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Division 4. Sign Regulations Section 3-6. Type, number, and size of signs permissible. (a) Only signs of the type, number, and size prescribed in this article will be permitted to be erected or maintained. (b) Sign type, number, and size restrictions shall be applied per lot or, if the lot is occupied by multiple businesses, per business establishment, or if a business occupies multiple adjacent lots, per business establishment. These restrictions shall be subject to the following provisions: (1) The total number of signs per lot or business shall not exceed two per adjacent street; and (2) Each of the two signs facing one street shall be of a different sign type. (3) Only one ground sign shall be permitted per lot, even if the lot is occupied by multiple businesses. (c) In the event that the applicant has obtained a special permit or a use permit, or if the applicant is otherwise legally permitted to conduct activities not normally allowed in that district, the type and number of signs shall conform to requirements of the district within which the activity is occurring. Section 3-7. Signs prohibited in all districts. (a) No person shall erect or maintain: (1) Any sign which by reason of its size, location, movement, content, coloring or manner of illumination, constitutes a traffic hazard or a detriment to traffic safety 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 712-121 l; (4) Except as provided for in Section 3-3(a)(3 ] 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 silms 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; (10) Flashing signs; (1 I) 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 billboard or outdoor advertising device prohibited by HRS Chapter 445. -g-