(A) Prohibited signs.
(1) Signs that are not specifically authorized are prohibited, including, but not limited to:
(a) Vehicle signs not in compliance with division (D) of this section.
(b) Fixed aerial advertising and displays.
(c) Off premise signs except as provided in § 154-05-005(C).
(d) Roof mounted signs which project above the highest point of the roof line, parapet or facade of the building.
(e) Any sign or device emitting a sound or substance.
(f) Any sign or device with intermittent or flashing illumination, animations or moving copy, but not including EMCs.
(2) Except as specifically allowed in § 154-05-005(C), signs or notices of any kind placed or displayed on sidewalks, posts, utility poles, lamp posts, hydrants, trees, bridges, rocks, boulders, the ground, or other surfaces located in a town's right-of-way, town roadway easement, or on public property are prohibited.
(3) Except as provided in § 154-05-005(C), temporary signs are prohibited.
(B) Non-conforming sign/on premise.
(1) A nonconforming sign shall be removed per this Code if it is determined to be a public nuisance or at least 50% destroyed or it is abandoned or it is structurally unsound, as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
(2) Non-conforming signs with GRANDFATHERED rights shall be limited to signs which lawfully existed as of the adoption date of this Code. Any sign which was erected without a proper permit from the town shall remain a non-conforming and non-GRANDFATHERED sign and shall be subject to immediate removal or modification as determined by the Community Development Director in accordance with this Code.
(C) In addition to any other remedy or enforcement action, the following signs may be immediately removed by any employee or person under the direction of the Town Engineering or Community Development Departments:
(1) Signs placed on public property or in town right-of-way in violation of any section of this subchapter; and
(2) Signs placed on any property in violation of § 154-05-005(C).
All signs removed pursuant to this division (C) shall be retained for a period of 15 days. All such signs not claimed within 15 days may be disposed of.
(D) Vehicle signs. Signs on vehicles, shall be subject to the following conditions:
(1) The primary purpose of the vehicle is not the display of signs.
(2) Such signs are magnetic, decals or painted upon an integral part of the vehicle as originally designed by the manufacturer. Signs that break the silhouette of the vehicle shall not exceed three square feet.
(3) The vehicle is in operating condition, currently registered and licensed to operate on public streets when applicable, and actively used in the daily function of the business to which signs relate.
(4) The vehicle is not used primarily as a static display, nor utilized as storage or shelter.
(Ord. 466, passed 2-22-96; Am. Res. 2706, passed 4-4-13; Am. Ord. 829, passed 4-4-13)