Section 8.05 Prohibited Signs

The following signs are prohibited:

   (1)   Illuminated signs, except as specifically allowed by this Ordinance.

   (2)   With the exception of “open” signs placed in a commercial window, signs that use movement, lighting, or animation to give the illusion of action are prohibited. Such signs, without limitation, include the following:

      (A)   Revolving signs.

      (B)   Flashing signs with intermittent lighting and/or varying intensities of light, including a moving light or lights.

      (C)   Signs illuminated by internal lighting or by lights that are external but integral to the sign, such as bulbs or neon tubing that display a business logo or spell out the sign message.

   (3)   Signs that give off any sound.

   (4)   Any sign located above the eaves or parapet or attached to the roof of a building.

   (5)   Window signs, including pictures, symbols, or combinations thereof designed to communicate information about an activity, business, commodity, event, sale, or service, except those that are:

      (A)   For commercial uses only:

         1)   Placed inside a window or upon the window panes or glass and visible from the exterior of the window, and

         2)   Which, in combination, encompass no more than ten (10) square feet or twenty five percent (25%) of the subject window area, whichever is smaller.

      (B)   Otherwise provided for in Article VIII.

   (6)   Search lights or beacons.

   (7)   Flags, pennants, tethered balloons, or similar devices used for commercial advertisement.

   (8)   Signs attached to utility poles or other structures or located on the ground within the right-of-way of public or private streets, except as specifically allowed in this Ordinance or the Carefree Town Code.

   (9)   Signs not expressly allowed in this Article.