1112.04 PROHIBITED SIGNS.

   (a)   Balloon or air-activated signs (Example: "Wavy arm"/ inflatable man).

   (b)   Pole Signs.

   (c)   Off-Premises Signs.

   (d)   Signs within the right-of-way with the exception of warning signs or traffic safety signs required by public utility providers, by a public transit or transportation agency.

   (e)   Dilapidated signs, or signs that are not secure, including sign structures.

   (f)   Signs that do not conform to City or State building, fire, or electrical codes.

   (g)   Signs or advertising erected and maintained on trees or painted or drawn upon rocks or other natural features.

   (h)   Signs or advertising devices which attempt or appear to attempt, to direct the movement of traffic, or which interfere with, imitate, or resemble an official sign, signal, or device.

   (i)   Vehicle signs viewed from a public road with the primary purpose of providing signage not otherwise allowed by this code.

   (j)   Vehicle signs include those attached to or placed on a vehicle or trailer, including, but not limited to, vehicle wraps. Vehicles or trailers shall not be parked continuously in one location to be used primarily as additional signage. This does not apply to a vehicle parked at a driver's residence and is the primary means of transportation to and from his or her place of employment.

   (k)   Signs that are applied to trees, bus shelters, utility poles, benches, trash receptacles, newspaper vending machines or boxes, or any other unapproved supporting structure, or otherwise placed in the public right-of-way.

   (l)   Signs which are not securely affixed to the ground or otherwise affixed in a permanent manner to an approved supporting structure unless specifically permitted as a temporary sign.

   (m)   Signs attached to a fire escape or that obstruct any fire escape, any means of egress or ventilation.

   (n)   Signs that contain words, pictures, or statements which are obscene, as defined by the Ohio Revised Code Section 2907.01.

   (o)   Signs that employ any parts or elements which revolve, rotate, whirl, spin or otherwise make use of motion to attract attention.

   (p)   Animated Signs.

   (q)   Beacons and searchlights, except for emergency purposes.

   (r)   Except for identification signs on agricultural buildings, no sign or billboard shall be painted or erected directly upon the roof of any building or structure.

   (s)   Signs made of cardboard.

   (t)   Signs which advertise an activity, business, product or service no longer produced or conducted on the premises upon which the sign is located.

   (u)   Signs which contain or consist of pennants, ribbons, streamers, spinners, balloons, strings of light bulbs or other similar or moving devices.

      (1)   These devices when not part of any sign are similarly prohibited unless they are utilized for illumination purposes at special civic and religious functions, construction sites, holiday decorations and temporary public entertainment of a nonpromotional nature.

      (2)   The use of strings of white light bulbs at temporary seasonal sales shall be permitted when permanent type lighting is not practical, subject to approval by the Director of Public Service.

   (v)   Internally lit cabinet boxes.

(Ord. 081-2023. Passed 10-3-23.)