Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Section 36.440

Extracted standards

1 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Signage

  • Any sign affixed to, hung, placed, or painted on any other sign, fence, cliff, rock, tree, natural feature, public utility pole or structure supporting wire, cable, or pipe, or radio, television, or similar tower; Flashing signs; Animated signs; Off-premises signs; Signs or parts of a sign not an integral part of the building design located anywhere on the roof or wall of a building such that they extend above or beyond the roof, wall, or parapet wall of a building; Signs attached, painted, or mounted to unlicensed, inoperative, or generally stationary vehicles; Signs that emit sound, smoke, flame, scent, mist, aerosol, liquid, or gas; Abandoned sign structures; Mirrors or mirror devices on, in, or as part of a sign; Inflatable signs or other floating signs that are tethered to a structure or the ground; Any sign representing or depicting specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas or sexually oriented goods; Signs that block visibility, confuse, or dangerously distract the attention of the operator of a motor vehicle; Signs simulating, or which are likely to be confused with, a traffic control sign; Signs advertising activities or products that are illegal under federal, state, or county law.

From the ordinance

The following signs are prohibited: ... Off-premises signs; ... Animated signs; ... Flashing signs
Section 36.440