A. As used in this Section, a political sign means a temporary sign, placard, poster, banner or similar device used for outdoor advertising of an election, including advertising of a candidate, an issue, a measure or election headquarters.

B. Political signs may be posted or displayed on private property, provided that the signs are posted or displayed not more than sixty days before an election and are removed within ten days following an election.

C. No political sign shall be permitted to be posted or displayed in or upon nor shall such signs extend over any public property, any landscaped park, or any public building.

D. No political signs shall exceed four square feet in area, nor shall the aggregate area of all such signs placed or maintained on any parcel of real property in one ownership exceed four square feet.

E. Political signs shall be continually maintained in a safe and secure state and in a state of good repair. Any such sign that is not so maintained and which becomes a menace to public safety or which becomes unsightly shall be deemed to be a public nuisance, subject to removal as provided in Subsection F of this Section.

F. Any political sign not posted in accordance with, or existing in violation of, the provisions of this Section shall be deemed to be a public nuisance and shall be subject to removal by the candidate, the property owner, or by the person advocating the vote described on the sign, and after notice to such person and his failure to remove such sign(s), by the City Building Official. Any such sign remaining posted after the ten-day post-election period set forth in Subsection B of this Section, shall be subject to summary removal by the Building Official, without notice. (Ord. 89-1 § 1, 1989.)