Unless otherwise specifically authorized by this chapter, the following signs are prohibited, regardless of their location in the City, and will not be issued a permit:
(a) Abandoned Signs;
(b) Advertising Vehicles. No person shall operate or park any vehicle or trailer on a public right of way, or on public property so as to be visible from a public right of way, which vehicle or trailer has attached thereto or located thereon any sign or advertising device, for the purpose of advertisement of products or directing people to a business or activity located on the same or nearby property or on any other premises. This prohibition is not intended to prohibit any form of vehicular signage, such as a sign attached to a bus or lettered on a motor vehicle, unless the primary purpose of such vehicle is for such advertising.
(c) Animated Signs.
(d) Hazardous Signs.
(e) Mobile and Portable Commercial Signs.
(f) Motor Vehicle Signs. (Ord. 1-2006. Passed 2-22-06.)
(Ord. 84-2006. Passed 8-21-06.)
(h) Pennant Banners.
(i) Pole-Mounted Signs.
(j) Roof Signs.
(k) Signs Affixed to Certain Property. No sign may be painted, marked, written, posted or displayed on or otherwise affixed to any street sign or traffic sign, sidewalk, crosswalk, curb, curbstone, street lamp post, hydrant, railroad trestle, electric light or power pole or telephone pole or wire appurtenance thereof, fixture of the fire alarm system, public bridge, drinking fountain, natural features such as trees, shrubs, rocks or tree stakes or guards, provided however that signs posted for the purpose of identification on a utility structure for safety and maintenance may be erected and displayed.
(Ord. 1-2006. Passed 2-22-06.)
(l) Signs Encroaching Upon a Public Right-of-Way. Except as specifically authorized by the issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness by the Architectural Review Board for signs in the B-3 Central Business District, no sign, marquee or awning, or any part thereof, or any part of the foundation or support thereof, may be erected if displayed on, over or across any street, road, highway, alley, sidewalk, public parking lot, or other public right-of-way unless an ordinance authorizing such encroachment has been enacted by City Council. However, any banners authorized pursuant to Section 1166.07
(h)(2)A. and curb signs are permitted as provided elsewhere in this chapter;
(Ord. 84-2006. Passed 8-21-06.)
(m) Signs Interfering with Traffic.
(1) No sign may be erected or displayed which simulates any traffic control or warning signs, light or device and which is visible from any street, road, highway, alley, parking area or other area utilized by motor vehicles;
(2) No sign may be erected or displayed which obstructs, obscures or impairs the free and clear vision of motorists on a public right-of-way or which interferes with, misleads, confuses or endangers motorists or pedestrians;
(3) No sign may be erected or displayed which utilizes a spotlight or other device which projects a beam of light in the direction of any street, road, highway, alley or parking area.
(Ord. 1-2006. Passed 2-22-06.)