Portland City Code ch. 14

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14
Parent Document: Portland City Code ch. 14
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
Original Source: https://www.portlandmaine.gov/asset/ae8cabd1-66eb-4a1c-9224-92bbca5e792f ↗

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Sign, wall. A permanent sign affixed to or erected Sign face. The exterior surface of a sign, exclusive
against the wall or fascia of a building or structure, of structural supports, on which is placed the sign
with the exposed face of the sign parallel to the copy.
plane of wall or fascia to which it is affixed or
erected. Sign substructure. The supports, uprights, bracing
and/or framework of a sign.
Sign, wall banner. A temporary sign constructed of
cloth, bunting, plastic, paper, or similar non-rigid 20.3 APPLICABILITY
material, and securely attached to the wall or 20.3.1 Applicability
support structure for which it is advertising. Flags This article applies to all permanent and temporary
are not considered temporary wall banners. signs within the city unless specifically exempted.
A. The provisions of this article shall be applied in
Sign, window. A permanent or temporary sign a content-neutral manner. Non-communicative
posted, painted, placed, or affixed in or on a aspects of all signs, not related to the content
window, or otherwise exposed to public view of the sign, must comply with the provisions of
through a window. this article. “Non-communicative aspects”
include the time, place, manner, location, size,
Sign, Yard, Type I. A small temporary sign typically height, illumination, spacing, and orientation of
constructed of corrugated plastic and supported on signs.
a wire frame used, for example, for advertising by B. Nothing in this article shall be construed to
local businesses or by election campaigns. prohibit a person from holding a sign while
picketing or protesting on public property.
Sign, Yard, Type II. A temporary sign mounted on a
single post installed securely in the ground with a 20.3.2 Substitutions and interpretations
small sign hanging from a cross-bar mounted This article is not intended to, and does not, restrict
parallel to the ground. speech on the basis of its content, viewpoint, or
message. No part of this article shall be construed
to favor commercial speech over non-commercial
speech. A non-commercial message may be 20-4 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE SIGNS

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