Sign permits may be revoked by the Board of
Trustees, provided that the Board of Trustees determines, after reasonable
opportunity for the permit holder to be heard, that the continued
maintenance, display or use of the sign would be detrimental to the
public safety, morals, health or general welfare, or that the sign
has been erected, constructed, maintained or used in violation of
the provisions or conditions of the permit for such sign. Revocation
of a permit is not an exclusive remedy and is in addition to any other
remedy permitted or provided by law.
In any Residence District, the following signs
shall be permitted:
A. Without a permit, no more than one nonilluminated
sign, located within ten feet of the front building line, and at least
10 feet from the front property line, no more than 72 square inches
in surface area.
B. Without a permit, two nonilluminated signs, each located
inside a dwelling and visible from the exterior of the dwelling, and
each having a surface area no greater than four square feet. Such
sign or signs may be displayed for no more than 30 consecutive days
and no more than than 30 days in any one-hundred-twenty-day period.
(1)
With a permit from the Mayor, such signs may
be allowed for one or more additional or other periods of display,
provided that such additional or other period shall not exceed 30
days, and further provided that no such permit or allowance shall
authorize such sign for more than a period of 90 days in the aggregate.
(2)
The Board of Trustees may permit more than one
such sign, but not more than three such signs, on any premises at
any one time.
(3)
The Board of Trustees may permit larger signs
upon a showing that a sign of permitted size would not be sufficiently
visible from the street nearest the proposed display location.
In a Business District or Public Use District,
the following signs shall be permitted:
A. With a permit from the Board of Trustees, wall signs
composed of noncorrodible letters, emblems or other design, formed
or carved in masonry or tile or made of anodic-treated aluminum to
retain brilliance or longevity, and located on each side of a main
building which faces a public street from which access to the site
is obtained, provided that such signs shall not project more than
nine inches from such building, and shall have a vertical dimension
not exceeding 24 inches and horizontal dimension not exceeding 50%
of the length of the building face on which it is located, and a height
not exceeding 18 feet above the ground level at the base of the building
wall at its highest point.
B. With a permit from the Board of Trustees, one sign
not exceeding 10 square feet in area for each 20 linear feet of street
frontage of the lot or premises, such frontage to be measured along
the longer street frontage in the case of a corner lot. The bottom
of such sign shall not be more than three feet above the ground beneath
the sign, and the highest point of such sign shall not be more than
12 feet in height above the ground level.
C. With permits from the Board of Trustees, exterior
signs displayed on or painted or attached or otherwise affixed to
or placed on the wall of a building (including doors and windows fading
public streets), provided that the maximum overall dimensions or maximum
area of each such exterior sign do not exceed the following:
(1)
On a building, including doors and windows,
having a street frontage of 25 feet or less, one sign with a vertical
measurement of two feet and a horizontal measurement of 80% of the
street frontage of such building;
(2)
On a building, including doors and windows,
having a street frontage of more than 25 feet and not more than 75
feet, one sign with a vertical measurement of two feet and a horizontal
measurement of 20 feet. The Board of Trustees may permit additional
such signs, provided that the total area of all such signs shall not
exceed 40 square feet or two feet multiplied by 70% of the street
frontage of such building, whichever is greater;
(3)
On a building, including doors and windows,
having a street frontage in excess of 75 feet, one sign with a vertical
measurement of two feet and a horizontal measurement of 20 feet. The
Board of Trustees may permit additional such signs, provided that
the total area of all such signs shall not exceed 110 square feet,
or two feet multiplied by 50% of the street frontage of such building,
whichever is greater.
D. No exterior sign shall be permitted pursuant to this
section if the location on the premises where the sign is displayed
or attached faces upon a street where property on the opposite side
of the street is in a residential district.
E. Signs permitted by this section may be illuminated.
In an Office Building (OB or OB-A) District,
the following signs shall be permitted:
A. With a permit from the Board of Trustees, wall signs
composed of noncorrodible letters, emblems or other design, formed
or carved in masonry or tile or made of anodic-treated aluminum to
retain brilliance or longevity, and located on each side of a main
building which faces a public street from which access to the site
is obtained, provided that such signs shall not project more than
nine inches from such building, and shall have a vertical dimension
not exceeding 24 inches and horizontal dimension not exceeding 50%
of the length of the building face on which it is located, and a height
not exceeding 18 feet above the ground level at the base of the building
wall at its highest point.
B. With a permit from the Board of Trustees, not more
than one ground sign erected on each side of a main building facing
a public street from which access to the site is obtained, provided
that no such sign shall have an overall area in excess of 30 square
feet or a height in excess of nine feet. Any such sign shall have
at least three feet of clear space between the ground and the bottom
of the sign, through which clear space only necessary supports may
extend. All such signs shall be at least 100 feet from any residential
district boundary either within or without the village and shall be
set back at least three feet from any street line.
C. With a permit from the Board of Trustees, signs for
the purposes of giving directional information not exceeding two square
feet in area and four feet in height.
D. No exterior sign shall be permitted pursuant to this
section if the location on the premises where the sign is displayed
or attached faces upon a street where property on the opposite side
of the street is in a residential district.
E. Signs permitted by this section may be illuminated.
Any person or entity who shall cause or permit
a violation of this article shall be guilty of a violation, and shall
be punishable as provided by law.