A. Prohibited: No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, light, marking or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic control device or signal, or authorized emergency vehicle flashing light or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic; or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any official traffic device; or which is of such brilliant illumination and so positioned as to blind or dazzle a driver on any highway adjacent thereto, and no person shall place or maintain nor shall any public authority permit upon any highway any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising.
B. Exception: This shall not be deemed to prohibit the erection upon private property adjacent to highways of signs giving useful directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for official signs, and that are not in violation of any Federal, State, or local ordinance or applicable regulations.
C. Declared Public Nuisance; Removal: Every such prohibited sign, signal light or marking is declared to be a public nuisance, and the City Traffic Engineer or any police officer is hereby empowered to remove the same or cause it to be removed without notice. (Ord. 2017-18, 11-14-2017)