All signs shall be subject to the following general provisions:
(A) No sign shall be permitted which is an imitation of or which resembles an official control device, railroad sign, or signal, or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of an official traffic
control device or any railroad sign, signal, or traffic sight lines. Illuminated signs shall be constructed to avoid glare or reflection on any portion of an adjacent highway or residential buildings. However, no flashing or rotating flashing illumination shall be permitted.
(B) No sign which uses the word “stop” or “danger,” or presents or implies the need or requirement of stopping or the existence of danger shall be displayed.
(C) No sign shall be permitted which contains statements, words, or pictures of an obscene indecent, or immoral character, or such as will offend public morals or decency.
(D) No sign shall be placed on rocks, trees, or poles maintained by public utilities.
(E) No sign shall be permitted which becomes unsafe or endangers the safety of a building, premises, or person, and unless maintained in a good general condition and in a reasonable state of repair, the Zoning Administrator shall order such sign to be made safe or repaired, and such order shall be complied with within five days of the receipt of such order.
(F) No sign shall be located on the right-of-way for any road.
(Ord. 2019-07, passed 12-12-2019)