A. The following signs shall not be erected within the City of Belgrade:
1. Signs within the right-of-way with the exception of warning signs or traffic safety signs required by public utility providers, by a public transit or transportation agency;
2. Dilapidated signs, or signs that are not secure, including sign structures;
3. Signs that do not conform to City or State building, fire, or electrical codes;
4. Signs or advertising erected and maintained on trees or painted or drawn upon rocks or other natural features;
5. Signs or advertising devices which attempt or appear to attempt, to direct the movement of traffic, or which interfere with, imitate, or resemble an official sign, signal, or device;
6. Vehicle signs viewed from a public road with the primary purpose of providing signage not otherwise allowed by this code;
7. Vehicle signs include those attached to or placed on a vehicle or trailer. Vehicles or trailers shall not be parked continuously in one location to be used primarily as additional signage. This does not apply to a vehicle parked at a driver’s residence and is the primary means of transportation to and from his or her place of employment;
8. Signs that are applied to trees, bus shelters, utility poles, benches, trash receptacles, newspaper vending machines or boxes, or any other unapproved supporting structure or otherwise placed in the public right-of-way;
9. Signs which are not securely affixed to the ground or otherwise affixed in a permanent manner to an approved supporting structure unless specifically permitted as a temporary sign;
10. Signs attached to a fire escape or that obstruct any fire escape, any means of egress or ventilation;
11. Signs that contain words, pictures, or obscene statements, as defined by Section 45-8-201 of the Montana Code Annotated;
12. Signs that employ any parts or elements which revolve, rotate, whirl, spin, or otherwise make use of motion to attract attention;
13. Animated signs;
14. Beacons and searchlights, except for emergency purposes; and
15. Except for identification signs on agricultural buildings, no sign or billboard shall be painted or erected directly upon the roof of any building or structure. (Ord. 2023-7, 7-17-2023)