1185.04 PROHIBITED SIGNS.
The following signs are specifically prohibited:
   (a)   Abandoned signs.
   (b)   Beacons and Searchlights, except for emergency, health or safety purposes.
   (c)   Billboards and other off-premise signs.
   (d)   Blinking, flashing or intermittent lighting, except those permitted as part of an electronic copy signs.
   (e)   Moving, animated or rotating signs.
   (f)   Pennants, streamers, and similar devices.
   (g)   All helium, gas and air balloons located on or anchored to structures, vehicles, the ground, or to anything connected to or on the ground.
   (h)   Portable signs except as authorized under temporary signs.
   (i)   Projecting signs, except as provided elsewhere in this Code.
   (j)   Roof signs.
   (k)   Signs attached to any tree, utility pole, fence, bench, trash receptacle, or newspaper vending machine.
   (l)   Signs for which a permit has not been issued by the city or which are not exempt under 1185.03.
   (m)   Signs attached to or painted on the face of accessory buildings except those attached to automatic teller machines or similar structures.
   (n)   Any sign which, by reason of its size, shape, location, content, coloring or manner of illumination:
      (l)   Constitute a traffic hazard or a detriment to traffic safety by obstructing the vision of drivers or by obstructing or detracting from the visibility of any traffic sign or control device on public streets and roads.
      (2)   May be confused with a traffic-control sign, signal or device or the light of an emergency or road equipment vehicle.
   (o)   Signs which make use of words, phrases, symbols or characters in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead or confuse traffic.
   (p)   Signs which obstruct free ingress and egress from a required door, window, fire escape, or other required exit way.
   (q)   Signs or parts thereof which are erected within or above a public right-of-way.
   (r)   Signs which convey visual information that may be prohibited under the obscenity statutes of the state.
   (s)   Spinning devices or strings of spinning devices.
   (t)   Window signs which cover more than 50% of total window area.
   (u)   Attention-getting devices such as balloons, spinners, pennants, streamers and similar devices or ornamentation except as permitted under Sec. 1185.06 D.
   (v)   Strings of light bulbs, except when used for decorative purposes during a holiday season.
      (Ord. 45-08. Passed 12-15-08.)