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Advertising/Promotional Banners. Each business in a commercial or industrial zoning district (B -W, B -1, B -2, B -3, B -4, B -I, I -1, I -2, I -P) and lawfully commercial uses within the PUD district shall be allowed one (1) banner not exceeding 40 square feet in area that must be affixed to the building or mounted on an existing, double post pylon sign. Said banner must be maintained in an aesthetically pleasing manner and may not impair visibility upon a public right -of -way. Any banner not complying with these provision shall be considered a temporary sign. 2. Prohibited Signs. The following signs are specifically prohibited by this Ordinance. a. Any sign which obstructs the vision of drivers or pedestrians, or detracts from the visibility of any official control device. b. Any sign which contains or initiates an official traffic sign or signal, except for private, on- premise directional signs. c. Any sign which moves or rotates. Exempted are time and temperature information and barber poles. d. Except for holiday signs and exceptions provided in provision C, 4. below, any sign which contains or consists of banners, pennants, ribbons, streamers, strings of light bulbs, spinners, or similar devices. e. Portable signs (except in case of paragraph C, 4.). f. Signs which are attached in any manner to trees, fences, utility poles, or other such permanent supports, except for those signs found on fences (inside) of baseball parks. g. No sign shall display any moving parts, nor shall it be illuminated with any flashing or intermittent lights, nor shall it be animated. Exempted are time and temperature information and barber poles. All displays shall be shielded to prevent any light to be directed at on- coming traffic in such brilliance as to impair the vision of any driver. No device shall be illuminated in such a manner as to interfere with or obscure an official traffic sign or signal. 903 -3