The following types of signs are specifically prohibited within the city:
(a) Signs in the right-of way unless specifically permitted in this chapter (See also Section 1179.05 Signs Not Requiring a Permit).
(b) Signs exhibiting animated graphic illustrations, flashing or rotating lights or mirrors, banners, pennants, ribbons, streamers, spinners, or similar devices that move or change appearance shall not be erected in any place that is visible from a public right-of-way or from publicly or privately owned land customarily open to vehicular traffic. This paragraph does not prohibit the erection of public service devices that display the date, time, temperature, or news information in a manner that does not imitate or distract attention from traffic control devices.
(c) Roof signs and signs that extend above or beyond the building façade, except as otherwise specifically permitted in this chapter.
(d) Flags intended for advertising or commercial purposes.
(e) Signs emitting sounds.
(f) All portable advertising signs (mobile signs on wheels, etc.) and signs mounted, attached, painted, etc. on trailers, boats or motor vehicles except those on licensed commercial delivery and service vehicles (See Figure 1179.04-1).
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Figure 1179.04 1: Examples of prohibited sign types.
(g) Beacons and searchlights, except for emergency purposes.
(h) Off-premises signs and outdoor advertising signs.
(i) Flashing, moving, blinking, racer type, intermittent, rotating, or revolving signs, whirligig devices, inflatable signs and tethered balloons, ribbons, spinners, exposed light bulbs, and strings of lights not permanently mounted to a rigid background, and other similar types of attention-getting devices.
(j) Merchandise, equipment, products, vehicles or other items not themselves for sale and placed for attention-getting, identification or advertising purposes.
(k) Permanent signs erected or attached to accessory structures.
(l) Abandoned signs, obscene signs, portable signs, roof signs, and vehicular signs are declared to be a public nuisance and are prohibited.
(Ord. 7675. Passed 11-11-14.)