Illumination of signs and other street graphics is permitted, subject to the following requirements:

    A.    Except as otherwise authorized in this code or the city of Columbia, Illinois Municipal Code, no illuminated street graphics shall be allowed in a residential zoning district in the city.

    B.    No red, yellow, green or other colored light shall be used at any location in such a manner as to confuse or interfere with vehicular traffic.

    C.    No sign shall have blinking, flashing or fluttering lights or other illumination devices which have a changing light intensity, brightness or color.

    D.    The light from any illuminated sign or other street graphic shall be shaded, shielded or directed so as to avoid the creation or continuation of any public or private nuisance or traffic hazard.

    E.    No exposed reflective type bulb, and no strobe light or incandescent lamp which exceeds fifteen (15) watts, shall be used on the exterior surface of any sign in such a manner as to expose the face of the bulb, light, or lamp to any public street or to adjacent property. (Ord. 1705 § 1, 1998; Ord. 892 § 3-5, 1991)