The following signs and advertising devices are prohibited:

    A.    Animated signs;

    B.    Any sign attached to any public utility pole, tree, fire hydrant, curb, sidewalk or other surface located on public property;

    C.    Any sign erected in any location where, by reason of its location, it will obstruct the view of any authorized traffic sign, signal, or other traffic control device. Nor may any sign, by reason of its shape, position or color interfere with or be confused with any authorized traffic signal sign or device. Further, no sign shall be erected in a location where it will obstruct vision of the public right-of-way to a vehicle operator during ingress to, egress from, or while traveling on the public right-of-way;

    D.    Any on-premises sign advertising an article or product not manufactured, assembled, processed, repaired or sold or a service not rendered upon the premises upon which the sign is located;

    E.    Any sign or advertising device such as banners and pennants affixed on poles, wires, ropes or streamers, wind-operated devices, fluttering signs, pinwheels, streamers, banners, street banners, and A- frames or other portable signs of like nature, and other similar contractions or techniques;

    F.    Signs placed or affixed to vehicles and/or trailers which are parked on a public right-of-way where the apparent purpose is to advertise a product or direct people to a business or activity located on the same or nearby property. However, this is not in any way intended to prohibit signs placed on or affixed to vehicles and trailers, such as permanent lettering on motor vehicles, where the sign is incidental to the primary use of the vehicle or trailer;

    G.    Flashing signs including electronic message centers; however, not including digital time and temperature signs involving only that information and no further or additional information of an advertising nature;

    H.    Portable signs, signs not permanently affixed to the ground;

    I.    Signs which contain characters, cartoons, statements, words or pictures of an obscene, indecent, prurient or immoral character. (Ord. 1743 § 1 (part), 1999)