The regulations contained in this section shall apply to all signs and all districts.
(a) Any illuminated sign or lighting device shall employ only light emitting a light of constant intensity, and no sign shall be illuminated by or containing flashing, intermittent, rotating, or moving light or lights. In no event shall an illuminated sign or lighting device be placed or directed so as to permit the beams and illumination therefrom to be directed or beamed upon a public thoroughfare so as to cause glare or reflection that may constitute a traffic hazard or nuisance.
(b) All wiring, fittings, and materials used in the construction, connection, and operation of electrically illuminated signs shall be in accordance with the provisions of the local electric code in effect, if any.
(c) No hanging signs nor signs horizontal to the building shall be erected or maintained at more than two-thirds the distance to the curb (not closer than two (2) feet from the curb) and the bottom of the sign shall be at a height of ten (10) feet (at a minimum of ten (10) feet) from the sidewalk.
(d) No sign shall be placed on the roof of any building, except those signs whose supporting structure is screened so the sign appears to be a continuance of the face of the building.
(e) No portable or temporary sign shall be placed on the front or face of a building or upon any of the premises except as provided in Section 1161.07 herein.
(f) No sign except as provided in Section 1161.07, or part thereof shall contain or consist of banners, posters, pennants, ribbons, streamers, spinners, or other similar moving devices. Such devices, as well as strings of lights, shall not be used for the purpose of advertising or attracting attention when not a part of a sign.
(g) No permanent sign erected or maintained in the window of a building, visible from any public or private street or highway, shall occupy more than twenty percent (20%) of the window surface.
(h) No sign of any classification shall be installed, erected, or attached in any form, shape, or manner to a fire escape or any door or window giving access to any fire escape.
(i) All sign hung and erected shall be plainly marked with the name of the person, firm or corporation responsible for maintaining the sign.
(j) Should any sign be or become unsafe or be in danger of falling, the owner thereof or the person maintaining the same, shall upon receipt of written notice from the Zoning Inspector proceed at once to put such sign in a safe and secure condition or remove the sign.
(k) No sign shall be placed in any public right of way except in the Central Business District where subsection (c) applies. Publicly owned signs, and directional signs, and signs directing and guiding traffic and parking on private property but bearing no advertising matter shall be permitted on any property.