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. . . DRu\NANCE KO~005-105. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 40 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (1988) BY AMENDING SECTION 40-61.5 THEREOF PERTAINING TO PRIVATE SIGNS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That Section 40-61.5 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988) be amended to read as follows: Sec. 40-61.5. Prohibited signs. The following signs are expressly prohibited: (a) Roof signs. Roof signs, as defined in section 40-22, are prohibited. (b) 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. (c) Pennants, as defined in section 40-22. (d) Tethered balloons containing a commercial message except as permitted under condition (11.1) of section 40-61.2. For the purpose of this article, balloons with a tether more than two (2) feet long extending from the roof or structure by means of a rope, string, or other device shall be prohibited. (e) Portable or nonstructural signs hot 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. (1) Obsolete signs containing sign copy, print, or graphics which advertise an activity, business, product, or service no longer produced or conducted. An exception to the immediate removal of obsolete sign copy, print or graphics will occur where the owner or lessor of the premises on which the sign is located is seeking a new tenant, then the sign copy, print or graphics shall be removed by the owner or lessor no more than 90 days from the date of vacancy of the premises on which the obsolete sign is located. 2. That this ordinance shall take effect on December 15,2005. ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held on December 13,2005 Teste: City Clerk