The following signs shall be prohibited within the City:
(a) Roof mounted billboards and advertising signs extending above the roof line.
(b) Signs on public or private benches in the public right of way. However, signs on private benches on golf courses or entertainment areas not able to be viewed from the public right of way may be allowed after first obtaining approval from the Board of Zoning Appeals and obtaining zoning permits.
(c) Signs tacked, nailed, posted, pasted, glued, or otherwise attached to utility/traffic poles, trees, stakes, fences, or other objects, or placed on any public property or in the public right-of-way and the edge of a sidewalk; or on any private property without the permission of the Property owner.
(d) Pole signs in OS Open Space, CS Community Service, and residential districts R-1 thru R-5 except as regulated by other sections of this Chapter.
(e) Permanently installed air activated signs and inflatable attention devices, such as air filled balloons, pinwheels, and other similar devices.
(f) Vehicular signs. Any sign attached to, or placed on, a vehicle or trailer parked on public or private property, except for signs meeting all of the following conditions:
(1) The primary purpose of such a vehicle or trailer is not the display of signs.
(2) The signs are magnetic, decals, or painted upon an integral part of the vehicle or equipment as originally designed by the manufacturer, and do not break the silhouette of the vehicle.
(3) The vehicle or trailer is in operating condition, currently registered, insured and licensed to operate on public streets when applicable, and actively used or available for use in the daily function of the business to which such signs relate.
(g) Mechanical movement signs, including revolving signs.
(h) Pennant strings and streamers.
(i) Any signs that imitate, resemble, interfere with, or obstruct official traffic lights, signs, or signals.
(j) Signs which prevent free ingress or egress from any door, window, fire escape, or that prevent free access from one part of a roof to any other part. No sign other than a safety sign shall be attached to a standpipe or fire escape.
(k) Signs which emit smoke, visible vapors, particulate matter, sound, odor or contain open flames.
(l) Reflective signs or signs containing mirrors.
(m) Signs incorporating beacon or festoon lighting.
(n) Signs erected without the permission of the Property owner, with the exception of those authorized or required by local, state, or federal government.
(o) Abandoned Signs.
(Ord. 25-2019. Passed 2-25-19.)