24-4-4 Prohibited sign devices

(1) The following sign devices used to attract pedestrian or vehicular attention are prohibited in any zone: (a) hot or cold air balloons or inflatable, except as specifically allowed by this chapter for temporary signs or as part of a grand opening period or special promotion; (b) any sign which flashes, blinks, uses chaser lights, or moves in any way, animate or inanimate, except message centers associated with a permitted and approved on-premise sign. The square footage of the electronic message center shall be included within the sign area measurement. (c) statuary bearing the likeness or suggestion of any product or logo; (d) projecting signs; (e) snipe signs; (f) rapidly spinning wind-driven signs; (g) temporary signs, except as allowed in Section 24-5; (h) signs on bus benches; (i) any truck, trailer, or other vehicle conspicuously or regularly parked on- or off-premise with an advertising message or logo displayed to attract attention to a business, product or promotion; (j) graffiti; (k) spotlights directed into the night sky except as part of an approved promotional period for temporary signs; (l) "A" frame, sandwich board, or other portable signs unless specifically allowed elsewhere in this chapter; (m) portable trailers or flashing signs; (n) any sign that emits an audible sound, odor, or visible substance; and (o) off-premise signs including billboards, except as allowed herein. (2) (a) No person shall paint, mark or write on, post or otherwise affix any hand-bill or sign to or upon any sidewalk, crosswalk, curb, curbstone, park strip, street lamp post, hydrant, tree, shrub, tree stake or guard, railroad trestle, electric light or power or telephone or telegraph or trolley wire pole, or wire appurtenance thereof or upon any lighting system, public bridge, drinking fountain, life saving equipment, street sign or traffic sign. (b) Any hand-bill or sign found posted upon any public property contrary to the provisions of this section may be removed by the sheriffs department, the road division, or the zoning division. The person responsible for any such illegal posting shall be liable for the cost incurred in the removal thereof. (c) Nothing in this section shall apply to the installation of a metal plaque or plate or individual letters or figures in a sidewalk commemorating an historical, cultural, or artistic event, location, or personality for which the department of engineering or an authorized public agency has granted a written permit. (d) Nothing in this section shall apply to the painting of house numbers upon curbs. (3) Any sign not expressly allowed by this chapter is prohibited. (4) All signs expressly prohibited by this or any other part of this or any other regulation, code, title or ordinance adopted by Tooele County, the State of Utah or the United States are prohibited. (Ord. 2013-17, 11/19/13; Ord. 2009-02, 1/27/09; Ord. 2002-13, 6/18/02)