A. It shall be unlawful to obstruct, and no obstruction shall be placed upon, any street or sidewalk of the Town; provided, however, that upon of any non-profit civic, religious or educational organization, application submitted at least thirty (30) days in advance, the Town Manager or his designee shall be authorized to issue a permit for the placement of temporary signs or banners within the street rights-of-way of the Town for the purpose of publicizing a temporary event. Any such sign or banner shall not be larger than twenty (20) square feet in area and not taller than seventy-two inches (72'') high at their highest point. Said permit shall be of a temporary nature, not to exceed seven (7) days, clearly stating the place and dates for which the permit is issued, and shall limit the number of signs or banners allowed under any permit to not more than one (1) for any given intersection or adjacent to the street frontage of any given parcel or lot. Such temporary signs or banners shall not be placed within any right-of-way prior to the date stated in the permit, and shall be removed not later than 11:50 p.m. on the last day shown on the permit.

B. The provisions of subsection (A) above, shall not operate to alter, diminish or repeal the requirements for  temporary sign permits for the types of signs described in Section 175-106(A)(7) of this Code nor to allow or make legal any of the prohibited signs described in Section 175-106(A)(5) of this Code.

C.  Temporary signs or banners permitted under the terms of the section shall be of weather-resistant materials and of professional quality appearance and contain no changeable copy characters.

D.  The provisions of this section shall not operate to vacate or supercede any policies heretofore adopted by the Council for the placement of banners over the right-of-way of the 100 block of North Royal Avenue.