It shall be unlawful to erect or maintain:
(A) Any sign which is not included under the types of signs permitted in the district or the general regulations of this subchapter;
(B) Any sign which advertises or publicizes an activity not conducted on the premises upon which the sign is maintained, except as permitted for temporary signs in residential districts, § 162.174(C) below;
(C) Projecting signs;
(D) Flashing signs;
(E) Animated, moving or scrolling signs;
(F) Pennants, streamers, festoon lighting and other attention-getting devices;
(G) Any signs attached to any tree, fence or public utility pole other than warning signs issued by public utilities;
(H) Bare bulb, bare neon illumination;
(I) Flame as a source of light;
(J) Portable signs, except as permitted via a temporary sign permit as described in this subchapter;
(K) Any sign or sign structure which constitutes a hazard to public health or safety;
(L) Billboards, as defined in this subchapter;
(M) Vehicle signs, when used exclusively for the purpose of advertising;
(N) Roof signs;
(O) Obsolete signs as defined in this subchapter;
(P) Any sign that draws attention to items or activities that are illegal under municipal, state or federal laws or regulations;
(Q) Any freestanding sign, other than a pole mounted shingle sign or highway identification sign as defined in this subchapter that allows visibility through the area between the bottom of the message portion of the sign and the ground, and extending the full width of the message portion;
(R) Any wall sign as defined in this subchapter that is designed to allow the removal of the entire surface devoted to the message area and allow for its replacement en masse. This includes, but is not limited to signs designed to accommodate a “face change”, but excludes changeable copy signs and directory signs as defined in this subchapter. Signs should be made of individual letters and characters. If the sign is to be illuminated each individual letter or character should be internally lit;
(S) Any sign which contains characters, cartoons, statements, words or pictures of an obscene, indecent, prurient or immoral character; or
(T) Changeable copy signs, whether manual or electronic, except and only to the extent where specifically permitted as window signs or bulletin boards within the chapter.
(Ord. 788, passed 8-17-2005; Ord. 882, passed 11-21-2007)