No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic. No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any highway any other sign which hides from view or interferes with the movement of traffic or effectiveness of any traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal. No person shall place or maintain nor shall any public authority permit upon any highway any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising.
It shall be unlawful to maintain or operate in view of any street or highway any unauthorized flashing or rotating beacon of light.
It shall be unlawful to maintain or operate in view of any street or highway any light of such intensity or other characteristic which serves to blind or distract the eye of a motor vehicle operator.
Any such unauthorized device is hereby declared to be a nuisance, and may be removed by any policeman. (Ord., 6-5-1973)