For the purpose of this chapter, the following definition shall
apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different
meaning:
Any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business
of placing, posting, or painting any advertisements, notices, or displays
in or on any place for the purpose of outdoor advertising so that
the resultant display is visible from any street, alley, sidewalk,
or other public place in the Village.
[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
It shall be unlawful for any outdoor advertiser to do business as such in this Village without having secured a license therefor as is herein required. No license issued under this chapter shall be construed to permit the use of any structures, natural or artificial, which are located in any public street, sidewalk, alley, or other public place for advertising purposes nor to permit a violation of Chapter 96, Trees and Shrubs; Weeds, § 96-4, which prohibits the attachment of a sign, advertisement or notice to any tree or shrub in any public place.
[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
A.
Applications
for advertising licenses shall be accompanied by a list of all places,
including billboards or natural structures, where it is intended to
place the signs or advertisements. This list shall be added to from
time to time by the licensee as the right to post or place advertisements
or signs on additional places is required. The application shall be
filed with the Building and Zoning Official.
B.
The Building
and Zoning Official shall cause to be kept in his or her offices an
accurate record of every application received and acted upon, together
with all other information and data pertaining thereto, and copies
of all advertising licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter.
Applications for licenses shall be numbered in consecutive order,
as filed, and every license issued and any renewal thereof shall be
identified with the duplicate number of the application upon which
it was issued.
The annual fee for advertising licenses shall be $200.
No person shall post or maintain any advertisement or sign on
any billboard or signboard which does not fully conform to the ordinances
of this Village.
[Amended 5-24-1999 by Ord. No. 99-03]
No person shall post any advertisement on any premises without
the consent of the owner or occupant of the premises.
It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in the business
of outdoor advertising to permit any refuse resulting from this work
to accumulate anywhere in the Village except by placing it in properly
established refuse receptacles. It shall be unlawful to permit any
loose or flapping combustible materials to hang from or be attached
to any billboard or signboard or other place used for display or advertising
purposes. All refuse resulting from the operation of the business
must be carefully gathered up and properly disposed of.
[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
It shall be the duty of every outdoor advertiser to keep all grass, weeds, and other growths, except trees and ornamental shrubbery, cut down so that the same shall not grow to a greater height than set forth in Chapter 96, Trees and Shrubs; Weeds, § 96-21, within six feet of any billboard or signboard used by such outdoor advertiser. This obligation shall extend only to property controlled by the advertiser.
It shall be unlawful for any outdoor advertiser to post or display
any advertisement of an obscene or immoral character, any advertisement
tending to promote or cause a riot or breach of the peace, any advertisement
for an unlawful gathering, or advertisements for unlawful sales.
No person shall mutilate or disfigure any lawful sign or advertisement
in the Village.
It shall be unlawful for any outdoor advertiser to carry on
his or her business unless the name of the advertiser is attached
to, displayed, or printed on all billboards or signboards used by
him or her or in any notice, placard, or advertisement posted by him
or her in lettering which is visible from a distance of at least five
feet from the notice or advertisement.
The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to apply
to the posting of signs or notices by order of any court or by any
public officer in the performance of his or her duties.
