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Temporary sign registration form and helpful information

Codes and rules for portable sign registration

Temporary banners and balloon registration

You need a temporary sign permit to hang temporary banners and for temporary balloon signs on private property. There is also a registration fee. Smaller banners (32 square feet and under) are exempt from both permit and registration requirements. Banners hung in the street right-of-ways are regulated by Transportation ↗.

Section 32.32.030 K ↗ has more information. 

Temporary fascia/wall sign and freestanding sign registration

Temporary signs displayed for more than one year need a Temporary sign permit.

Section 32.32.030 K ↗ has more information.

Submit a temporary sign registration form

Mail your completed registration form to Portland Permitting & Development.

Attn: Temporary Sign Permits
Portland Permitting & Development
1900 SW 4th Ave Ste 5000
Portland, OR 97201 

We will contact you for payment. 

Get help

For questions about temporary signs,  schedule a 15-Minute Appointment ↗ with a Residential & Signs Permitting Technician.

Mailing address

Attention: A-Board Sign Permits
1900 SW 4th Ave Ste 5000
Portland, OR 97201

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