1365.05 PROHIBITED SIGNS.

   The following signs shall be prohibited in all districts, except as otherwise noted herein:

   (a)   Animated sign that incorporates in any manner flashing or moving lights or any other visible moving or revolving part, except for the time, temperature, or date sign.

   (b)   Commercial banners, pennants, flags, spinners, streamers, large balloons, or strings of lights, except as permitted in Section 1365.08 On-Premise Temporary Signs, and Section 1365.03 - Permit Exemptions.

   (c)   Sign which obstructs or impairs the vision of drivers.

   (d)   Signs which makes use of such words as "STOP", "LOOK", "DANGER", or other similar words, phrases, symbols, or characters in such a manner as to imply the need or requirement of stopping or the existence of danger.

   (e)   Sign which obstructs free ingress or egress for a door, window, fire escape, or other exit way.

   (f)   Portable signs.

   (g)   Sign determined by planning staff to contain obscene, indecent, or immoral matter.

   (h)   Sign which no longer advertises a bona fide business, activity, campaign, service or product.

   (i)   Any sign located in a public right-of-way, Except as provided in Section 1365.09.

   (j)   All off-premise commercial signs and permanent off-premise community and nonprofit organization signs, with the exception of that mentioned in subsection (j) hereof.

   (k)   All signs with exposed neon, the typical “Open” signs.

      (Ord. 2005-06-02. Passed 3-20-06.)