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I{ '" affixed to the ground, have a height not exceeding 30 feet above ground level. Such signs shall be displayed no more than once per year per zone lot, for a period of time not to exceed seven days. (iv) Temporary signs must be removed on the day after the last day of the advertised event or promotion or upon expiration of the required certificate of compliance or termination of the required insurance coverage. (v) Temporary real estate signs shall be permitted for on-premises sale, lease or rentals only and provided that such sign is removed within 7 days of consummating such sale, lease or rental. No temporary signs advertising off-premises sale, lease or rentals are permitted, (vi) Banner signs that are mounted with rope or straps or other temporary means shall be considered temporary signs, In no case shall any establishment display a temporary banner sign for a cumulative period of time longer than 30 days in any calendar year. (vii) National flags, military flags, flags of the commonwealth, city or symbolic flags of any institution or business shall not be considered banners or signs for the purposes of this chapter. Sign, wall. Any sign painted on or attached to the outside wall of any building and supported by such wall or building and which displays only one advertising surface, Wall signs shall be subject to the general requirements, except that where groupings of office or commercial businesses share a common zone lot, additional wall signs shall be permitted based upon the actual building frontage as related to the requirements of section 40-65,3, Sign, window. Any sign or letters, pictures, symbol or combination thereof to communicate information about a business, service, commodity, event, sale or other activity placed inside a window or upon window panes or glass and which is intended to be seen from the exterior. Window signs shall be permitted on the ground floor only shall not cover more than 20 percent of any window area, except that where groupings of office or commercial businesses share a common zone lot, additional window signs shall be permitted based upon the actual building frontage as related to the requirements of section 40-65.3. Window signs in conformance with this article are not counted towards the maximum display area calculations contained within section 40-65.3. 3. That this ordinance shall take effect on the date of its adoption, ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held on June 9,2009, Teste: City Clerk