SEC. 14.4.17. TEMPORARY SIGNS ON TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION WALLS AND ON SOLID WOOD FENCES SURROUNDING VACANT LOTS.

SEC. 14.4.17. TEMPORARY SIGNS ON TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION WALLS AND ON SOLID WOOD FENCES SURROUNDING VACANT LOTS. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,145, Eff. 9/30/21.) A. Permit Required. A valid building permit for a sign, issued by the Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) in accordance with Section 91.6201.2, shall be required to place and maintain a temporary sign on a temporary construction wall, as defined in Section 14.4.2 of this Code, or on a fence of solid wood or similar material surrounding a vacant lot. For the purposes of Section 14.4.17 and pursuant to Section 91.3306 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, Temporary Construction Walls are deemed required when the City determines construction work is more than 8 feet in height and within 5 feet from the lot line, or more than 8 feet in height and within a distance of half the height of the construction work from the lot line. The Department of Building and Safety shall issue a building permit for a temporary sign, pursuant to this section, after verifying that the plans comply with all applicable code provisions and all permit clearances have been approved upon confirmation of the following, as applicable: 1. Initial Permit Application. (a) If the temporary sign is to be placed on a temporary construction wall: (1) There is a separate valid building permit issued by the Department of Building and Safety authorizing construction work on the lot(s); (2) At least a portion of the temporary construction wall is required pursuant to Section 91.3306 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code: (3) A previous building permit for a temporary sign was not issued in conjunction with the same building permit referenced in A.1.(a)(1) of this subsection; (4) A previous building permit for a temporary sign on the site was not expired or revoked within the preceding 12 months pursuant to Paragraph 14.4.17 C.1.(a) or Subdivision 14.4.17 G.4.; and (5) When a business is operating on the site, temporary signage must comply with the following: (i) the location of temporary signage is limited to the portion of the temporary construction wall that is required pursuant to Section 91.3306 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code; and (ii) a minimum 40 linear feet of required temporary construction wall, not exceeding the boundaries of the site, may be installed and used for temporary signage;