All signs not expressly permitted in this Chapter or exempt from regulation pursuant to Section 1341.052, are prohibited in the City. Such prohibited signs include but are not limited to the following:
(a) Abandoned signs.
(b) Animated, flashing, rotating signs and festoons, inflatable signs, tethered balloons, banners, pennants, searchlights, streamers, exposed light bulbs, strings of lights not permanently mounted to a rigid background, and any clearly similar features, except those specifically exempt from regulation in Section 1341.052, or temporary special event signs permitted in Section 1341.04(e).
(c) Signs attached to or placed on a vehicle, including but not limited to automobiles, trucks, boats, campers, and trailers, which is parked in a manner to convey visible information to or attract the visual attention of a person in a public right-of-way for the purposes of providing advertisement for products or services or directing people to a business or activity, in addition to legally permitted signage for the site. This restriction shall not apply to buses or other forms of public transportation, taxicabs, or a vehicle displaying an advertisement that is affixed to and within the normal unaltered lines of the vehicle and the vehicle is engaged in the usual business of the owner, and not merely, mainly, or primarily used to display advertising.
(d) Signs containing any words or symbols that would cause confusion because of their resemblance to signs or devices conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
(e) Merchandise, equipment, products, vehicles or other items which are not available for purchase, but are intended to attract attention, or for identification or advertising purposes.
(f) Signs located on trees, utility poles, public benches or any other form of public property, or within any public right-of-way.
(g) Hand-held signs in or on the public right-of-way or displayed in a manner visible from the public right-of-way. This provision is directed toward such displays intended to draw attention to a commercial message or for a commercial purpose, and is not intended to limit such displays by persons participating in demonstrations, political rallies, displaying non-commercial messages or otherwise exercising their valid First Amendment rights.
(h) Signs that contain statements, words or pictures of an obscene, pornographic or immoral character; that contain advertising matter which is untruthful or that advertise illegal activity.
(i) Off-premises signs, except as otherwise provided by Section 1341.03(d).
(Ord. 1559. Passed 4-22-13.)