(A) General prohibition. Any sign or other street graphic not expressly permitted by this subchapter shall be deemed prohibited within the jurisdiction of this chapter.
(B) Strictly prohibited signs. The following signs are strictly prohibited within the jurisdiction of this chapter.
(1) Freestanding pole signs.
(2) Mobile and portable signs except as permitted in § 154.805(N).
(3) Attention-getting devices, when displayed outdoors, or on the exterior of a building, or in conjunction with a window sign, including searchlights, propellers, pennants, streamers, ribbons, strings of light bulbs, spinners, balloons and similar devices, except for special occasions such as grand openings, and then only after having obtained a permit from the Zoning Administrator, and shall be limited to 14 days.
(4) Signs, including the posts or other supports thereof, that advertise or identify an activity, business, product or service no longer conducted on the premises where such sign is located.
(5) Signs which have blinking, flashing or fluttering lights, including digitally displayed time and temperature signs.
(6) Signs which rotate, revolve, or have any movable part, including signs which give the appearance of movement except as permitted in § 154.805(B).
(7) Signs which produce movements achieved by normal wind currents, other than weather vanes unrelated to business or commerce except as permitted in § 154.805(B).
(8) Roof signs.
(9) Signs that contain statements, words or pictures of an obscene, indecent or immoral character, such as those that will offend public morals or decency.
(10) Signs which advertise illegal activities or items.
(11) Any sign or sign structure which constitutes a hazard to public health or safety.
(12) Signs which by reason of size, location, content, coloring or manner of illumination obstruct the vision of drivers, or obstruct or detract from the visibility or effectiveness of any traffic sign or other traffic-control device on public streets and roads.
(13) Signs which are structurally unsafe or are in disrepair.
(14) Commercial advertising signs located in rest areas or parklands.
(15) Sound devices used in conjunction with any street sign in such a manner as to allow the sound to travel into any such street or sidewalk in tones, volume or decibels audible to a person of ordinary hearing capacity.
(16) Signs using human beings or live animals as part of the message or display which is visible from any public street.
(17) Private signs which contain words such as "Stop," "Look," "One-Way," "Danger," "Yield," or phrases, symbols, lights or characters in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead or confuse traffic.
(18) Multiple signs designed to circumvent the spirit and intent of this chapter, except permissible double-faced signs.
(19) Interior illuminated signage is strictly prohibited with the exception of standards described in § 154.807.
(20) Exposed neon tubing shall be prohibited on all signs, except on those neon tube signs displayed indoors as window signs.
(21) Reserved.
(22) Except where explicitly allowed elsewhere in this chapter, message boards with changeable letters and messages, including electronic message signs.
(Ord. O-05-04, passed 4-11-05; Am. Ord. O-09-18, passed 8-24-09; Am. Ord. O-10-09, passed 3-22-10; Am. Ord. O-10-10, passed 3-22-10; Am. Ord. O-10-19, passed 5-24-10; Am. Ord. O-16-16, passed 10-24-16)