The following signs are prohibited within the limits of the city, and any person who erects a prohibited sign may be found guilty of a Class II misdemeanor and be subject to a fine of $200 and/or incarceration in the county’s jail for a maximum of 30 days:
(A) Signs attached or applied to trees, utility poles, vending machines, boxes, benches, and other unapproved supporting structures;
(B) Signs encroaching on a public right-of-way or extending beyond a property line except as allowed by this chapter;
(C) Illuminated signs containing flashing, intermitting, or moving light that interferes with the public’s enjoyment of property or the traveled way of streets or obscures traffic signs or devices;
(D) Signs that constitute pedestrian or vehicular traffic hazards or which could be confused with any governmental regulatory, directional, or warning sign;
(E) Signs attached to any public property, including but not limited to power poles, street light poles, traffic signs, fire hydrants, or any public building;
(F) Signs that interfere with traffic signs or signals;
(G) Signs that have vulgar pictures or wording; and
(H) Signs that case a visibility problem or interfere with traffic in any way.
(Ord. 5.01C, passed 6-5-2008)