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A. Temporary banners and pennants employed for grand openings, special events and holidays shall be removed within fourteen (14) days after such an opening, event or holiday. Banners or pennants determined to be an integral part of the design or architecture of a building are permitted. B. One temporary identification sign, setting forth the name of the project, architect, engineers, contractors, planners and financing agencies, may be installed at a construction site in any district for the period of construction. The sign area of a temporary identification sign shall not exceed thirty-five (35) square feet. C. In any district, one temporary real estate sign may be erected for the purpose of advertising the lease or sale of property upon which it is placed. Only one such sign shall be permitted per street frontage. Such sign(s) shall be removed within seven (7) days following the lease or sale of the property. The maximum size of such signs for each district is as follows: Residential Districts - Ten (10) square feet Commercial District - Thirty-two (32) square feet Industrial District - Thirty-two (32) square feet Mixed-Use District - Sixteen (16) square feet Agricultural/Rural Residential- Thirty-two (32) square feet D. Signs pertaining to drives or events of civic, philanthropic, educational or religious organizations, provided permission of the Council must be obtained to erect such signs upon or over public property and provided further that such signs shall not be erected or posted for a period of more than fourteen (14) days prior to the date of the event and must be removed within three (3) days after the event. Directional Signs. Directional signs having a surface area not greater than 5 square feet. Memorial Signs. Memorial signs or tablets, or names of buildings and date of erection when cut into a masonry surface of constructed of metal, wood or stone and attached to the building not exceeding a sign surface area of four (4) square feet. Freestanding Signs. Freestanding signs for garage sales or similar events occurring within the corporate limits of the City, not exceeding four (4) square feet in sign surface area, erected on private property with permission of the landowner, and displayed for not more than three (3) consecutive days. Window Signs. Temporary or permanent window signs duly authorized by zoning and other laws of this City, provided that all such signs on a frontage shall not have a total sign surface area greater than 50% of the glass area, excluding doors, on such frontage and provided that a minimum of one-half of the open window space must be below a horizontal line which is five (5) feet above the interior floor of the commercial establishment. Merchandise displays in windows shall not be considered a part of the sign area if such display is not to be continued for a period of more than eight (8) weeks.