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24. Signs on vehicles. Signs of any size on vehicles traveling to or lawfully parked on an operating and insured vehicles, construction trailers or equipment which are temporarily parked on a permitted construction site, or primary business location. l) Prohibited signs. The following signs are expressly prohibited in the city: 1. Abandoned signs or signs on vacated or abandoned buildings. 2. Off-premises signs, except as expressly allowed under this section. 3. Inflatable signs. a) Rationale. Inflatable signs shall be prohibited because they are generally more distracting and hazardous to pedestrian traffic safety, tend to have an anchoring device that is less reliable under wind pressure, and out of scale and less compatible with surrounding structures and signs. b) The following inflatable devices shall not be considered a sign: 1. Registered hot air balloons in use and momentarily moored but not being used primarily as a sign. 2. Novelty type balloons less than two feet in diameter and less than three feet in any dimension tethered or moored no more than ten feet above the ground. 3. Inflatable holiday or other decorations displayed temporarily on private property, that do not contain any commercial message or logo or depict any commercial symbol or character, and that do not exceed 15 feet in height. 4. Signs attached to any public utility pole or structure, street tree, fence, fire hydrant, bridge, curb, sidewalk, park bench, or other location on public property except as otherwise expressly permitted under this section. 5. Signs that interfere with the safe operation of official traffic control devices. 6. Signs that emit sound. 7. Signs anchored by guy wires, chains, cables, or similar devices that project down to the ground or in any way which create an unsafe condition for pedestrians or motorists. 8. Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of displaying said signs (this does not apply to permitted portable signs or lettering on buses, taxis, or vehicles operating during the normal course of business). 9. Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or public safety signs or signals in shape, size, or color. 10. Billboards. 11. Roof signs. 12. Beacons, unless authorized for use by the city or any other governmental entity in the exercise of official government business and authority. m) Legal nonconforming signs. Any legal nonconforming sign may continue to be displayed or replaced consistent with LEC 105.12.340 through LEC 105.12.350. n) Variances and appeals.