No sign shall hereafter be located, erected, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, converted, or structurally altered without a zoning permit, except those signs excepted in §
575-67, and without being in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
The following signs are permitted in all zoning districts without
a permit, subject to the following regulations:
A. Real estate signs not to exceed eight square feet in area which advertise
the sale, rental, or lease of the premises upon which said signs are
temporarily located.
B. Name and warning signs not to exceed two square feet located on the
premises.
C. Household occupation and professional home office not to exceed two
square feet in area and mounted flush against the dwelling.
D. Bulletin boards for public, charitable or religious institutions
not to exceed 50 square feet in area located on the premises.
E. Bulletin boards for public, charitable or religious institutions
not to exceed 50 square feet in area located on the premises.
F. Memorial signs, tablets, names of buildings, and date of erection
when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of metal and
affixed flat against a structure.
G. Official signs, such as traffic control, parking restrictions, information,
and notices.
H. Temporary signs or banners when authorized by the Planning Commission
for a period of not more than six months.
I. Temporary signs or banners to be displayed for 45 days or less which
promote community events or events sponsored by nonprofit organizations
with prior approval of at least two of the three following Village
officials: Village President, Village Clerk, Director of Public Works.
J. Rummage sale signs used for the purpose of advertising the sale of
merchandise at a private residence by at least one occupant of said
residence, subject to the following regulations:
(1) Such signs shall be posted only on the day(s) of the sale.
(2) Signs shall not be attached to or displayed on traffic or regulatory
signs, light poles, parkway/terrace trees or other public property.
(3) Signs shall be ground signs.
(4) Signs must not exceed four square feet, shall be a minimum of 10
feet from the right-of-way line of the intersection street, and are
not allowed in the median strip of boulevard streets.
K. Election campaign signs, provided that permission has been obtained
from the property owner, renter or lessee. The combined area of campaign
signs on properties in a business or industrial district shall not
exceed 100 square feet. In residential districts, campaign signs shall
not exceed 20 square feet in area on all sides. No election campaign
signs are permitted on public property or in any public right-of-way.
This section shall not apply during an election campaign period, as
defined as the period beginning on the first day of circulation of
nomination papers by candidates for office or the first day on which
candidates would circulate nomination papers were papers to be required
and ending on the day of the election; in the case of a referendum,
the period beginning on the day on which the question to be voted
on is submitted to the electorate and ending on the day on which the
referendum is held.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
Signs are permitted in all business, manufacturing, and extractive
districts subject to the following restrictions. Each premises is
limited to two of the following sign types, and any unused area may
not be transferred from one sign type to another:
A. Wall signs placed against the walls of buildings shall not extend
more than six inches outside of a building's wall surface, shall not
exceed 500 square feet in area for any one premises, and shall not
exceed 20 feet in height above the mean center-line street grade.
B. Projecting signs fastened to, suspended from, or supported by structures
shall not exceed 100 square feet in area for any one premises, shall
not extend more than six feet into any required yard, shall not extend
more than three feet into any public right-of-way, shall not be less
than 10 feet from all side lot lines, shall not exceed a height of
20 feet above the mean center-line street grade, and shall not be
less than 10 feet above the sidewalk nor 15 feet above a driveway
or an alley.
C. Ground signs shall be of the monument style, shall not exceed 30
feet in height above the mean center-line street grade, shall not
be less than 10 feet from any right-of-way or lot line, shall not
exceed 100 square feet on one side nor 200 square feet on all sides
for any one premises.
D. Roof signs shall not exceed 10 feet in height above the roof, shall
meet all the yard and height requirements for the district in which
it is located and shall not exceed 300 square feet on all sides for
any one premises. The sign shall be considered part of the building
in determination of permitted height.
E. Window signs shall not exceed 50% of the glass area of the pane upon
which the sign is displayed.
F. Combinations of any of the above signs shall meet all the requirements
for the individual sign.
Institutional and park name signs are permitted in the institutional
and park districts when approved by the Village Board after review
and recommendation by the Planning Commission.
Municipal-owned signs may be permitted in any district without
a permit, provided that permission shall be obtained from the property
owner, renter, or lessee and provided that such sign shall not exceed
200 square feet in area per face.
The Village Board may permit the temporary use of a search light
for advertising purposes in any district, provided that the search
light will not be located in any public right-of-way, will not be
located closer than 10 feet to an adjacent property, and will not
cause a hazard to traffic or adjoining properties. Search light permits
shall not be granted for a period of more than five days in any six-month
period.
No sign, except those permitted in §§
575-67 and
575-69, shall be permitted to face a residential or park district within 100 feet of such district boundary.
Signs shall not resemble, imitate, or approximate the shape,
size, form, or color of railroad or traffic signs, signals, or devices.
Signs shall not obstruct or interfere with the effectiveness of railroad
or traffic signs, signals, or devices. Signs shall not be erected,
relocated, or maintained so as to prevent free ingress to or egress
from any door, window, or fire escape; and no sign shall be attached
to a standpipe or fire escape. Signs shall not be placed so as to
obstruct or interfere with traffic visibility, nor be lighted in such
a way as to cause glare or impair driver visibility upon public ways.
Signs may be illuminated but only by non-flashing lighting.
Signs lawfully existing at the time of the adoption or amendment
of this chapter may be continued although the size or location does
not conform to this chapter. However, all nonconforming signs shall
be deemed to have exhausted their economic life after seven years
from the time they became a nonconforming use. Nonconforming signs,
after this seven-year period, shall either be made to conform to the
terms of this chapter or shall be removed by the owner, agent, or
person having beneficial use of the property. Nonconforming signs,
during the seven-year grace period, shall be kept in good repair,
but the cost of maintenance shall not be considered grounds for their
continued use beyond the seven-year period. The Village Planning Commission
shall, after the seven-year grace period, notify the owner, agent,
or person having beneficial use of the property, of the expiration
of the grace period. After 30 days, if the sign has not been made
to conform to this chapter or removed, the Planning Commission shall
initiate appropriate punitive action. Signs which are not repaired,
painted or maintained pursuant to written notification and orders
by the Planning Commission shall also be subject to punitive action.