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Lafayette City Zoning Code

§ 13-17.8

Prohibited Signs.

[Ord. No. 2012-06 § 13-17.8; Ord. No. 2012-18 §§ 3, 4; Ord. No. 2018-16 § 3]
The following signs shall be specifically prohibited:
a. 
No signs shall be attached to any utility pole, public light standard or any other public facility located within the public right-of-way.
b. 
Temporary signs, except as permitted for in Subsection 13-17.10.
c. 
Moving or revolving signs and signs using waving, blinking, flashing, vibrating, flickering and/or sequential lighting.
d. 
Roof signs.
e. 
Signs causing interference with radio or television reception.
f. 
Signs obstructing doors, fire escapes or stairways or keeping light or air from windows used for living quarters.
g. 
Signs placed on awnings, fences or signs attached to other signs.
h. 
Signs shall not be painted on or affixed to water towers, storage tanks, silos, smokestacks or similar structures or to trees, rocks or other natural things.
i. 
The use and display of strings or streamers of flags, pennants, banners (except if a permit is approved and obtained for special promotions, events and grand openings as set forth in Subsection 13-17.10b), balloons, spotlights or spinners or similar objects and devices across, upon, over or along any premises or building, whether as a part of any sign or for advertising or public attraction or otherwise, are prohibited in any zone; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to decorations customarily used for holiday display or Township celebration.
j. 
Advertising display signs attached to vehicles with the exception of temporary signs as provided in Subsection 13-17.10 unless required by law.
k. 
Neon signs, with the exception of one sign designating the business as "open," as provided for in Subsection 13-17.13h.
l. 
All billboards and all signs or advertising devices not expressly related to the business being conducted on the premises.
m. 
LED signs, with the exception of one sign designating the business as "open" as provided for in Subsection 13-17.13h and energy efficient LED technology lighting on the petroleum price display portion of a sign relating to a motor vehicle fueling station per Subsection 13-14.1f.