(a) Signs on utility poles and trees. Signs, regardless of whether exempt from permit requirements, including political signs, are prohibited on public utility poles or trees.

(b) Obstruction of free ingress or egress. No sign shall be erected, relocated or maintained so as to obstruct free ingress to or egress from any door or fire escape, other than warning signs. No sign of any kind shall be attached to a standpipe or fire escape.

(c) Signs on right-of-way. Signs, except for those which are property of the state, city or county, shall not be erected, posted, painted, tacked, nailed or otherwise place or located on or above any road right-of-way.

(d) Animated/flashing signs. animated or flashing signs are hereby prohibited.

(e) portable signs. Any sign, excluding vehicular signs, which is mobile or is not securely and permanently attached to the ground or a building is prohibited.

(f) Signs on vehicles. Any vehicle or trailer with a sign or signs attached thereto placed or painted thereon, visible from any public right-of-way, shall be prohibited, subject to the following exceptions:

(g) Off-premise signs. It is the expressed legislative intent of the city council that there shall be a prohibition, without any exceptions, against the use of any portion of a street, sidewalk, alley, right-of-way or public thoroughfare for the display of merchandise for sale or the location of portable or movable signs or stands to advertise or draw attention to the business or any person or the parking of vehicles or other types of contrivances which are, in and of themselves, unique and unusual and are parked for the purpose of attracting attention to the person's place of business or the parking of vehicles or other types of contrivances to which there is attached a sign advertising the business or produce sold by the business or any person or designed to attract attention thereto. However, the prohibition against the use of the streets for the parking of vehicles is not intended to prohibit the bona fide parking of any vehicle used primarily by the owner thereof for the purpose of transportation, notwithstanding that such vehicle may have painted upon the exterior surface the owner's name or address or business slogan or trademark or other emblem which identifies the vehicle's owner or business in a manner consistent with that customarily found on commercial vehicles or vehicles used for commercial purposes.

(h) Off-premise signs. Any sign not related in its subject matter to the premises on which it is located is prohibited, unless otherwise specified in the code.

(i) Exposed electrical discharge lighting (neon or fluorescent). Exposed electrical discharge lighting (neon or fluorescent) is strictly prohibited for use in any type of sign located within the city.

(j) accent lighting. accent lighting on the exterior of any building is strictly prohibited within the city.

(k) building art. building art is strictly prohibited on the exterior of any building within the city.

(l) window signs. window signs that do not comply with sec. 94-4.

(m) ground signs. ground signs with exposed metal poles when less than eight feet in height.

(n) air inflated devices.

(o) marquee signs.

(p) roof signs.

(q) projecting signs.

(r) Temporary signs, unless specifically mentioned in this code.

(s) flags and pennants that are not governmental in origin.

(t) Signs that emit an audible sound, odor, or visible matter such as smoke or steam.

(u) Signs that are made with or printed on any vegetation, curbstone, flagstone, pavement, or any portion of the sidewalk or street except house numbers and traffic control signs.