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by obstructing the vision of drivers, or by obstructing, or detracting from the visibility of any official traffic control device, or by diverting or tending to divert the attention of drivers of moving vehicles from the traffic movement on the public streets and roads; (2) Any sign which is not expressly permitted or exempt from regulation by this chapter; (3) Any sign which is obscene, as defined in Hawaii Penal Code 712-1210 and 712- 1211; (4) Except as provided for in Section 3-3(a)(3 I 3-8, 3-62 and Chapter 22, any sign which advertises or publicizes a commercial activity not conducted on the premises or lot upon which the sign is located. This prohibition would include signs on properties which are no longer occupied; (5) Temporary signs used for regular, ongoing commercial use (i.e. sandwich boards and banners); (6) Any automated sign including signs with repeated or changeable commercial advertising; (7) Any aerial sign; (8) Any sign placed on a utility pole; (9) Portable signs; (]0) Flashing signs; (1 L) Any sign placed on a tree; (12) Any sign placed on public property, unless such sign is otherwise permitted by law; (13) Any sign that is a billboazd or outdoor advertising device prohibited by HRS Chapter 445. Section 3-S. F,xempt signs. Signs allowed without permits. (a) The following types of signs are exempt from all of the provisions of this article except for the requirements of sections: 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-29, 3-30, 3-31 ~3-32, 3-33, 3-34 and 3-36 through 3-43, and may be erected without a permit: (I) Certain temporary signs, which must be removed within 72 hours of the completion of the event or activity to which it refers, and which include: (A) Any single temporary unlighted sign: (])not exceeding 8 square feet in area in the agricultural, open and residential districts, or (2) not exceeding 32 square feet in area in the commerciaUindustrial districts, when such signs relate to or advertise a meeting, special event, or temporary status or condition of the property on which 9