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SEC. 51A-7.205.   ATHLETIC FIELD SIGNS, PORTABLE SIGNS, SPECIAL PURPOSE SIGNS, MOVEMENT CONTROL SIGNS, AND PROTECTIVE SIGNS.
   (a)   Non-premise athletic field signs.
      (1)   Non-premise athletic field signs are permitted only in special provision sign districts.
      (2)   Non-premise athletic field signs must be on the same premise as the athletic field and be attached to a scoreboard or the inside of a fence surrounding the field. All signs must be oriented toward the field or its seating areas.
      (3)   The cumulative effective area of all non-premise athletic field signs attached to a scoreboard may not exceed 240 square feet.
   (b)   Portable signs. Portable signs, as that term is defined in Section 51A-7.102, are prohibited.
   (c)   Reserved.
   (d)   Reserved.
   (e)   Movement control signs. Movement control signs may be erected at any occupancy or on any premise, other than a single-family or duplex premise, may be attached or detached, and may be erected without limit as to number, provided, that such signs shall comply with all other applicable requirements of this article. No setback is required for a detached movement control sign that does not exceed two feet in height. Unless granted a variance under the provisions of Section 51A-7.703, the occupant of a premise may erect a movement control sign only if the sign:
      (1)   does not exceed two square feet in effective area;
      (2)   conveys a message which directs vehicular or pedestrian movement within or onto the premise on which the sign is located;
      (3)   contains no advertising or identification message; and
      (4)   has words that do not exceed four inches in height if the sign is an attached sign.
   (f)   Protective signs. The occupant of a premise may erect not more than two protective signs, in accordance with the following provisions:
      (1)   Each sign must not exceed 100 square inches in effective area.
      (2)   Detached signs must not exceed two feet in height.
      (3)   Letters must not exceed four inches in height. (Ord. Nos. 19455; 20927; 21798; 21855; 21978; 24232; 27253)