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Prohibited Signs 8.690 Prohibited Signs. No sign shall be constructed, erected or maintained; ~ a} Within the public right of way. ~ b} Which bears or contains statements, words or pictures of an obscene, indecent or immoral character, such as will offend public morals or decency. ~ c} Which purports to be, or i s an imitation of, or resembles an official traffic sign or signal, or which bears the words "STOP," "GO SLOW," "CAUTION," "DANGER," "WARNING," or similar words. ~ d} Which, by reason of its size, 1 ocati on, movement, content, coloring or manner of illumination may be confused with or con- strued as a traffic control device; or which hides from view any traffic or street sign or signal. fie} Which advertises or publicizes an activity, business, product or service not conducted on the premises upon which such signs are maintained; except as provided in sections 8.695 to 8.705. ~ f } Which advertises or publicizes an activity, business, product or service not conducted by the owner or lessee of a motor vehi c1 a or recreati anal vehicle upon which such signs are main-~ twined. ~ g} Which rotates or has a rotati ng or moving part or parts that revolve at a speed i n excess of five revolutions per minute. Reader board signs shall not be allowed to rotate. ~ h} Which consists of banners, flags, posters, pennants, ribbons, streamers, strings of ]fight bulbs, spinners, or elements creating sound or sme11 which are signs defined by this code, except seasonal decorations, community events signs, and conference and convention signs as permitted by section 8.610~f}, ~i}, and 4 j} of this code. ~ i } Which represent any article or thing that i s of unarti s- ti c nature, or which i s i n i tsel f unsi ghtly, grotesque, of offen- si ve character or a monstrosi ty; i t being the intent and purpose of this section that al 1 signs shat 1 be attractive i n appearance. ~j} Which would substantially obstruct the view of a sign on ad jai ni ng property when viewed from a di stance of 240 feet at any point four feet above the roadway grade of the traffic lane clos- est to the street property line. ~k} Which is written upon, temporarily or permanently placed upon or attached to a motor vehicle, mobile home or recreational vehicle which advertises the price of any product or service, or indicates that a busi Hess i s open or closed, except as permitted in section 8.610. ~l} As used in this section the term motor vehicle is defined as provided in chapter 5 of this code and the term mobile home and recreational vehicle are defined a provided i n chapter 9 of thi s code . Ordinance -~ 19