§ 57A-14. General restrictions and prohibitions.

A. 

No sign shall be constructed of cloth, oilcloth, paper or other destructible material for display outside of any building, except for temporary signs, in which case said signs shall be permissible if properly mounted on a frame in a stationary manner. Said signs shall be removed within 90 days of their erection.

B. 

No sign or any part thereof, including lighting devices and reflectors, shall be placed so as to frame or outline any side of any wall of a building.

C. 

No sign which directs attention to a business, service, entertainment or commodity conducted, sold or offered elsewhere than upon the premises shall be erected or maintained.

D. 

No sign shall be attached to any tree, fence or utility pole, unless required for safety purposes and placed by the utility.

E. 

No banners, streamers, flags, pennants or noise-creating devices may be attached to or used in connection with any sign or be used as a sign.

[Amended 12-13-2011 by L.L. No. 28-2011, effective 12-28-2011]

F. 

No sign shall be erected or maintained which might be confused with any traffic control device or which might interfere with the vision or discernment of any traffic sign or which might cause danger to public travel.

G. 

Except as otherwise permitted in this chapter, no sign shall be erected or maintained which extends or projects into any right-of-way.