The following signs shall be prohibited and may neither be erected nor maintained.
(A) Signs erected in a public right-of-way or on public property;
(B) Bench signs;
(C) Canopies or awnings with backlighting;
(D) Electronic message boards;
(E) Government-imitation signs;
(F) Inflatable animated characters, lighter than air devices, or similar balloon-type devices;
(G) LED electronic message center window signs;
(H) Moving signs;
(I) Flashing signs;
(J) Signs that are not securely affixed to the ground, or that are not otherwise affixed in a permanent manner to an approved supporting structure, including but not limited to, portable signs; provided however, that temporary signs specifically allowed under this subchapter shall be exempt from this prohibition;
(K) Noisy mechanical devices;
(L) Plastic-faced cabinet signs, with the exception of menu boards that are screened or not visible from the public right-of-way;
(M) Parked-vehicle signs (see § 151.180(Q) for special provisions for political signs);
(N) Roof signs, including signs painted on roofs or that extend above the highest point of a roof;
(O) Changeable copy signs (manual and automatic);
(P) Signs that contain reflective materials, except that the Development Director shall have the ability to approve decorative metals (e.g., brass, copper) on a case-by-case basis;
(Q) Searchlights;
(R) Strobe lights:
(S) Signs interfering with, or blocking the visibility of, directional, instructional, or warning signs;
(T) Signs on natural features such as trees, other living vegetation, and rocks;
(U) Trailer signs (see § 151.180(Q) for special provisions for political signs);
(V) Home occupation signs, with an exception for those required by state law;
(W) Snipe signs;
(X) Trash receptacle signs;
(Y) Signs that contain words suggestive of, or pictures depicting those acts or displays described in, § 130.046, Nudity and sexual activities;
(Z) Animated signs;
(AA) Hand held signs displayed within the public right-of-way;
(BB) Obsolete or abandoned signs that are not lawful nonconforming signs;
(CC) Digital display signs larger than 48 square inches incorporated into a gas pump;
(DD) Internally illuminated window signs within ten feet of the interior of a window;
(EE) Off-premises commercial advertising signs; and
(FF) Wall mounted metal cabinet signs outside of the Historic District or an approved planned development.
(Ord. 2010-01, passed 8-23-10; Am. Ord. 2012-15, passed 9-24-12; Am. Ord. 2013-01, passed 1-13-14)