§ 155.495 PROHIBITED SIGNS.

   (A)   Any sign or attention-getting device not specifically regulated by this subchapter shall be considered prohibited until the City Council can make a determination as to its acceptability and, if appropriate, initiate an amendment to this subchapter.

   (B)   The following signs are specifically prohibited by this subchapter:

      (1)   Roof signs;

      (2)   Signs painted directly on the outside wall of a building;

      (3)   Off-premise signs; except for off-premise signs in parks as set forth in § 155.496(D)(3);

      (4)   Private signs that resemble any official marker, governmental agency, or display such words as “stop” or “danger” unless so specified by this subchapter or the City Code;

      (5)   Flashing signs;

      (6)   Motion signs, and signs giving off an intermittent, steady, or rotating beam of light, except as allowed by M.S. § 173.016, Subd. 3;

      (7)   Illegal nonconforming signs;

      (8)   Signs which advertise an activity, business, product, or service no longer produced, processed, or conducted on the premises upon which the sign is located;

      (9)   Signs on or attached to equipment such as vehicles, semi-truck trailers or other portable trailers where signing is a principle use of the equipment on either a temporary or permanent basis;

      (10)   Electronic message signs except as set forth in § 155.496(C)(8) and § 155.496(D)(1)(e).

(Ord. 0701, passed 1-9-07; Am. Ord. 0703, passed 7-10-07; Am. Ord. 1003, passed 6-8-10)