No sign, except motor vehicle, pedestrian/bike warning, directional signs, or monument signs identifying city boundaries shall be erected, relocated or maintained in the public right of way or view corridor of an intersection. No sign shall be erected, relocated or maintained so as to prevent free ingress or egress from any door, window or fire escape. No sign shall bear or contain statements, words or pictures such as will offend the public morals or decency. No sign shall purport to be or imitate or resemble an official traffic sign, signal or device or bear the words "stop", "go slow", "caution", "danger", "warning" or similar words unless permission for the sign has been granted by the city council. No sign shall attempt to direct traffic. No sign shall hide from view or interfere with the effectiveness of any official traffic sign, signal or device. No sign shall be erected or maintained which by use of lights or illumination, creates an unduly distracting or hazardous condition to a motorist, pedestrian or the general public. Roof signs, flotation signs, strobe type lights, blinking, sequential illumination and off premises signs are prohibited. With permission of the city council, banners, pennants, windsocks and portable signs may be allowed for limited purposes and for a time not to exceed one week. (Ord. 265, 4-15-2014)