§ 117.09 VISIBILITY OF MERCHANDISE AND ACTIVITIES; EXTERIOR APPEARANCE AND PAINTING.
   (A)   It shall be unlawful for an owner or operator of a regulated establishment to allow the merchandise or activities of the regulated establishment to be visible from any point outside such regulated establishment.
   (B)   It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of a regulated establishment to allow the exterior portions of the regulated establishment to have flashing lights or any words, lettering, photographs, silhouettes, drawings or pictorial representations of any manner, except to the extent permitted by the provisions of this chapter.
   (C)   It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of a regulated establishment to allow exterior portions of the regulated establishment to be painted any color other than a single achromatic color. This provision shall not apply to any regulated establishment if the following conditions are met:
      (1)   The regulated establishment is a part of a commercial multi-unit center; and
      (2)   The exterior portions of each individual unit in the commercial multi-unit center, including the exterior portions of the regulated establishment, are painted the same color as one another or are painted in such a way so as to be a component of the overall architectural style or pattern of the commercial multi-unit center.
   (D)   Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the painting of an otherwise unpainted exterior portion of a regulated establishment.
(1998 Code, § 26-69) Penalty, see § 117.99