Any sign not specifically permitted is prohibited, including, but not limited to, the following signs:

(1)

Animated signs or flashing signs;

(2)

Banner or pennant signs, unless otherwise permitted through an outdoor event permit;

(3)

Balloon signs, except as otherwise permitted through an outdoor event permit;

(4)

Bench signs on privately owned property;

(5)

Billboard signs located within 1,500 feet of another billboard sign or within 1,500 feet of a public school or residentially zoned district, except for any lawfully erected billboard sign existing on the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived along any portion of the federal-aid primary highway system. For the purposes of this article, the federal-aid primary highway system shall mean U.S. 441 (SR7);

(6)

Off-premises signs, except for any lawfully erected billboard sign that is existing on the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, holds a current valid state permit, and is located within 200 feet of the edge of the right-of-way of any portion of a federal-aid primary highway;

(7)

Flags, unless otherwise permitted through an outdoor event permit;

(8)

Pole signs;

(9)

Projecting signs;

(10)

Roof signs;

(11)

Sandwich or sidewalk signs, unless otherwise permitted through an outdoor event permit;

(12)

Snipe signs;

(13)

Trailer signs, unless otherwise permitted through an outdoor event permit;

(14)

Vehicle signs;

(15)

Any sign that copies or imitates an official sign or purports to have official status;

(16)

Any illuminated tubing or strings of lights, including but not limited to those outlining property lines, open sales areas, rooflines, doors, windows, landscaping, or the edges of walls, except for strings of lights exempt under holiday decorations;

(17)

Any sign attached to an accessory structure, such as a fence or a wall, if such sign is legible from the public right-of-way or from other property;

(18)

Any sign that obstructs or substantially interferes with any window, door, fire escape, stairway, ladder, or opening intended to provide light, air, ingress, or egress to any building;

(19)

Signs placed on a piece of property without permission of its owners or agent;

(20)

Cabinet signs, roof signs, signs that extend above the parapet of a building, signs on benches and freestanding shelters not attached to a building; and

(21)

Externally-illuminated signs unless lighting is recessed in ground.

(Ord. No. 2007-02, exh. A, § 25, 2-21-2007; Ord. No. 2011-03, § 2(25A), 3-2-2011)