SEC. 51A-7.203. ROOF AND RIGHT-OF- WAY SIGNS.

   (a)   No sign shall be located on a roof or project over a building, except as provided in Section 51A-7.305.

   (b)   No sign shall be located within or project over any public right-of-way, or across the public right-of-way line extended across a railroad right-of-way, except:

      (1)   Signs attached to and projecting no more than 18 inches from a building wall legally located at or near the right-of-way line.

      (2)   Subdivision signs that comply with the requirements of Section 51A-7.303, “General Provisions Applicable to Signs in Business Zoning Districts,” or Section 51A-7.402, “General Provisions Applicable to Signs in Non-Business Zoning Districts.”

   (c)   Whenever any sign is located in violation of Subsection (b), it is prima facie evidence that the person whose address or telephone number is listed on the sign, or who is otherwise named, described, or identified on the sign, is the person who committed the violation, either personally or through an agent or employee.

   (d)   It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (b) that the sign was authorized or required by another city ordinance, state law, or federal law. (Ord. Nos. 19455; 20359; 20927; 25455; 26512)