§ 722. Signs prohibited outright.

The following signs and advertising devices are prohibited unless otherwise specifically provided in this article:

1.

Airblown advertising devices.

2.

Festoons and pennants.

3.

Hand-held signs.

4.

Signs erected within a state or county right-of-way without the permission of the owner. Any unauthorized traffic control device or sign or message placed in a public right-of-way by a private organization or individual constitutes a public nuisance and is subject to removal.

5.

Signs erected at a height of between three and eight feet within a site visibility triangle established by this UDC, or a sign at any height that obstructs or interferes with the vision of a motor vehicle operator's view of approaching, merging, or intersecting traffic.

6.

Signs erected without the permission of the property owner.

7.

Signs that are painted on or attached to trees, fences, fence posts, utility poles, or rocks or other natural features.

8.

Signs that emit smoke, vapor, or odor.

9.

Signs that rotate, revolve, or have moving parts.

10.

Signs that obstruct any fire escape, window, door, or opening usable for fire prevention or suppression, or that prevent the free passage from one part of a roof to any other part thereof.

11.

Signs shaped in a manner and with a color that imitates, or could be mistaken for, an official traffic control sign, such as a red, octagonal "stop" sign or yellow, triangular "yield" sign.

12.

Signs containing reflective elements that sparkle in the sunlight or otherwise simulate illumination during daylight hours or that contain luminous paint that glows in the dark.

13.

Umbrellas used for advertising or with sign copy.

14.

Portable signs.

15.

Roof signs.

16.

Vehicular signs, and signs or advertising devices attached to vehicles operating within public rights-of-ways (also commonly referred to as mobile billboards).

(Ord. No. 17-003 , § 1, 10-2-2017)