A. East Washington Street signs. All freestanding signs for properties with an East Washington Street frontage shall be a monument, low-profile style not exceeding five (5) feet in height measured from the grade of the nearest public sidewalk.

B. Hazardous signs. No sign or outdoor advertising structure shall be erected in such a manner that it will, or reasonably may be expected to interfere with, obstruct, confuse, or mislead traffic or create a safety hazard.

C. Lighting. An illuminated sign within five hundred (500) feet of an R District measured along the radius of one hundred eighty (180) degree arc in front of a face of the sign, shall not be directly lighted, but may be indirectly lighted, provided that the surface brightness shall not be greater than thirty (30) foot lamberts.

D. Lighting of free-standing signs. All free-standing signs shall be illuminated indirectly with white light and no light filament or tubing shall be visible from the front of the sign or from beyond the property line.

E. Marquee signs. No sign shall be placed upon the roof or on the face of any marquee unless integrated as part of the building architecture.

F. Moving and novelty signs; pennants. Moving signs, sign structures, and flashing lights are prohibited, except for official flags and symbols, clocks, thermometers, and traditional type barber poles that rotate. Pennants shall be included in the total sign area permitted for a particular use or site.

G. On-site sign locations. All signs and displays shall be located on the same site as the use they identify or advertise, except subdivisions.

H. Roof signs. No sign or sign structure shall be painted or located upon or above the roof of any building, unless integrated as part of the building architecture.

I. Signs in Planned Unit Developments. Signs in P.U.D. (Planned Unit Development) Districts shall comply with the regulations prescribed in this section for the districts with which they are combined.

J. Signs near street intersections. No sign shall be erected at the intersection of any street improved for vehicular traffic, within a triangular area formed by the curb lines and their projection, and a line connecting them at points thirty-five (35) feet from the intersection of the projected curb lines, unless in compliance with the provisions of this ordinance, has a clearance of at least ten (10) feet above curb grade.

K. Sign obstruction. No sign shall be erected in such a manner than any portion of the sign or its support is attached to or will interfere with the free use of any fire escape, exit or standpipe, or obstruct any required stairway, door, ventilator, or window.

L. Sign visibility. Not more than three (3) permanent signs for any one (1) occupant shall be visible from any one (1) ground vantage point.

M. Vertical clearance. There shall not be less than ten (10) feet of clearance between the bottom of an overhanging sign and ground level, except that marquee signs not exceeding six (6) square feet in area may be erected with a minimum vertical clearance of eight and one-half (8-1/2) feet.

N. Wall and projecting signs. A wall or projecting sign attached to a building shall not extend above the top of the wall upon or in front of which it is situated, or in the case of buildings having sloping roofs, above the eave of the roof.