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Division 4. Sign Regulations <br /> Section 3-6. Type, number, and size of signs permissible. <br /> (a) Only signs of the type, number, and size prescribed in this article will be permitted to be <br /> erected or maintained. <br /> (b) Sign type, number, and size restrictions shall be applied per lot or, if the lot is occupied <br /> by multiple businesses, per business establishment, or if a business occupies multiple adjacent <br /> lots, per business establishment. These restrictions shall be subject to the following provisions: <br /> (I) The total number of signs per lot or business shall not exceed two per adjacent <br /> street; and <br /> (2) Each of the two signs allowed per adjacent street shall be of a different sign type. <br /> (3) Only one ground sign shall be permitted per lot, even if the lot is occupied by <br /> multiple businesses. <br /> (c) In the event that the applicant has obtained a special permit or a use permit, or if the <br /> applicant is otherwise legally permitted to conduct activities not normally allowed in that <br /> district, the type and number of signs shall conform to requirements of the district within which <br /> the activity is occurring. <br /> Section 3-7. Signs prohibited in all districts. <br /> (a) No person shall erect or maintain: <br /> (I) Any sign which by reason of its size, location, movement, content, coloring or <br /> manner of illumination, constitutes a traffic hazard or a detriment to traffic safety <br /> by obstructing the vision of drivers, or by obstructing, or detracting from the <br /> visibility of any official traffic control device, or by diverting or tending to divert <br /> the attention of drivers of moving vehicles from the traffic movement on the public <br /> streets and roads; <br /> (2) Any sign which is not expressly permitted or exempt from regulation by this <br /> <br /> chapter; <br /> (3) Any sign which is obscene, as defined in Hawaii Penal Code 712-1210 and 712- <br /> 1211; <br /> (4) Except as provided for in Section 3-8, 3-62 and Chapter 22, any sign which <br /> advertises or publicizes a commercial activity not conducted on the premises or lot <br /> upon which the sign is located. This prohibition would include signs on properties <br /> which are no longer occupied; <br /> (5) Temporary signs used for regular, ongoing commercial use (i.e. sandwich boards <br /> and banners); <br /> 8 <br /> <br />