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Article II. Administration
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Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, no person shall erect, alter, maintain, or relocate any of the following signs in the City and such existing signs must be removed:

(1) Animated Signs. Any animated sign as defined in CMC 18.55.040, except as permitted under CMC 18.55.140 through 18.55.200.

(2) Nuisance Signs. Any signs that emit smoke, visible particles, odors, and/or sound, except that speakers in signs on the premises of a drive-through facility shall be allowed.

(3) Hazardous Signs. Any sign that is dangerous or confusing to motorists and pedestrians, including any sign that by its color, wording, design, location, or illumination resembles or conflicts with any official traffic control device or that otherwise impedes the safe and efficient flow of traffic.

(4) Impediment to Access. No sign may impede free ingress and egress from any sidewalk, pedestrian walkway, door, window, or exit way required by building and fire regulations.

(5) Portable signs on wheels (trailer signs) and outdoor electric portable signs.

(6) Abandoned signs as defined by CMC 18.55.040.

(7) Signs within the public right-of-way, public property, public easements or structures, including, but not limited to, medians, roundabouts, sidewalks, utility poles and cabinets, street light poles, traffic poles and signals, and street trees, except as allowed pursuant to CMC 18.55.190.

(8) Signs placed on or painted on a motor vehicle or trailer parked with the primary purpose of serving as a sign not otherwise allowed by this chapter.

(9) Graffiti.

(10) Signs without a Proper Permit. Signs erected, constructed, or structurally altered that are required to have a permit for such action and that were erected, constructed, or altered without obtaining a permit for such action.

(11) Sound. No sign shall emit any sound that is intended to attract attention beyond the boundaries of the lot on which it is located or that creates a public nuisance. (Ord. 08-18 § 2 (Exh. A))