(A) The following types of signs, in any location, are expressly prohibited:
(1) Abandoned Signs;
(2) Activated Signs;
(3) Animated Signs;
(4) Beacon Lights;
(5) Flashing Signs;
(6) Illegal Signs;
(7) Revolving Signs;
(8) Roof Signs;
(9) Vehicle Signs;
(10) Snipe Signs;
(11) Any sign confusingly similar to a Government Sign;
(12) Any sign, other than a Government Sign, in or upon any river, bay, lake, or other body of water within the City;
(13) Any sign, other than a Government Sign, upon any pier or seawall;
(14) Window signs which, in aggregate, cover more than twenty-five (25) percent of the total window surface; and
(15) Any sign which:
(a) contains content previously adjudged obscene in the community;
(b) emits audible sound, vapor, smoke, odor particles, or gaseous matter;
(c) obstructs, conceals, hides, or obscures any Government Sign;
(d) presents a hazard to the safety of the public; or
(e) causes radio, television or other communication interference.
(B) Any sign expressly prohibited by this section shall be deemed a nuisance. The Administrator or the Administrator's designee shall issue notices to both the owner of the property on which such sign is located and, to the extent discernable, those persons maintaining and/or owning such signs, giving such persons ten (10) days to dismantle and remove signs or take action to make such sign conform to the requirements of this Chapter. In the event such a sign presents a hazard to public safety, it may be removed immediately by direction of the Administrator, the Administrator's designee, or any other City official responsible for public safety.
(Ord. 2017-39, passed 6-15-2017)