Fontana Municipal Code Div. 3 Prohibited Signs and General Restrictions for All Signs

Sign types not expressly permitted are prohibited. The following signs and sign components are prohibited except where specifically authorized.

(1) Abandoned signs;

(2) Animated signs;

(3) Exposed raceways;

(4) General advertising signs (billboards), except as provided by Division 8;

(5) Illegal signs;

(6) Pole signs;

(7) Portable (A-frame) signs and projecting signs, except as permitted by Table No. 30-721.A within the downtown boundary;

(8) Roof signs, except as permitted for roof signs on mansard roofs where, in the opinion of the Director of Community Development, no other useable sign area is available; and

(9) Vehicle signs.

(Ord. No. 1868, § 9(Att. 2), 5-25-21)

Signs may not be placed in the following locations except where specifically authorized:

(1) Signs on public property, except as required or authorized by a governmental agency, and except as permitted by Division 8 and Division 9 of this article.

(2) Signs attached to trees.

(3) Signs placed on any private property without the permission of the property owner.

(4) Signs located so as to interfere with building access, including, but not limited to, points of ingress and egress from buildings and emergency exit routes, interfere with pedestrian movement within the public right-of-way, and/or block view of traffic control devices.

(Ord. No. 1868, § 9(Att. 2), 5-25-21)

Signs with the following display features are prohibited:

(1) Signs containing lighting devices with intermittent, flashing, blinking, or varying intensity or light or color where the message is displayed for fewer than eight seconds (dwell time) before changing to another message, including animation or motion picture or any lighting effects creating the illusion of motion.

(2) Signs that simulate in color or design a traffic sign or signal, or which make use of words, symbols, or characters in such a manner to interfere with, mislead, or confuse pedestrian or vehicular traffic.

(3) Signs which emit sound, odor, or smoke.

(Ord. No. 1868, § 9(Att. 2), 5-25-21)