1274.06 PROHIBITED SIGNS.

   (a)   The following types of signs are prohibited in all zoning use districts.

(1)   Abandoned signs.

(2)   Banners, pennants, festoons, searchlights and other moving devices may be used only as permitted in Section 1274.04(d)(5) or Section 1274.05(g).

(3)   Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or government signs or signals.

(4)   Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the sole purpose of displaying said sign. (This paragraph shall not apply to temporary "for sale" signs nor to commercial vehicles parked in the course of normal commerce.)

(5)   Off-premises signs in any zoning use district other than B-4 Motorist Service Districts in accordance with provisions of Section 1274.12.

(6)   Flashing signs.

(7)   Signs containing statements, words or pictures of an obscene, indecent or immoral character.

(8)   Signs which, through damage or deterioration, pose a hazard.

(9)   Signs erected without a valid permit.

   (b)   Should such prohibited signs come into existence and the owner does not remove them within ten days after having been served notice of this prohibition, the City may cause the offending sign to be removed at the owner's expense as provided in Section 1274.10.

(Ord. 89-8. Passed 12-4-89.)