§ 152.06 PROHIBITED SIGNS AND LOCATIONS.

   (A)   Prohibited signs.

      (1)   Off-premises signs except as exempted in § 152.07;

      (2)   Temporary and portable signs except as exempted in § 152.07;

      (3)   Stake signs, except those exempted by § 152.07(I), (J), (K), (M), (R) or (T);

      (4)   Roof signs;

      (5)   Bandit signs are declared to be abandoned trash at the time of posting and may be removed and discarded without notice;

      (6)   Signs on fences, except for temporary banners for outdoor athletic events, outdoor entertainment events or for public gatherings except as provided by § 152.07(Q);

      (7)   Flags exceeding 48 square feet in size;

      (8)   Flashing, fluttering, undulating, swinging, rotating or otherwise moving sign or sign surfaces, except for electronic scrolling or changing signs displaying at least 50% noncommercial messages such as time, temperature and community events of general public interest;

      (9)   Strings of lights not affixed to a rigid structural support or suspended from some structural support which eliminates load stresses from any electrical element, except as provided by § 152.07(P);

      (10)   Any sign lighting, other than neon tube lighting, that causes any direct or undiffused illumination to be visible from any roadway or any residential district;

      (11)   Any sign or portion thereof located within a ten-foot radius of any overhead power line, pole or crossbar, or creating a hazard to vehicular or pedestrian safety;

      (12)   Inflatable signs or tethered balloons;

      (13)   Signs emitting odor, visible matter or audible sound;

      (14)   Pennants or streamers; or

      (15)   Beacons.

   (B)   Prohibited locations. Unless required by law or otherwise allowed or permitted by these regulations, no sign or appurtenance thereof shall be placed in the following locations or areas:

      (1)   On, over, within or across a public street or right-of-way, except for:

         (a)   Development identification signs, marquee signs and wall signs, where allowed;

         (b)   Signs authorized or required by the local, state or federal government; and

         (c)   Banners as provided in § 152.07(P) below.

      (2)   On, over, within or across any land held in trust for the use of the public by any governmental or quasi-governmental agency;

      (3)   Any utility pole, street light, street sign or traffic control device or tree; or

      (4)   Adjacent to TX 80, TX 142 and FM 1979 except for exemptions listed in § 152.07 below, or commercial, on-premise signs in accordance with § 152.08 below.

(Ord. 08-342, passed 3-4-2008) Penalty, see § 152.99