(a) General. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any sign, display or device allowed under this article may contain, in lieu of any other copy, any otherwise lawful noncommercial message that does not direct attention to a business operated for profit, or to a commodity or service for sale, and that complies with size, lighting, height and other requirements of the district in which it is located.
(b) [Illumination.] If illuminated, signs shall be illuminated only by the following means:
(1) A steady stationary light of reasonable intensity, which shall be shielded and directed solely at the sign.
(2) Light sources to illuminate signs shall be shielded from all adjacent residential buildings and streets and shall not be of such brightness so as to cause glare hazardous to pedestrians or auto drivers or so as to create a nuisance.
(3) Internally lit signs shall have the same requirements as subsections (b)(1) and (2) of this section.
(4) Electrical requirements pertaining to signs shall be as prescribed in local codes.
(c) Unlawful cutting of trees or shrubs. No person may, for the purpose of increasing or enhancing the visibility of any sign, damage, trim, destroy or remove any trees, shrubs or other vegetation located within a public right-of-way of any road or highway.
(Code 1989, § 92.160)