(A) Signs shall not be permitted within the public right-of-way or easements, except as erected by an official unit of government or public utilities for the direction of traffic or necessary public information.
(B) Flashing or rotating signs resembling emergency vehicles shall not be permitted in any district.
(C) Signs painted on a building shall be governed by the square footage limitations specified in the appropriate zoning districts. These shall be repainted when required to be kept in good condition, and shall be repainted, removed or painted out when, in the opinion of the City Council, they are not so maintained.
(D) No sign shall be placed that resembles any official marker erected by a governmental agency or shall display the words as “stop” or “danger.”
(E) No sign shall be permitted to obstruct any window, door, fire escape, stairway or opening intended to provide light, air, ingress or egress for any building or structure.
(F) The owner, lessee or manger of any ground sign and the owner of the land on which the same is located shall keep grass or weeds and other growth cut and debris and rubbish cleaned up and removed from the lot on which a sign is located.
(G) Advertising signs, business signs and name plate signs which may be or may hereafter become rotted, unsafe or unsightly shall be repaired or removed by the owner or lessee of the property upon which the sign stands upon notice of the City Council.
(H) Where a sign is illuminated, the source of light shall not shine upon any part of a residence or into any residence district or any roadway.
(I) No advertising or business sign shall be permitted in any residential district, except signs advertising a permitted home occupation limited to an overall area of four square feet.
(Ord. passed 3-9-93; Am. Ord. 98-02, passed 11-10-98; Am. Ord. 00-01, passed 5-9-00; Am. Ord. 00-03, passed 6-13-00) Penalty, see § 153.999