(A) Except for electronic message boards, no sign or its parts shall be permitted to be movable or rotating, nor shall any sign flash or have illuminated effects which convey the illusion of movement.
(B) No sign shall be attached, erected, constructed or maintained so as to obstruct free ingress to or egress from a required door, window, fire escape or other required exits.
(C) No sign shall be placed in a manner so as to interfere with required light and ventilation openings (windows, doors, vents or similar devices).
(D) No portion of any sign shall be located closer than 18 inches from any property line unless otherwise specified in §§ 152.230 through 152.233. Signs in the B3 Zoning District, however, may extend over the street right-of-way, provided no part of the sign or its structural mount shall project closer than 24 inches from the curbline. It is the duty of the applicant to satisfy itself that all state requirements are met.
(E) Except in any B3 Zoning District, signs located on corner lots and within 30 feet from the intersection (corner of property) shall not have any portion of the sign face, structure or pole in the area between a height of two and one-half feet and ten feet above the top curb line grades of intersecting streets or between a height of three feet and ten and one-half feet above the edge of the pavement grade where no curb is present. The foregoing restrictions shall apply to situations existing as of July 6, 2010, as well as situations arising thereafter. (See Figure 152.187.)
Figure 152.187: Signs Located on Corner Lots
(F) All signs shall be constructed and installed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the International Building Code, the NFPA National Electrical Code and other ordinances as adopted by the city.
(G) Any illuminated sign located on a lot adjacent to or across the street from any residential district, which sign is visible from the residential district, shall not be illuminated between the hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m. However, signs associated with emergency services may remain on overnight.
(H) Internally illuminated signs shall permit light to shine fully through only the lettering and graphic elements of the sign. The background for the lettering and graphics shall transmit light at a level substantially less than that transmitted through the lettering and graphics.
(Ord. 10-3277, § 3-1.9, passed 1-4-2010)