A. Posting On Public Places: It shall be unlawful for any person to post, suspend, print, stick, stamp, tack, or otherwise affix, or cause the same to be done, any notice, placard, bill, card, poster, sticker, banner, sign, advertising, or other device calculated to attract the attention of the public to, over, or upon any street right of way, public sidewalk, curb, curbstone, lamp post, hydrant, tree, railroad right of way, electric light pole, telephone pole, telegraph pole, or upon any future of the fire alarm, police, or telephone system of the city, or upon any public building or utility, unless permission so to do is first secured from the council.
B. Posting On Private Premises: It shall be unlawful for any person to post, print, stick, stamp, tack, or otherwise affix, or cause the same to be done, any notice, placard, bill, card, poster, sticker, banner, sign, advertising, or other device calculated to attract the attention of the public to, at, from, or upon any post, fence, wall, building, structure, or any part of any building or structure located in or upon any private premises or property within the city, unless the written consent of the owner, agent, or occupant has first been obtained so to do.
C. Projecting Signs: Except as permitted in the C-5 zone, it shall be unlawful for any person to erect, install, or maintain a projecting sign within the city except for signs in nonresidential zones indicating the location of emergency medical facilities, public off street parking facilities, or other similar public services and subject to the provisions of this chapter.
D. Moving Signs: It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, install, or maintain any sign which, in whole or in part, moves, rotates, flashes, reflects, blinks, or appears to do any of the foregoing, or which simulates motion in any manner. For the purposes of this section, the following signs shall be examples of moving signs: flags, banners, and pennants not otherwise permitted by section 10-4-320 of this article; captive balloons; market quotations; time or temperature recording devices; clocks, except analog clocks without advertising; signs which are constructed of or faced with scotch light or similar material; signs which change color; and signs in which the intensity of lighting changes, or appears to change, including flashers and blinkers. This list of examples is not exclusive. (Ord. 80-O-1775, eff. 12-5-1980; amd. Ord. 88-O-2045, eff. 12-15-1988; Ord. 96-O-2268, eff. 10-18-1996)