(A) Unless otherwise prohibited by this article, signs may only be illuminated in accordance with this section.
(1) Illumination, either internal or indirect, shall not be added to nonconforming signs.
(2) No sign may contain or be illuminated by flashing or intermittent lights or lights of changing degrees of intensity or color, except signs indicating only time and/or date and/or temperature and except signs containing electronic and/or mechanical interchangeable sign face copy in accordance with subsection (B) below.
(3) Indirect illuminated sign light shall be shielded so that only the face of the sign is illuminated and the light shall not shine directly into a public or private street travel way, drive or parking area or into a residential dwelling or premises.
(4) No indirectly illuminated sign shall be constructed or maintained within 50 feet of any residential zone or dwelling unit in any zone.
(5) No illuminated sign shall imitate any traffic-control sign or device or be located or utilized in any manner which may confuse or distract the motoring public.
(B) Unless otherwise provided by this article, signs may only contain electronic and/or mechanical interchangeable sign face copy in accordance with this section.
(1) Electronic and/or mechanical interchangeable sign face copy shall not be added to nonconforming signs.
(2) No electronic and/or mechanical interchangeable sign face copy shall be changed to include any new or different copy, color, intensity or graphic representation, more than one time in any 60-second period. For purposes of this section, all wall and/or freestanding signage associated with any use or establishment shall be considered as a whole, and a change to any electronic and/or mechanical sign face copy shall prohibit any change to any other associated sign face copy until the expiration of the minimum 60-second period required between changes as specified. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to time and/or date and/or temperature displays.
(3) Each allowed change of sign face copy shall be completed by one continuous action or movement and the total duration of such action or movement shall not exceed five total and continuous seconds.
(Ord. No. 2337, § 1, passed 6-13-1991; Ord. No. 02-94, § 2, passed 9-12-2002; Ord. No. 21-003, § 2, passed 1-19-2021)