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CHAPTER 13 . SIGN REGULATIONS SECTION 9-3600 . INTENT. It is the intent of this Chapter to provide regulations for the use of signs and other advertising structures within San Joaquin County. Source: Ordinance No. 3226. SECTION 9-3601. GENERAL PROVISIONS. Unless otherwise speci- fied in this Title, the following general regulations shall apply to all signs and advertising structures: (a) All signs and their components shall be kept in good repair, including repainting, cleaning, replacing of light fixtures, and other necessary maintenance; (b) Except for time and temperature components, signs may only be lit by steady, stationary, shielded light directed only at the sign, or by light inside the sign; (c) Signs consisting of any moving or rotating parts are prohibited; (d) Moveable or portable signs are prohibited; (e) No sign shall be designed to make sounds; (f) No sign shall obscure, imitate, or otherwise limit the effectiveness of official traffic control signs or devices; (g) No sign shall interfere with drivers ' or pedestrians ' views of public rights-of-way or in any other manner impair public safety; (h) No sign shall be attached to or painted on natural features such as trees, shrubs, or rocks; (i) No sign shall be posted in the public road right-of-way, except signs placed on the roadway by authorities of the Federal, State, or local government having jurisdiction to regulate, warn, or guide the motoring public or pedestrians. Source: Ordinance No. 3226, 3318 . SECTION 9-3602 . EXEMPT SIGNS. The following signs are exempt from the. requirements of this Title: (a) Signs, flags, emblems, or notices issued or endorsed by a constituted governmental body, public agency, court, person, or officer in performance of a public duty, including traffic or highway signs, railroad crossing signs, or similar regulatory or warning devices and legal notices; (b) Utility company signs identifying conduits, cables, danger, or similar notice; (c) Holiday displays and decorations not advertising a product, service, or entertainment; (d) Memorial tablets or signs and historic markers; (e) Crop identification signs, 4-H signs; (f) Signs located inside a building, courtyard, mall, or other similar structure, provided the signs are not conspicuously visible and readable from a public street or adjacent, separately owned properties. Source: Ordinance No. 3226 . 3 . 74 Rev. 11/ 4/91