No person shall erect or maintain over any sidewalk
or over the exterior line of any street, avenue, lane, alley or public
place in the Village any sign for displaying the name or trademark
of any person, firm or corporation for advertising purposes or otherwise
giving notice of any business or occupation.
A.
No signs in the Village shall be placed or erected,
nor shall any sign be annexed to or supported by any tree, pole or
other fixture located or embedded within the area between the curb
or pavement line, and the sidewalk; or within, or upon any portion
of the sidewalk.
B.
No sign shall be less than eight feet from property
line at sidewalk nor less than eight feet above ground level.
C.
All portable signs must have a permit. It shall be
the responsibility of the sign rental company to obtain the permit
of rental type signs.
D.
Any portable sign must meet the approval of the Enforcement
Officer. No sign shall be placed so as to create a hazard. Any freestanding
or any A-type sign over 12 square feet shall be considered a portable
sign.
No sign, banner or material shall be suspended
across a street without written permit from the Mayor.
A.
Information to be furnished.
(1)
Before any permit for any sign shall be granted, the
person desiring to erect or maintain the sign or signs, shall file
with the Village Board a written application therefor signed by the
applicant and stating in detail the kind and character of sign proposed
to be erected or maintained, the actual area in square feet of the
exterior surface of said sign, and such application shall also state
the place where and the manner in which it is proposed to erect such
sign or signs. The application shall be signed by the person, firm
or corporation erecting the sign, and also the person, firm or corporation
occupying as tenant or otherwise, the premises where the sign is to
be erected or maintained and whose business is to be advertised by
the sign and agreeing to save the Village harmless from all claims
for damages arising in connection with such sign.
(2)
No sign shall exceed 24 square feet. A sign painted
on any building, or attached flush on the building does not apply
to this chapter. No flashing lights that hinder traffic or are a nuisance
shall be permitted. The inspection officer together with the Village
Board shall have the power to declare a sign unsuitable to be erected
in the Village because of design, appearance or location.
B.
Bond. A bond in the amount of $10,000 approved as
to form and sufficiency of sureties by the Village attorney, shall
be given indemnifying the Village against all loss, damage, or expense
in any way.
C.
Issuance of permit. Upon the approval of the Board
of Trustees of such application and of the place and manner of erecting
the sign therein mentioned and upon payment of the fee prescribed
by this section, a permit for the sign applied for shall be issued.
D.
Uniformity of signs. The Board of Trustees may from
time to time establish uniform plans for the erection, maintenance
and continuance of such signs and may in carrying out the same revoke
or suspend the permit or permits provided for herein.
This article, however, shall not apply to any
religious, charitable or educational institution, nor to the designation
of any railroad or bus transportation facilities, nor to any necessary
or proper governmental or municipal service; permits for such may
be issued at the discretion of the Board of Trustees without cost.
Permits for portable signs issued pursuant to
this chapter shall expire on the 31st day of December next after their
issuance.
No person shall erect or cause to be erected
or maintained any public billboards in the Village. All preexisting
billboards must be kept in proper condition. No preexisting billboard
may be altered, added to or reconstructed.
Any permit issued hereunder may be revoked by
the Village Board of Trustees for cause after reasonable notice to
the permit holder and a hearing before such board at a time specified
in such notice.
