§ 12.3. Signs prohibited.

A.

The following types of signs are prohibited in all zoning districts of Snellville:

1.

Animated sign;

2.

Flashing sign;

3.

Roof sign;

4.

Signs attached to any street sign or marker, traffic control sign or device, or attached to or painted on any pole, post, tree, rock, shrub, plant or other natural object or feature;

5.

Signs which contain flashing lights or are in imitation of an official traffic or construction sign;

6.

Any sign placed or erected on a property without the permission of the property owner;

7.

Signs on public right-of-way except signs exempt under subsection 12.5(3);

8.

Mobile sign;

9.

Bench sign;

10.

Air and gas filled device sign;

11.

Beacon sign;

12.

Open face channel letter construction;

13.

Attention getting device (see appendix "C" for examples);

14.

Swinging or rotating sign except as provided in section 12.5;

15.

Freestanding signs larger than six square feet in sign area;

16.

Signs over 15 feet in height;

17.

Building wraps as defined in section 12.2, unless they receive a conditional use permit issued through the zoning process;

18.

Murals as defined in section 12.2, unless they receive a conditional use permit issued through the zoning process;

20.

Spinsock;

21.

Windsock; and

22.

Signs attached to a retaining wall.

B.

The City of Snellville shall be empowered to remove or cause to be removed at the owner's expense all prohibited signs.

C.

See appendix "B" for examples of signs prohibited under the ordinance.

(ZOA 2013-01, § 1(exh. A), 2-25-2013; Ord. No. 2015-16, § 1, 12-14-2015; ZOA 17-03, § 1, 11-13-2017)