building permit and shall be removed no later than fourteen (14) days after completion of all construction on the site or after ninety (90) days of suspension of work. For purposes of this Subsection (B), completion of construction shall be evidenced by the lack of any open and pending building permits for any property located within the development.
C.
Real Estate Signs. One (1) temporary sign may be located on a property when:
1.
The owner consents and that property is being offered for sale;
2.
For a period of sixty (60) days following the date on which a contract of sale has been executed by a person purchasing the property;
3.
Such temporary signs in the "NU" Non-Urban Residence District or any "R" Residence District on vacant, undeveloped property containing five (5) or more acres in area shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in outline area per facing;
4.
Other such temporary signs located in the "NU" Non-Urban Residence District and all "R" Residence Districts shall not exceed sixteen (16) square feet in outline area per facing; and
5.
Such temporary signs located in any "C" Commercial District or "M" Industrial District shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in outline area per facing.
D.
Other Temporary Signs. The following additional temporary signs are permitted in any zoning district:
1.
Non-Commercial Signs. The maximum area for any one (1) sign shall be sixteen (16) square feet with a total area of thirty-two (32) square feet permitted for each lot or unit. These signs shall be erected only on private property and with temporary materials and shall be removed before such materials deteriorate. Such signs shall be exempt from the permitting requirements of Section 415.400 of this Code.
2.
During the forty-day period of December 1 to January 10, a property owner may place no more than two (2) temporary signs on the property and may use lights that do not exceed one thousand six hundred (1,600) lumens as measured at the property line between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M. to decorate the property even if the lights might be arranged to form a sign. Such signs shall be exempt from the permitting requirements of Section 415.400 of this Code.
3.
A property owner may place and maintain one (1) temporary sign on the property on July 4.
4.
In the "NU" Non-Urban Residence District and all "C" Commercial Districts, temporary banners (a sign made of flexible materials and supported along two (2) of its sides, at two (2) or more corners by fixed, rigid supports, such as poles or rods) for special events may be authorized by a permit granted by the Director of Planning. The use of any temporary banners shall meet the following criteria:
a.
The location of the banner shall be limited to the property where the institutional use, business, or similar entity is situated and subject to location approval by the Director of Planning. However, no temporary banner shall be placed within public rights-of-way areas or other publicly held lands; and
b.
The property has direct frontage on a City-defined roadway; and
c.
The number of banners allowed on any property shall be limited to one (1) in total; and
d.
Each banner displayed on a property shall be displayed for no more than seventy-five (75) days within any given calendar year; and
e.
No temporary banner may be in place for more than fifteen (15) consecutive days within the allowable seventy-five (75) day period of total time upon the same property; an interval of no less than thirty (30) days must be provided between the placements of authorized temporary banners on the same property; and no temporary banner shall be allowed to deteriorate, separate from its supports, or otherwise be determined to be a public safety hazard or nuisance; and
f.
No banner shall exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in overall size, nor a total of six (6) feet in height; and
g.
The banner's placement shall be approved by the Department of Planning on a plot plan submitted in conjunction with the required zoning authorization form of the City, on which the applicant shall provide specific time frames relating to its installation and date of removal. Failure of the applicant to obtain the required authorizations, adherence to stipulated timelines, and/or maintenance of said temporary banners constitutes cause for their immediate removal and the issuance of a summons, without the benefit of any warning period of time to be provided; and
h.
Feather or flutter flags are prohibited.
5.
Any use seeking a greater number of temporary banners for the purposes of an athletic, special, institutional, or other similar type of event may be allowed such, if reviewed and acted upon by the Planning and Zoning Commission, as part of a submittal to it, as set forth in the regulations contained in Section 415.480, Site Plan Review Procedure of this Code. The action of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be based upon the determination of the community benefits derived from such a display of temporary banners being authorized for this display within the City of Wildwood. Any temporary banners authorized by the Planning and Zoning Commission shall meet the minimum requirements of this Chapter and be limited to a timeframe associated with the event. Thereafter, the temporary banner(s) shall be removed.
