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The following signs or displays are prohibited, and subject to enforcement action and/or removal by the County:

(1) Signs which, by reason of their size, location, movement, content, coloring or manner of illumination may be confused with or construed as a traffic control sign, signal, or device, or the light of an emergency or radio equipment vehicle; or which obstruct the visibility of any street sign or signal device;

(2) Signs erected, altered or relocated without a permit issued by the County or any other governmental agency that requires a permit under law;

(3) Signs identifying activities, products, businesses or services which have been discontinued for more than six months on the premises upon which the signs are located;

(4) Private signs on public utility poles;

(5) Any sign that interferes with safe sight distances (determined by the County Road Department) at an intersection or causes an intersection to be illuminated;

(6) Portable signs, except if placed as an exempt sign as listed in CCC 33.57.030, but that shall not block safety sight lines of motorists pulling into or out from a business or within safety sight triangles on corner lots;

(7) Signs that rotate or have a part or parts that move or revolve shall not be permitted in any zone except for the face of a clock less than six square feet in size;

(8) Signs or advertising displays consisting of clusters of posters, banners not affixed to a building wall;

(9) Banner signs that do not meet the exemption listed under CCC 33.57.030;

(10) Pennants, ribbons, streamers, strings of lights other than holiday lights used exclusively for decorative purposes, spinners, twirlers or propellers, flashing signs, rotating or blinking lights, chasing or oscillating lights, light projections on other natural or manmade surfaces, television type video, flares, balloons, inflatable signs, bubble machines and similar devices of carnival nature, or containing elements creating sound greater than 40 decibels as measured from the nearest adjacent property or business boundary shall not be permitted in any zone;

(11) Parking of vehicles with the sole intent to remain stationary for more than three days for purposes of using the signage in or on the vehicle as advertising. Parking of registered vehicles on property with a company message is not considered intentionally advertising;

(12) Signs within the public right-of-way unless erected by Clallam County or the State of Washington. These signs are subject to removal by the Clallam County Road Department.