Sec. 24-241. Signs.
(a) Signs shall comply with the requirements of article XIV of this chapter. If there is a conflict between article XIV and this section, this section shall apply.
(b) Monument signs are encouraged and window signs are prohibited. In the case of multi-tenant structures, each use may display one wall sign, provided that the sign complies with the requirements in article XIV and with the requirements in this section.
(c) It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of a sexually oriented business, regardless of whether or not a permit has been issued for said business under this article, to do any of the following:
(1) Advertise the presentation of any activity prohibited by any applicable state statute or local ordinance;
(2) Display or otherwise exhibit the materials and/or performances at such sexually oriented business in any advertising or any portion of the interior premises which is visible from outside the premises. This prohibition shall not extend to advertising the existence or location of such sexually oriented business;
(3) Allow the exterior portion of the sexually oriented business to have flashing lights, or any words, lettering, photographs, silhouettes, drawings, or pictorial representations of any manner, except to the extent permitted by the provisions of this article;
(4) Erect, construct, or maintain any sign for the sexually oriented business other than as permitted by this zoning chapter and signage shall not contain photographs, silhouettes, drawings or pictorial representations, in any manner, and may contain only the legal name of the sexually oriented business; and each letter forming a word on a primary sign shall be of solid color, and each such letter shall be the same print-type, size, and color. The background behind such lettering on the display surface of a primary sign shall be of a uniform and solid color; and
(5) Allow the exterior portions of the establishment to be painted any color other than a single achromatic color. This provision shall not apply to a sexually oriented business if the following conditions are met:
a. The establishment is a part of a commercial multiunit center; and
b. The exterior portions of each individual unit in the commercial multiunit center, including the exterior portions of the sexually oriented business, are painted the same color as one another, or are painted in such a way so as to be a component of the overall architectural style or pattern of the commercial multiunit center.