As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
BOX SIGNS
Includes any illuminated rectangular, circle, oval or square
construction that extends more than 1/2 inch from the surface upon
which it is mounted.
[Added 12-18-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007]
SIGN
Includes any sign, billboard, show bill, show board or sign
attached to any building or structure, including ground signs, but
excluding signs which are erected and maintained or required by any
state, county, town or municipal government agency in the discharge
of any function, duty or power.
The following signs are allowed in any business
or industrial district but require a permit:
A. Detached or ground signs. A sign not larger than 60
square feet may be erected, provided that it shall not exceed 16 feet
in height when measured from the ground and shall advertise only the
business conducted on the premises on which it is placed and only
when detached from any building or structure. Signs which are multidimensional
are limited to a total surface area of 60 square feet.
B. Wall signs. Wall signs are hereby permitted when attached
or incorporated in the front, side or back of any building, provided
that the same shall be facing a public street or parking lot and advertising
only the business conducted in such building and, further, provided
that the total area of such signs shall not exceed 300 square feet
and, further, provided that none of such signs shall exceed five feet
in height and project above the soffit or roof parapet and shall not
in any way cover or project over any door, window or other opening
of such building and, further, provided that such sign shall not project
more than one foot from any such wall.
C. Tower signs. Attached to or incorporated in any building
advertising only the business conducted in such building, subject
to the following limitations:
(1) No tower sign shall exceed 24 feet in height nor 10
feet in width as measured from the crown of the nearest roadway.
(2) No tower sign shall exceed 120 square feet. The total
square area is to be calculated based on the total surface of the
sign. Multidimensional signs are limited to total square footage of
120 square feet for all surfaces.
(3) No tower electrical sign shall continue in operation
beyond 12:00 midnight, prevailing time.
D. Roof signs. Roof signs advertising only the business
conducted in such building shall be permitted, provided that such
signs are located at least three feet from the front, rear or sides
of the building, not exceeding 120 square feet in area and in no case
shall such signs, together with the base and supports, exceed 10 feet
in height, as measured from the roof level. In no event shall the
overall height of the roof sign be in excess of 24 feet as measured
from the crown of the nearest roadway.
Any sign authorized by this chapter is permitted
to contain noncommercial copy in lieu of any other copy.
All signs permitted by this chapter shall be
erected and maintained pursuant to the following setback requirements:
A. Not less than 10 feet from any property line when permitted pursuant to §
151-4D.
B. Not less than 20 feet from any property line when permitted pursuant to §
151-4A; provided, however, that, if the average front setback of existing buildings on the same side of the street within the same block is less than 20 feet, then not less than the established setback.
An illuminated sign shall comprehend any sign
which has characters, letters, figures, designs or outlines illuminated
by electric lights or luminous tubes as part of the sign proper. The
application for a permit for erection of a sign in which electrical
wiring and connections are to be used, if it shall comply in all other
respects, shall be granted subject to the applicant's furnishing the
Building Inspector, within 15 days after the completion of the construction
and/or the erection of the illuminated sign, a Board of Underwriters'
temporary certificate, showing that the sign has been properly installed
insofar as to the wiring connections and other electrical requirements.
In the event that said Underwriters' certificate is not filed with
the Building Inspector within 15 days after the completion and erection
of said sign, the permit therefor shall be revoked by the Building
Inspector. The permanent Underwriters' certificate shall be filed
in the office of the Building Inspector or the permit will be revoked.
No person shall erect or place upon or over
any street or sidewalk any sign, display, streamer or banner, any
advertising or notice, except if, after application to the Village
Board, permission therefor is granted upon a finding that the display
therefor would not be injurious to the public safety, morality and
welfare. But nothing herein contained shall be construed as prohibiting
any person from erecting and maintaining adjustable awnings made of
cloth with iron or tube frames and at least seven feet above the sidewalk.
Portable or mobile signs, including but not
limited to those signs intended to stand on the ground or be attached
to a trailer, shall be prohibited.
[Amended 6-16-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992; 12-18-2007 by L.L. No.
3-2007]
A. Any person who shall erect any sign, permanent or
temporary or display any banner or other advertising device without
first obtaining a permit therefor in any other manner than as herein
provided or as provided by such permit shall be liable to a fine of
not less than $250 nor more than the maximum amount permitted by state
law for each offense.
B. In addition to the provisions of the foregoing subsection,
the owner of any sign violating a restriction of this chapter shall
be required to remove such sign within five days or to replace the
same in conformity with the regulations of this chapter and, upon
failure to conform to such notice or demand, shall be liable to an
additional fine of not less than $250 nor more than the maximum amount
permitted by a state law for each day that such sign was in violation
and which remained in place after receipt of such notice.
[Amended 12-18-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007]
Any person who fails to pay a lawfully imposed
penalty or fee pursuant to this chapter shall be liable for an additional
surcharge of $10 per day for every day in excess of 14 days after
receipt of a notice of violation. The total amount of the surcharge
under this section shall be no more than $100 for each party or person
in violation thereof.