A. Types of Prohibited Signs. The following signs and sign-types are prohibited within the City of Monroe and shall not be erected and or maintained. Any lawfully existing permanent sign or sign-type that is among the prohibited signs and sign-types listed below shall be deemed a nonconforming sign, subject to the provisions of Section 8.2.3: Nonconforming Signs.
1. Signs prohibited by Federal or State law.
2. Signs that emit sound, vapor, smoke, odor, particles or gaseous matter.
3. Abandoned signs.
4. Revolving signs, flashing signs, inflatable signs, and wind signs, including feather signs.
5. Portable signs, except for human held signs which are exempt from this Section pursuant to Section 8.2.9: Exempt Signs.
6. Roof signs.
7. Any sign located on real property without the permission of the property owner.
8. Signs within the City landscaped areas.
9. Pole or pylon signs.
10. Off-premise signs that advertises goods provided on a different lot, tract, or site from where the sign is located. This provision shall not apply to free-standing signs. Billboards and outdoor advertising are not permitted but may continue as a nonconforming use and in accordance with §§ 136-126 through 136-140.1 of the North Carolina General Statutes (Outdoor Advertising Control Act).