§ 30.72.070. Temporary Signs.

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Temporary signs may be permitted in any zoning district subject to the provisions provided herein and compliance with Section 30.72.040. Any sign not specifically defined as a temporary sign shall satisfy the requirements for on-premises signs, established in Section 30.72.050 and Table 30.72-1. Permitted temporary signs and their regulations are listed in Table 30.72-3.

Table 30.72-3 Temporary Signs
Regulation	Construction or On-Premises For Sale Sign	Off-Premises For Sale Sign	Non-Commercial	Special Attraction/ Promotion	Weekend Directional
Where Allowed	On the parcel or within the area included within the approved development plan or tentative map.	On an undeveloped lot within six (6) miles of the buildings, units or lots they are advertising.	Any zoning district.	At the same location or within same commercial complex as existing licensed/permitted use conducting the promotion. If not in conjunction with a temporary outdoor commercial event or seasonal sales, shall receive approval in accordance with Table 30.16-5.	Same as off-premises "for sale" signs.
Time limit	Construction sign: After land use approval until fifteen (15) days after completion of the project. On-premises for sale sign: After product is offered for sale, rent or lease until 15 days after transaction on last unit, or within 2 years, whichever occurs first. The time limit may be extended for 2 year increments.	After product is offered for sale until fifteen (15) days after transaction on last unit, or within two (2) years, whichever occurs first. The time limit may be extended for two (2) year increments.	No time limit, except for signs advertising candidates or ballot measures maximum fifteen (15) days after any election at which the result for the candidate or measure is determined.	For resort hotels: No limit on the number of events, maximum ten (10) days per event, except for the entire month of December. For other commercial, industrial, and special development: maximum one (1), ten (10) day event in a calendar month, except for the entire month of December, with no more than six (6) total events over one (1) calendar year. For model homes or apartments in residential developments: maximum one, three (3) day event in a calendar month with no more than a total of six (6) events per calendar year. Special attraction/promotional signs must be removed immediately after the sign permit or the administrative temporary use expires.	From 6 p.m. on Friday to 6 a.m. on the next working day.

Table 30.72-3 Temporary Signs
Regulation	Construction or On-Premises For Sale Sign	Off-Premises For Sale Sign	Non-Commercial	Special Attraction/ Promotion	Weekend Directional
Area ^{4, 7}	Single-family residential districts: sixteen (16) square feet PLUS sixteen (16) sq. ft. for each 20,000 sq. ft. of lot area over the first 20,000 sq. ft. Multi-Family, CRT, C-P and P-F Districts: Thirty-two (32) sq. ft. PLUS 32 sq. ft. for each 20,000 sq. ft. over the first 20,000 sq. ft. All other districts: Eighty (80) sq. ft. for first 20,000 sq. ft. of lot area PLUS forty (40) sq. ft. for each 20,000 sq. ft. of lot area over the first 20,000 sq. ft.	Two (2) - One hundred and twenty-eight (128) sq. ft. maximum signs PLUS Four (4) - Ninety-six (96) sq. ft. maximum signs PLUS Two (2) - Forty (40) sq. ft. maximum signs An embellishment not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the sign area may be added to each sign face.	Within residential development, sixteen (16) sq. ft. for each, eighty (80) square feet total. All other areas, one hundred and twenty-eight (128) sq. ft.	Same as construction PLUS For residential, CRT, C-P and P-F, one (1) - three (3) foot by five (5) foot flag for each 20,000 sq. ft. All others sixty-four (64) sq. ft. per each 20,000 sq. ft.	Four (4) sq. ft.
Height	Residential, CRT, C-P and P-F Districts: Twenty-two ( 22) feet. All other districts: Thirty (30) feet.	Twenty (20) feet PLUS three (3) feet maximum embellishment.	Fifteen (15) feet for residential development. Thirty (30) feet for vacant or other development.	Same as construction.	Four (4) feet.

Table 30.72-3 Temporary Signs
Regulation	Construction or On-Premises For Sale Sign	Off-Premises For Sale Sign	Non-Commercial	Special Attraction/ Promotion	Weekend Directional
Separation	Twenty-five (25) feet from any single family residential development. Fifty (50) from all other development.	One hundred (100) feet from any single-family residential development. Two hundred (200) feet from any temporary off-premises sign or "for sale" sign oriented toward the same side of the street, or an eighty (80) foot radius, whichever is greater. One hundred (100) feet from any sign other than a temporary sign, except for directional signs, on the same side of the street, or an eighty (80) foot radius, whichever is greater. Fifty (50) feet from a temporary on-premises "for sale" sign or temporary construction sign.	None.	Same as construction.	None.
Setback	Ten (10) feet from right-of-way.	Ten (10) feet from a right-of-way.	Ten (10) feet from right-of-way.	Same as construction except a three (3) foot by five (5) foot flag need only be setback five (5) feet from property line.	Ten (10) feet from right-of-way.

Table 30.72-3 Temporary Signs
Regulation	Construction or On-Premises For Sale Sign	Off-Premises For Sale Sign	Non-Commercial	Special Attraction/ Promotion	Weekend Directional
Number of Signs	Residential, CRT, C-P and P-F Districts: One (1) PLUS one (1) for each five (5) acres over five acres. All other districts: no limit providing maximum area is not exceeded.	Eight (8) per final map. A sign advertising more than one subdivision on the same sign face shall be counted as one (1) sign against only one (1) of the subdivisions.	No limit.	Same as construction.	Maximum of five (5) signs per lot for sale but no more than seventy (70) per separately mapped subdivision.
Footnotes to Table 30.72-3 1. Any off-premises for sale sign adjacent to a road or highway included in the National Highway System, including I-15, I-515, US Highway 93, US 95, I-215, Rainbow Boulevard from the intersection of Sahara Avenue south to Tropicana Avenue, and Tropicana Avenue from the intersection of Rainbow Boulevard east to I-515 (US 95), shall submit evidence of approval by the Nevada Department of Transportation prior to the issuance of any permit. 2. A permit for a competing sign, which if constructed would preclude the renewal of the permit for an existing sign, shall not be issued until the Code Enforcement Manager has verified that the existing sign has been removed. 3. Smaller signs may replace larger signs. 4. Signs required for neighborhood casinos shall conform to the use conditions established in Table 30.44-1. 5. Exemptions for temporary construction signs painted onto temporary construction fences are established in Section 30.72.070. 6. Temporary signs shall not be placed within right-of-way and must have property owner's permission to place sign on lot. Temporary signs need not conform to the restrictions under Chapter 30.56.

(Ord. No. 3848, § 11, 1-20-2010; Ord. No. 3924, § 12, 12-22-2010; Ord. No. 4275, § 12, 2-18-2015)

Sign Permits. Sign permits shall be required for all temporary for sale or lease signs, except for non-commercial signs, temporary signs whose total area is sixteen (16) sq. ft. or less, and temporary construction signs painted onto temporary construction fences. An application for a sign permit for the construction, placement or installation of a new sign or modification of an existing sign shall be filed with the Building Official on forms so provided. The permit application shall, at a minimum, be accompanied by the following material:

Three (3) copies of the most recent Assessor's parcel map for the parcel, three (3) copies of detailed drawings to show the dimensions, design, advertising copy, structure and location of each particular sign.

Evidence of the property owner's approval of the sign installation, such as a lease or other signed agreement is required for off-premises for sale signs, except weekend directional signs (three (3) copies).

One (1) application and permit may include multiple signs, provided they are permitted on the same lot or parcel of land, except for weekend directional signs, which need not be on the same lot or parcel.

Changing the copy on a sign shall not require the approval of a new permit if the sign still advertises the original subdivision, as shown on the approved tentative map.

Sign Permit Fee. An application for a sign permit shall be accompanied by a fee made payable to the County, as required by Chapter 30.80.

Requirements Waived.

Temporary signs do not require installation of paved parking, landscaping, wall-enclosed trash areas or off-site improvement.

Temporary construction signs that are painted onto temporary construction fences allowed by the Building Official are exempt from the size, setback, and right-of-way restrictions otherwise required per Table 30.72-3 and may be located wherever the temporary construction fence is allowed.

Violations. Whenever a temporary sign is found to be in violation of the provisions of this Title, the Clark County Code or of any other ordinance or law, the County shall order that such sign be brought in compliance with the provisions of the this Title, the Clark County Code or of any other ordinance or law. The order may require the alteration, repair, reconstruction, demolition, relocation or removal as may be appropriate. Any work required to be done shall, unless a different time is specified, be completed within ten (10) days of the date of such order.

Removal of Temporary Signs. In addition to the criminal penalties, Clark County is authorized to remove temporary signs or other advertising displays in the following manner.

Any temporary sign or advertising display unlawfully located in the public right-of-way, or on private or public property without the owner's consent, or which causes the threat of immediate peril or menace to the public may be removed without notice. Within ten (10) working days, notice shall be sent by United States Mail to the property owner and the beneficial user of the sign, if such user can reasonably be identified, informing them of the action taken and that the sign may be reclaimed upon payment of the prescribed fee and within the time set forth under Subsection (7)(A) of this Section.

Any temporary sign or other advertising display placed on the property with the owner's consent, but not in conformance with the provisions of this Chapter, may also be removed by Clark County, or its agents, provided that the owner of the property and the beneficial user of the sign, if such user can reasonably be identified, have been either served personally or by first-class United States Mail with the written notice fifteen (15) days in advance of the pending removal action.

Such notice shall be valid for a period of one (1) year from the date of the notice. If a sign advertising the same product is placed on the same or any other property within one (1) year of the date of the notice, it is subject to immediate removal by virtue of the prior notice.

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The written notice must advise the property owner or beneficial user that they may request a hearing pursuant to Subsection (6) of this Section and if the written request for a hearing is received by Clark County within ten (10) days from the date of the written notice, the County's action toward removal of the sign stayed until a hearing is held and a decision made pursuant to Subsection (6) of this Section.

If a hearing on the impounding of the sign is not timely requested, or if the sign is not returned at the owner's request in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, Clark County may sell or otherwise dispose of the sign and deposit the proceeds, if any, from any such sale or other disposition in the County Treasury.

Hearings on Violation and Impoundment.

Any owner or beneficial user who has received a notice that a temporary sign is in violation of this Section may within the time set forth in Subsection (6)(B) of this Section request a hearing before the Hearing Officer.

Any owner or beneficial user maintaining a temporary sign which has been impounded pursuant to Subsection (5)(A) or (B) of this Section may at any time within thirty (30) days of the impoundment request a hearing before the Hearing Officer.

All requests for hearing shall specify the name and address where the person requesting the hearing may be contacted and shall state in specific detail the reasons for the hearing request.

A timely request for a hearing made prior to impounding the sign shall not be impounded until 5 working days after the decision is rendered.

A hearing shall be held, unless continued by agreement, within ten (10) working days of the request for a hearing. At the hearing, any person may present evidence or argument as to whether the sign was in violation of this Chapter or whether the sign should be returned without payment of an impound fee.

A written decision shall be rendered within 5 judicial days after the close of the hearing. The Hearing Officer may give oral notice of the decision at the close of the hearing and must also send notice of the decision by first-class mail.

The decision of the Hearing Officer shall be considered final and the County may take any action permitted by that decision concerning removal of the temporary sign or other advertising 5 days after written decision is mailed.

Return or Destruction of Impounded Temporary Signs.

The owner or beneficial user, after providing sufficient proof of ownership of a temporary sign may, at any time up to and including 30 days after the impounding, or if a hearing pursuant to this Chapter is held concerning the sign, may, at any time up to and including within 10 days after the decision at such hearing becomes final, obtain a return of the sign upon paying an impound fee of $100 for a sign other than a weekend directional sign, or $10 for a weekend directional sign, plus the reasonable additional special itemized costs, if any, of impounding the sign in excess of the required impound fee. In the event sufficient proof of ownership is not provided, the sign(s) will not be returned nor impound fees accepted and the sign(s) will be disposed.

The Hearing Officer, after a hearing in accordance with this Chapter, and a determination that the impound was improper, may order the sign returned without payment of any impound fee, or if an impound fee has been paid, may order the return of any such impound fee.

(Ord. 3635 § 11 (part), 2008; Ord. 3586 § 10, 2008; Ord. 3549 § 12, 2007; Ord. 3432 § 12 (part), 2006; Ord. 3397 § 12 (part), 2006; Ord. 3355 § 7, 2006; Ord. 3209 § 12, 2005; Ord. 3160 § 15 (part), 2004; Ord. 3019 § 10, 2004: Ord. 2505 § 3, 2000; Ord. 2482 § 17 (part), 2000; Ord. 2481 § 3 (part), 2000)

(Ord. No. 3924, § 12, 12-22-2010; Ord. No. 3970, § 7, 7-20-2011)

                    
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