All signs must comply with the following conditions:
A. Obstructing Vision: No sign shall be placed so as to obstruct vision at street intersections and driveway intersections for oncoming vehicles.
B. Permit Required; Display Name: When a permit is required on any particular sign, said sign shall display the name of the owner and erector.
C. Blocking Accessway Or Window: No sign shall block any required accessway.
D. Attaching To Tree Or Pole: No sign shall be attached to a tree or utility pole.
E. Unauthorized Signs Prohibited: All signs not authorized by this chapter are prohibited.
F. Public Service And Safety Signs: No signs other than public service and safety signs shall be permitted on public property unless authorized by the governmental agency having control thereof.
G. Lighting And Illumination:
1. No lighting shall be used in any way in connection with any sign unless it is of such low intensity or brilliance as to not cause glare or to impair the vision of the driver of any motor vehicle, or to otherwise interfere with any driver's operation of a motor vehicle. In no case shall any sign exceed a maximum illumination of five thousand (5,000) candelas per square meter during daylight hours and a maximum of five hundred (500) candelas per square meter between dusk to dawn as measured from the sign's face at maximum brightness.
2. The above illumination maximum levels are not a guaranteed allowable level of brightness, only a maximum potential level of brightness. When a citizen complaint of a violation of Subsection 11-14-3G of this section has been confirmed by the zoning administrator, said sign shall have its illumination permanently reduced to satisfy compliance with Subsection 11-14-3G of this section as directed by the zoning administrator regardless of the above-stated maximum allowable levels. An appeal of the zoning administrator's decision regarding Subsection 11-14-3G of this section may be presented to the Bettendorf board of adjustment in accordance with Section 11-15-12 of this title.
H. Electronically-Changing Copy: Signs capable of electronically-changing copy, display graphics, or images shall not permit same to change at a rate faster than once every six (6) seconds. Flashing is prohibited. Video is prohibited. Alphanumeric scrolling messages are allowed. (Ord. 35-17, 10-17-2017)