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Sign registration: Temporary signs

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Register a temporary sign. Temporary signs include banners, fascia, balloons, and free-standing signs. Get the Temporary Sign Registration Form and learn how to apply.

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.

Contact

General Inquiries

Portland Permitting & Development
503-823-7300The phone is answered Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please leave a message if you call outside of those hours.
711Oregon Relay Service

Mailing address

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