§ 14-83. Prohibited signs.

The following types of signs or street graphics are prohibited in all zoning districts of Walton County. Walton County shall be empowered to remove or cause to be removed at the owner's expense all prohibited signs.

(a)

Roof signs.

(b)

Portable signs.

(c)

Projecting signs, unless the director grants approval. In no case, however, shall this type sign exceed two square feet.

(d)

Animated signs involving motion or sound, except time, temperature and date.

(e)

Signs on public right-of-way except public service signs and county-owned kiosk signs exempt under section 14-82.

(f)

Signs or graphics which by color, location, or design resemble or conflict with traffic control signs or signals.

(g)

Signs on courtesy benches.

(h)

Mobile signs.

(i)

Signs attached to any street signs or markers, traffic control signs or devices, or attached to or painted on any utility pole, post, tree, rock, shrub, plant or other natural object or feature.

(j)

Signs rotating at greater than six revolutions per minute.

(k)

Window signs which collectively cover more than 25 percent of the window glass surface area.

(l)

Signs or street graphics attached to any vehicle or trailer parked for more than 48 hours so as to be visible from a public right-of-way, except for a common carrier or other vehicle which is used for daily transportation with a valid license plate. Any allowable vehicle or common carrier having a sign attached thereto as a part of the operational structure of the vehicle is to be parked in a legal parking space belonging to the business or on the property to which the sign makes reference. No signs on trailers or other nonmotorized vehicles will be allowed under this provision.

(m)

Signs placed in parking spaces which are required to meet the minimum parking requirements.

(n)

Signs not in good repair, specifically including any sign which is in a state of disassembly or any sign which has its internal lighting exposed to view.

(o)

Signs that do not conform to county building and electrical codes.

(Ord. of 8-6-2002, § 3; Amend. of 9-2-2003)