(A) (1) It is unlawful for any person or the officer or employee of any person to erect on or over, or in any manner to display signs or advertisements on, over or within, any street, right-of-way, road easement, utility easement, sidewalk or alley or upon any utility pole or governmental sign or pole, no matter if owned in fee or by easement, or whether owned by the municipality or by franchisee within the city. This prohibition shall specifically include, but not be limited to, any and all advertising signs or banners of any type.
(2) This section shall not prevent the placement and maintenance of privately-owned canopies or marquees over sidewalks so long as such are at a height which does not interfere with pedestrian traffic and do not extend so as to obstruct the vision or traffic at or upon any street or intersection.
(B) (1) Nothing herein shall prevent any business concern from erecting or maintaining business or commercial signage when lawfully erected on any private location in conformity with the ordinances and statutes of the city and the state. Further, the Mayor and City Council reserve the right to allow the advertisement of religious, charitable, patriotic and civic activities and events upon and within municipal property upon proper application to the City Clerk and proper approval of the City Council.
(2) Said exceptions shall only be allowed for such limited purposes as advertising the observance of holidays and charitable events, and for the commemoration and celebration of such public and civic events. Such approved advertisements shall be allowed only for specifically-limited periods of time as the City Council may approve.
(C) Nothing shall prevent the city, its employees or its lawful franchisees from placing and erecting any signs, notices, warnings or identifying information necessary to their lawful needs and responsibilities.
(Prior Code, § 10-324) (Ord. 2008-1, passed 5-5-2008) Penalty, see § 134.99