A. A swinging projection sign;

B. Strings of lights, banners, pennants, ribbons, streamers, spinners, rotation or blinking lights or similar devices of a carnival nature, except as permitted by a special use permit;

C. Flashing sign, except as permitted in subsection E of this section, signs which revolve in excess of eight rpm, and signs which contain wind actuated elements;

D. Signs attached to, or placed on, a vehicle or trailer parked on private or public property; this provision is not to be construed as prohibiting the identification of a firm or its principal products on a vehicle operating during the normal course of business; this does not include automobile for-sale signs; franchised buses or taxis are exempt;

E. Private signs placed in or on a public right-of-way;

F. Any sign which constitutes a traffic hazard or detriment to traffic safety by reason of its size, location, movement, content, coloring, or method of illumination; or by obstruction of, or distraction from the visibility of, any official traffic-control device by diverting or tending to divert the attention of drivers of moving vehicles from traffic movement on streets, roads, intersections, or access facilities; no sign, which by glare or method of illumination, constitutes a hazard to traffic shall be prohibited; no sign may use words, phrases, symbols or characters in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead or confuse traffic;

G. Any sign or advertising structure or supporting structure which is torn, damaged, defaced or destroyed shall be repaired, replaced or removed within thirty days of the damage; if a sign or structure is torn, damaged, defaced or destroyed and not repaired or replaced within thirty days of the casualty, the building inspector shall give written notice to the property owner and permittee of the sign requiring repair, replacement or removal thereof within thirty days; in the event the owner or permittee does not remove the sign pursuant to the notice, the building official is authorized to cause removal of such sign and any expense incident thereto shall be paid by the owner or permittee of the sign, or, if such person cannot be found, by the owner of the building or structure or property to which such sign or structure is affixed;

H. Any sign now or hereafter existing which no longer advertises a bona fide business conducted or a product sold shall be taken down and removed by the owner, agent or person having the beneficial use of the land, building or structure upon which such sign may be found within thirty days after written notification from the building official, and upon a failure to comply with such notice within the time specified in such order, the building official is authorized to cause removal of such sign, and any expense incident thereto shall be paid by the owner of the building or structure to which such sign is attached;

I. Signs attached to utility poles, trees, rocks or other natural features;

J. Signs attached to benches on public right-of-way;

K. Billboards. (Ord. 817 § 2, 1996).