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(f) (g) MAINTENANCE. All signs, including those exempt from this code shah be maintained in good condition at all times. All signs shall be kept neatly painted, including all metal parts and supports thereof that are not galvanized er of rust-resistant material. The building official or his designee shall have the authority to order the painting, repair, alteration or removal of a sign which is defective, damaged or deteriorated, and to remove any sign not brought into compliance with his order. ANIMATION. Animation of signs is prohibited, except as provided in this subsection. Animation shall include any form of movement or the appearance of movement of the sign or any part thereof, whether such movement or appearance is mechanical, windblown, electrical or electronic. However, the following are specifically allowed: (i) A single revolving sign on a lot with two intersecting street frontages, provided that no freestanding or projecting sign shall be allowed on such zone lot; (ii) Permitted changeable copy signs. Sec. 40-61.5. Prohibited signs. The following signs are expressly prohibited: (a) PRIVATE SIGNS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. No private signs shall be erected or installed on any public right-of-Way. Not by way of limitation but by way of emphasis, this prohibition applies to real estate signs, yard sale signs, non-commerciai (including political) signs, banner signs. Any private sign erected on public property shall be deemed to have been abandoned by the owner and may be removed by the city at the expense of the owner. (b) ROOF SIGNS. Roof signs, as defined in Section 40-22, are prohibited. (c) (d) (e) (f) SIGNS CONFUSING TRAFFIC. Signs which are of a size, location, movement, content, coloring or manner of illumination which may be construed as traffic control devices or signs or which hide from view any traffic or street sign or signal or which obstruct the view at a street or road intersection are prohibited. PENNANTS as defined in Section 40-22. INFLATABLE SIGNS AND TETHERED BALLOONS containing a commercial message. TEMPORARY OR NONSTRUCTURAL signs not otherwise exempted or permitted. For the purposes of this article a sign shall be considered nonstructural if it has no permanently mounted, self-supporting structure or is not an integral part of a building. This section shall include signs mounted on wheels and otherwise constructed to be used as a temporary sign display. 93