(A) Prohibited signs include:
(1) Any sign which resembles, obstructs or interferes with an official traffic control device, sign or signal or railroad sign or signal or which obstructs or interferes with the driver’s view of approaching, merging or intersecting traffic for a distance not to exceed 500 feet;
(2) Any sign which prominently displays the words “STOP” or “DANGER;”
(3) Signs containing statements, words or pictures of an obscene, indecent or immoral character, or such as would offend the local standards of public morals or decency;
(4) Signs located on private property without the consent of the owner thereof;
(5) On trees, shrubs or which are painted or drawn upon rocks or natural features, or on public utility (telephone/power) poles;
(6) Signs which include distracting flashing or moving lights which, by existing standards, is found to be a traffic hazard;
(7) Structurally unsafe, dilapidated, or abandoned signs;
(8) Signs which incorporate lighting sources of the intensity or brilliance as to cause glare or impair the vision of the operator of any motor vehicle or which otherwise interferes with any driver’s operation of a motor vehicle;
(9) Signs which prevent free access to and from driveways, parking areas, doors, windows or fire escapes;
(10) Signs located in the public right-of-way unless otherwise permitted elsewhere in this section;
(11) Billboards; and
(12) Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or placed for the primary purpose of displaying said sign except for portable signs or lettering on buses, taxis, or vehicles operating during the normal course of business.
(B) Any object or structure that incorporates a sign is prohibited unless specifically permitted by this Division.
(Ord. 20220120-01, passed 1-20-22)