It shall be unlawful for the owner of any property not to remove or paint over any prohibited sign painted directly on an exterior wall of a building or on any structure upon that property. A prohibited sign includes, but is not limited to, any permanent display of any letter, numeral, figure, emblem, insignia, picture, outline, character, spectacle, delineation, announcement, or any combination thereof which is painted of a color different from the color of the exterior of the structure on which it is painted and which is visible beyond the boundaries of the property, including signs commonly known as graffiti. A painted area on the side of a structure used to cover a prohibited sign or graffiti which is of a different color or surface material than the remaining exterior surface of that side of the structure is unlawful.
(1969 Code, § 17-40) (Ord. 1996-38, passed 10-28-1996) Penalty, see § 131.99