(A) All signs are subject to this chapter except for the following:
(1) Signs not visible from a public right-of-way; provided, that any such signs are erected and maintained In accordance with this chapter.
(2) Government signs.
(3) Signs inside a building, except for strobe lights, flashing or similar lights visible from a public right-of-way or another private property or audible from a public right-of-way or another private property.
(4) Signs carved into or part of materials that are an integral part of a building.
(5) Customary holiday decorations.
(6) Murals.
(7) Flags less than 100 square feet in area.
(8) Signs attached to or carried by a person.
(9) Signs required by law or legal action, including signs warning of hazardous or dangerous conditions on a property and land use application and hearing notices.
(B) Prohibited signs. The following types of signs are prohibited throughout the city:
(1) Signs that constitute a public or private nuisance.
(2) Signs that do not comply with BCO § 39.05 (General Requirements).
(3) Billboards shall not be allowed in the City of Banks or the Urban Growth Boundary.
(4) Signs attached to, painted on, or carved into a tree, a utility pole or a traffic pole.
(5) Search lights, flashing or rotating lights.
(6) Inflatable signs.
(7) Any sign for which a city permit is required, and the permit has either expired or not been obtained.
(8) Signs that are abandoned, discontinued or no longer in good repair or a threat to public safety.
(9) Any sign on or attached to a vehicle or trailer parked on a public right-of-way with a display larger than two square feet.
(10) Any sign located on someone else’s property that has not given permission for the sign to be located there.
(11) Permanent signs in the public right-of-way and any temporary sign in the public right-of-way where the person responsible for the sign either failed to register first with the city or the person’s identification information is not affixed to the sign as required by § 39.03.
(Ord. 2018-04-01, passed 5-8-2018)