§ 505-50. Prohibited signs.

Any sign not specifically permitted, exempted, or authorized by this article is prohibited. It shall be unlawful to erect, cause to be erected, maintain or cause to be maintained any sign described as follows:

(A)

Any sign which constitutes a traffic hazard or is a detriment to traffic safety by reason of its size, location, movement, content, coloring, or method of illumination. This shall include signs that are of such intensity or brilliance as to cause glare or impair the vision of any motorist, cyclist, or pedestrian using or entering a public way.

(B)

Any sign that obstructs the vision between pedestrians and vehicles using the public rights-of-way, including but not restricted to, those not meeting visibility requirements of this Code. Specifically prohibited are signs using lights or illuminations that flash, move, rotate, scintillate, blink, flicker, or vary in intensity or color, are intermittent, create display video, scrolling, or sequencing or any other type of movement, or message or sign face change, except for any portion of a sign containing time-temperature-date information.

(C)

Words and symbols associated with traffic control so as to interfere with, mislead or confuse traffic, such as, but not limited to, "stop," "look," "caution," "danger," or "slow." Signs that resemble any official sign or marker erected by any governmental agency, which sign by reason of its position, shape or color, would conflict with the proper functioning of any traffic sign or signal, or are of a size, a location, have movement or have color or illumination that may be reasonably confused with or construed as, or conceal, a traffic-control device.

(D)

Signs, within ten (10) feet of public right-of-way or one hundred (100) feet of traffic control lights, which contain yellow, red or green lights that might be confused with traffic control lights.

(E)

Signs that contain any lighting or control mechanism that cause unreasonable interference with radio, television or other communication signals.

(F)

Bare bulbs in excess of eleven (11) watts.

(G)

Signs that are of such intensity or brilliance as to cause glare or nuisance to occupants of any property.

(H)

Snipe signs.

(I)

Signs placed on any public or private property in such a manner that the same may be blown, carried by water or otherwise scattered by the elements, or so as to constitute litter.

(J)

Vehicle signs as defined by this article.

(K)

Signs that are in violation of the building code or electrical code adopted by the city.

(L)

Signs with visible moving, revolving, or rotating parts or visible mechanical movement of any description, or other apparent visible movement achieved by electrical, electronic, or mechanical means, except for traditional barber poles.

(M)

Signs with the optical illusion of movement or change by means of a design that presents a pattern capable of giving the illusion of motion, including signs with features that are capable of movement or presentation of a change of message by such means, whether or not actual movement is present. However, this shall not be construed to prohibit a changeable-copy sign that is changeable by manual removal or replacement of the sign or its content.

(N)

Wind signs.

(O)

Signs that incorporate projected images, emit any sound that is intended to attract attention, or involve the use of live animals.

(P)

Signs that emit audible sound, odor, or visible matter such as smoke or steam.

(Q)

Signs or sign structures that interfere in any way with free use of any fire escape, emergency exit, or standpipe; made of combustible materials that are attached to or in close proximity to fire escapes or fire fighting equipment; or that obstruct any window to such an extent that light or ventilation is reduced to a point below that required by any provision of any city-adopted life safety or building code, or other ordinance of the city.

(R)

Signs that are painted, pasted, or printed on any curbstone, flagstone, pavement, or any portion of any sidewalk or street, or on any permanent building or permanent structure, excluding supergraphics on building walls.

(S)

Off-premises signs (billboards), except that this prohibition shall not apply to off-premises signs which are legal, presently in existence, used for outdoor advertising, and located along any portion of the "interstate highway system" or the "federal-aid primary highway system" as defined and regulated in F.S. ch. 479. Signs erected along any portion of the interstate or federal-aid primary highway systems within the meaning of F.S. §§ 479.01(5), (7), (9), (12) and (14), 479.15(2), and 479.24(1), shall be subject to removal, as provided pursuant to F.S. ch. 479, as these sections may be amended from time to time.

(T)

Roof signs.

(U)

Signs erected on public property, or upon private property (such as private utility poles) located on public property, other than signs erected by public authority for public purposes and signs authorized in writing pursuant to F.S. section 337.407.

(V)

Signs, located in any street, park, or other public way or place within the city, other than those required to be posted to ensure traffic safety or otherwise pursuant to the requirements of law.

(W)

Signs placed on any public or private property in such a manner that the same may be blown, carried by water or otherwise scattered by the elements, or so as to constitute litter ("snipe signs").

(X)

Permanent signs having fluorescent colors.

(Y)

Signs erected within any navigable waterway within the city so as to be located beyond any established bulkhead line, and oriented so as to be visible from a public place.

(Z)

Bus bench and bus shelter signs, and other signs on transportation facilities, unless specifically provided for through the license with the city for the facility at designated transit stops and multi-modal transportation facilities. In no event are such signs allowed in residentially zoned areas. All other signs that are not specifically permitted or exempted by this article or fail to conform to the number, size, location and other requirements of this Article; however, any authorized or permitted sign under this article is allowed to contain non-commercial speech in lieu of commercial speech.

(AA)

All pole signs and projecting pole signs that are not specifically authorized for shopping centers, hotels, office complexes and industrial complexes within one thousand (1,000) feet of I-95 or I-595 in accordance with section 505-130 and the Hotel Overlay District regulations of section 315-50.

(BB)

Any type of digital sign that is not specifically authorized for shopping centers, hotels, office complexes and industrial complexes within one thousand (1,000) feet of I-95 or I-595 in accordance with section 505-130 and the Hotel Overlay District regulations of section 315-50.

(CC)

Walking signs.

(Ord. No. 2012-009, § 2(Exh. A), 5-8-12)