A. Political signs which do not exceed four feet by eight feet will be permitted for the period commencing no sooner than five months before a national, state or local election and ending not later than 15 days after that election, except that signs advocating candidates defeated in a primary election are to be removed 15 days after the primary election in which the candidate was defeated.

B. In single-family and suburban estate residential zoning districts, each political sign shall not exceed four square feet in area with the aggregate area of all signs on each lot not to exceed 32 square feet.

C. Political signs are to comply with other applicable regulations of this chapter.

D. Before any political sign is installed, a permit must be issued by the building official. A permit is good for one or more political signs. No permit shall be issued unless the applicant submits the signed guarantee of a property owner within the city that all of the applicant’s political signs shall be removed within 15 days after the election. The building official may, upon seven days’ written notice, go upon the property where the offending sign exists and remove the sign and bill the guarantor for the cost of removal. (Ord. 466 § 3, 1994)