§ 39-59. Prohibited signs.

It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, maintain, or permit the following signs:

(a)

Any sign prohibited by state or federal law;

(b)

Any sign creating a traffic hazard by obstructing vision in any sight triangle;

(c)

Any sign preventing free ingress or egress from any door, window, fire escape, or other entrance or exit to any building, or any sign attached to a standpipe or fire escape;

(d)

Any sign that is obscene, incites or produces or is likely to incite or produce lawless action, or contains fighting words;

(e)

Any sign that constitutes a public nuisance, including, but not limited to, signs that produce a hazardous amount of glare, advertise an illegal activity, or convey a false or misleading commercial advertisement;

(f)

Any sign that emits a sound, smell, or smoke;

(g)

Any sign that has been abandoned or is in disrepair;

(h)

Bench signs on privately owned property;

(i)

Roof signs;

(j)

Animated signs;

(k)

Pole signs that exceed four (4) feet in height or four (4) feet in sign area; and

(l)

Vehicle signs, except for those that are exempt under Section 39-58(c).

(Ord. No. 2018-15 , § 2, 4-10-18)