TEMPORARY SIGNS

Tupelo Code of Ordinances ch. 3, art. II, div. 5

in effect

Tupelo Code of Ordinances § 3-106 Signs requiring permits.

Sec. 3-106. - Signs requiring permits. The following temporary signs are allowable, within the stated restrictions, provided permits are obtained for their construction, erection or placement: (1) Banners and streamers. Banners and/or streamers are allowable for a total of two (2) periods of two (2) weeks in duration per year for each business or location, and these periods may be consecutive. Banners shall not exceed seventy-five (75) square feet in size. Banners or streamers shall not be located within twenty (20) feet of any street. A permit issued for either banners or streamers shall be deemed as allowing either or both uses. (2) Street banners. Street banners are allowable only for official, civic, or philanthropic parades, festivals or events and shall not be erected more than two (2) weeks in advance of such event and shall be removed within three (3) days after such event. Street banners shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five (125) square feet in size. (Ord. of 11-15-88, § 6.1)

Tupelo Code of Ordinances § 3-107 Signs not requiring permits.

Sec. 3-107. - Signs not requiring permits. The following temporary signs are allowable, without requiring permits, provided the stated restrictions are met: (1) Real estate signs. Real estate signs shall not exceed ten (10) square feet in size or five (5) feet in height in residential zones and shall not exceed seventy-five (75) square feet in size or fifteen (15) feet in height in all other zones. All real estate signs shall be removed within seven (7) days after the closing of the sale, lease or rental of the premises or as determined by the administrator for multiple lease or rental spaces in a single project. (2) Construction and development signs. Construction and development signs shall not exceed one hundred (100) feet of total signage area per construction project or development. Such signs shall be removed within one (1) week of the substantial completion of the project or the installation of any permanent sign. (3) Carport and yard sale signs. Signs advertising carport or yard sales shall not exceed eight (8) square feet in size or four (4) feet in height. Such signs shall be placed not more than one (1) day in advance of the sale and shall be removed within one (1) day of the completion of the sale. (4) Political signs. Signs advertising political candidates, referenda and similar issues shall not be placed or erected more than six (6) months in advance of any election and shall be removed within five (5) days after the election. (5) Public and semipublic signs. Signs advertising public and semipublic affairs such as civic, school, church, and similar affairs and events are allowable, provided they do not exceed twenty-five (25) square feet in size or ten (10) feet in height, and are placed a minimum of twenty (20) feet from any street and outside of any right-of-way. Such signs shall be placed a maximum of ten (10) days in advance of the event advertised and shall be removed within one (1) day of the completion of the event advertised. Not more than one (1) such sign shall be approved per parcel of land. (Ord. of 11-15-88, § 6.2)

Tupelo Code of Ordinances § 3-108 Other general restrictions and provisions.

Sec. 3-108. - Other general restrictions and provisions. (a) No temporary sign described in section 3-106 or described in section 3-107, when located in a nonresidential zone, shall be placed or erected: (1) Within the right-of-way of any street or within fifteen (15) feet of any curbline or street edge; (2) Within thirty-five (35) feet of any curbline or street edge, when located within fifty (50) feet of any street intersection; (3) Within twenty-five (25) feet of any fire hydrant. (b) No temporary sign described in section 3-106 shall be placed or erected within any residential or B-1 zone, except for public and semipublic uses that otherwise conform to this article. (c) No temporary sign described in section 3-107 and located within a residential zone shall be placed or erected within the right-of-way of any street or public roadway. The administrator may require an additional setback if required to meet visibility or other safety requirements of this article. (d) The requirements of subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section may be waived by the administrator upon a written finding that a proposed sign cannot physically meet these requirements solely due to the location of existing primary structures, provided that all other requirements of this article are met and the proposed sign is located as remotely from the curb or street edge as possible. (Ord. of 11-15-88, § 6.3)

Source: City of Tupelo, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances and Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/tupelo/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH3AD_ARTIISICO_DIV5TESIFetched: 11/1/2026