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Article 6: Development Standards
<br />Section 6.12: Sions
<br />(5) Within non - residential zoning districts, political signs shall not exceed the
<br />maximum allowable sign area permitted for freestanding signs.
<br />(6) Political signs shall only be erected 90 days prior to the established dat of a
<br />general election, school board election, referendum, special election, imary, or
<br />other similar political activity.
<br />7) Political signs shall be removed within 21 days after an election.
<br />(8 Political signs shall be allowed within rights -of -way of the State ighway system
<br />only in accordance with State law.
<br />(9) %imilar olitical signs shall not be allowed on telephone poles, utili poles, trees, other
<br />natural objects, and other signs or sign structures.
<br />6.12.6 Prohibited Sig
<br />The following signs are rohibited in all zoning districts:
<br />(A) Advertising signs esembling traffic signals, traffic /dh rgency vehicles' flashing
<br />lights, non - govern ntal sanctioned signs utilizing 'stop', `slow', `caution',
<br />`danger', or any sign at is likely to be misconstruaveling public as being
<br />official governmental s ns or emergency warningy their distracting nature
<br />create a hazard to moto ' ts;
<br />(D) Signs, except for off-,re mi s signs allowed un er this Section, advertising an activity,
<br />business, product or service o longer condu ed on the premises upon which the sign is
<br />located. Such signage shall Xae ed wit in 90 days from the date of termination of
<br />such activity. Upon failure of r to move such signs within the prescribed time,
<br />the Planning Director shall tapri e legal action to have such sign removed;
<br />(C) Flashing, blinking, pulsating, i ns with moving parts except for signs showing
<br />time of day and temperature rt of an approved sign advertising a permitted
<br />business activity on a parcel ty, (D) Signs with electronic moveabscro ' g messages or other similar electronic
<br />displays designed to change ore th n once an hour or a maximum of 8 times in
<br />a 24 hour period;
<br />(E) Signs, other than traffic, go ernmental, street na a signs, political signs erected in
<br />accordance with State la , or other official govern ental or public agency sign, shall not
<br />be permitted within any treet right -of -way;
<br />(F) Roof signs;
<br />(G) Snipe signs;
<br />(FI) Beacon lights, imated signs, trailer signs and snipe signs;
<br />(1) Portable sign ,unless approved for a special event in accorda ce with Section
<br />6.12.11(D);
<br />(J) Signs su orted in whole or in part by water, gas, air, or could othe ise be designated
<br />as infla ble signs; Individuals erecting an inflatable sign shall be sub ct to an immediate
<br />notice f violation and shall be required to remove the sign within the ti e frame it would
<br />nor ally take to deflate the sign, unless approved for a special event in ccordance with
<br />Se _ion 6.12.11(D);
<br />/(K)igns mounted on a single pole or mast;
<br />ns that contain rotating sign panels or objects;
<br />ns that obstruct ingress and egress to any door, window, fire escape, stairway, adder,
<br />other opening intended to provide light, air, ingress, or egress for any room or bu ing;
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