§ 62-7. Prohibited signs.

The following signs are prohibited:

(1)

Signs located in such a manner as to obstruct or otherwise interfere with an official traffic sign, signal, or devices, or obstruct or interfere with a driver's view of approaching, merging or intersection traffic or pedestrians;

(2)

Except as provided elsewhere in this chapter, signs encroaching upon or overhanging public right-of-way; including, but limited to, signs attached to any utility pole, utility structure, light standard, street tree or any other public facility located within the public right-of-way;

(3)

Signs which blink, flash or are animated by light or any other means except as provided in section 62-14;

(4)

Portable signs except for temporary signs authorized pursuant to section 62-17;

(5)

Any sign attached to, or placed on, a vehicle, trailer or other movable object and placed or parked on public or private property for an extended period of time so as to draw attention to a business, location, product or service;

(6)

A sign consisting of a cloth, paper, banner, flag, device or other similar advertising matter attached to, suspended from or allowed to hang loose from any sign, pole, building or structure, except as allowed by other provisions of this chapter;

(7)

A sign made of paper, paint stencil, or other material and consisting of any name, number (except address numbers) or other text, mark, or graphic on any sidewalk, curb, gutter or street;

(8)

A sign, other than a nameplate sign, painted on or attached to the outside of a fence, railing or a wall which is not a structural part of a building, whether or not on the property line of the property on which the fence or wall is located;

(9)

A balloon, streamer, pinwheel or other floating or motion device anchored to the ground or to any structure, or a sidewalk sandwich board, except those temporarily displayed as part of a special sale, promotion or community event as authorized by other provisions of this chapter;

(10)

Any type of sign or display intended to draw attention or advertise, which is not defined by this chapter shall be prohibited until said sign or display type has been defined by the city council and appropriate regulations regarding said sign or display type has been considered and adopted;

(11)

Roof signs;

(12)

Non-real estate personal property sales signs;

(13)

Off-premise signs except in HI Heavy Industrial Districts; and

(14)

Framed, internally illuminated wall signs.

( Ord. No. 3247, § 1, 11-19-2013 )