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Article 14 — Signs, Chapter 14-2 — EXEMPTIONS AND PROHIBITIONS
§ 14-2-1
Exemptions
The following signs and devices are exempt from regulation by this Article:
(a)Beacons.
(b)Building markers and decorative or architectural features integral to buildings.
(c)Cemetery stones and markings of individual graves or burial plots.
(d)Holiday decorations, provided that they are removed within 15 days following the holiday to which they pertain.
(e)Incidental signs.
(f)Interior signs.
(g)Murals on building walls erected with permission of the governing body of the City of Gainesville.
(h)Official signs.
(i)Scoreboards that are part of a public or private recreational facility.
(j)Traffic control signs and devices, when installed within the right-of-way of a public street under the authority of the state or a local government or a private street, or traffic control signs and devices installed along driveways and in off-street parking lots, per the requirements of the City and consistent with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
§ 14-2-2
Display of Property Addresses
The display of street addresses is permitted without compliance with this Article. Building identification numbers on multi-tenant buildings which are essential to the location of such buildings are also permitted without compliance with this Article.
§ 14-2-3
Prohibited Signs
The following signs and advertising devices shall be prohibited within the City of Gainesville, unless otherwise specifically provided in this Article:
(a)Air-blown devices.
(b)Animated signs.
(c)Banners, except those used temporarily in association with an approved Special Event.
(d)Derelict signs.
(e)Discontinued signs.
(f)Feather banners.
(g)Flying signs.
(h)Inflatable signs, except those used temporarily in association with an approved Special Event.
(i)Pole or pylon signs, except as provided otherwise in Section 14-7-2.
(j)Portable signs.
(k)Revolving signs.
(l)Roof signs.
(m)Signs erected within a state or city right-of-way without the permission of the owner.
(n)Signs erected without the permission of the property owner.
(o)Signs with a color and/or shape that imitates, or could be mistaken for, an official traffic control sign, such as a red, octagonal sign or a yellow, triangular sign.
(p)Signs that obstruct any fire escape, window, door, or opening usable for fire prevention or suppression, or that prevent the free passage from one part of a roof to any other part thereof.
(q)Signs containing reflective elements that sparkle in the sunlight or otherwise simulate illumination during daylight hours or that contain luminous paint that glows in the dark.
(r)Signs containing:
(1)Any type of lighting that outlines, doors, or other parts of a building, canopy or structure with lighting; or
(2)Any other sign or lighting practice that is inconsistent with Chapter 14-4 of this ULDC.
(s)Signs attached to freestanding walls (including retaining walls) or fences or poles.
(t)Umbrellas used for advertising or with sign copy.
(u)Wind-blown devices.