(A) Unless a sign is specifically permitted under this section, or a temporary sign permit has been issued for the sign under this section, or a conditional use permit has been issued for the sign under the city’s zoning ordinance, the sign is prohibited.
(B) By way of example and not by way of limitation, the following signs are specifically prohibited:
(1) Flashing signs, searchlights, flags, or whirling devices;
(2) Signs which emit sound, odor, or visible matter;
(3) Any sign that obstructs any part of a doorway, stairway, or fire escape;
(4) Signs which project beyond the property line of the property upon which the sign is located;
(5) Signs which have a structural member or other portion closer than ten feet to a side lot line;
(6) Any sign which by reason of its location, color, or intensity, creates a hazard to the safe and efficient movement of vehicles or pedestrian traffic, including any sign which might be construed as a traffic control or which otherwise resembles any official marker erected by a governmental body or agency;
(7) Content classified as obscene as defined by M.S. § 617.241, as it may be amended from time to time;
(8) Abandoned signs as defined by § 150.38; and
(9) Any sign within the shore impact zone of a riparian lot.
(Ord. passed 4-13-2021) Penalty, see § 150.99