The following types of signs are not permitted in any zoning district.
(a) Advertising signs on vehicles, such as parked trucks or trailers on private or public property visible from a public street which has attached thereto or located thereon any sign or advertising device for the basic purpose of directing attention to products, business activity, sold on the premises upon which such vehicle is located except those on commercial/passenger delivery and service vehicles provided the signs are limited to the display of the business name, address and phone number.
(b) Billboards as defined in Section 1268.03(a)(l)A., except any billboards erected prior to November 1, 2019 shall be permitted. Such billboards may change ownership and may be in use by subsequent owners.
(c) Flashing, animated or moving signs of any sort, including revolving signs except as defined in Section 1268.05(e).
(d) Banners, balloons, cold-air inflatables, pennants, streamers, festoons and searchlights, unless they meet the criteria set forth in 1268.09(d)(10)(E).
(e) Roof signs, as defined in Section 1268.03(b)(6).
(g) Traffic related devices, as defined in Section 1268.05(f).
(h) Changeable copy signs - with the exception of bulletin board signs permitted in public or quasi-public facilities uses.
(j) Abandoned signs and/or sign structures which are determined to be nonconforming with the provisions of this division shall be required to be removed by the property owner within thirty days after receipt of notification, or refusal to accept delivery of notification by certified mail, that such removal is required. Alternatively, the sign panels within the abandoned sign structure may be removed and replaced with sign panels of neutral color and containing no message.
(Ord. 179-02. Passed 1-2-03; Ord. 182-15. Passed 12-28-15; Ord. 199-19. Passed 10-17-19.)