(A) Flashing or intermittent intensity signs.
(1) No illuminated signs shall be of the flashing or intermittent intensity type.
(2) No indoor illumination of any type or illuminated sign, when viewed from the outdoors, shall be of the flashing or intermittent intensity type.
(B) Spotlights and floodlights. It shall be unlawful to maintain any sign which is wholly or partially illuminated by floodlights or spotlights unless such lights are installed within the fixture or shielded to completely conceal the illuminations as viewed from the curb line.
(C) Goose-neck reflectors and lights. Goose-neck reflectors and lights shall be permitted on freestanding signs, projecting signs, and wall signs, provided, however, that the reflectors shall concentrate the illumination only upon the area of the sign or be shielded in a manner so as to prevent glare upon the street or adjacent property.
(D) Interior illumination. The lettering or advertising design to be illuminated from the interior of a sign shall be composed of transparent or semi-transparent, incombustible or approved combustible materials.
(E) Brightness.
(1) LED Lighting: The light level of an illuminated sign lit with LED bulbs shall be no greater than five thousand (5,000) nits of luminance from dawn to dusk, and no greater than one hundred fifty (150) nits of luminance from dusk to dawn.
(2) Non-LED Lighting: The light level of an illuminated sign lit with bulbs other than LED bulbs shall be no greater than one foot-candle at any time of day as measured at the curb line.
(Ord. 95-1934, passed 6-13-95; Am. Ord. 20-4221, passed 4-16-20) Penalty, see § 10.99