[Added 11-26-1996 by L.L. No. 15-1996]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to erect,
construct, paint, post, hang, display, maintain or use any sign, or
permit the erection, construction, painting, posting, hanging, display,
maintenance or use of any sign on property within the control of such
person, for any purpose, except as permitted by this article or as
otherwise required by law.
B.
No sign shall be placed, displayed or maintained on
any premises either as a principal use, or accessory use, or incidental
to a use, unless the sign relates to a lawful principal or accessory
use of the premises where the sign is located.
C.
It is hereby declared that all signs other than those
expressly permitted by this Code are unsuitable uses of property in
the village, which are unsightly and tend to depreciate the value
of property in the village and discourage the most appropriate uses
of land in the village.
D.
No sign shall be placed, displayed or maintained on any public property
in the Village, including any public right-of-way, without the express
written permission of the owner of such property.
[Added 4-17-2017 by L.L.
No. 1-2017]
A.
Where a permit is required for a sign pursuant to
this Code, the application for such permit shall be in writing upon
a form provided by the village for such purpose. In the absence of
any official form for such application, the application shall contain,
at a minimum, the written consent of the owner(s) of the property
where the sign is to be located, a detailed plan for each such sign,
including a drawing and specifications therefor, showing the proposed
sign and the proposed location thereof. All permit applications shall
be accompanied by the fee provided by law.
B.
Sign permits issued pursuant to this article may be
issued subject to reasonable conditions intended to protect the public
health, morals, safety and general welfare, including reasonable restrictions
on the time, place and manner of display of such signs.
C.
Wherever in this article the Mayor is authorized to
issue a permit for a sign, a determination of the Mayor granting or
denying a permit for such sign may be appealed to the Board of Trustees,
and such appeals may be heard in such manner as may be determined
by the Board of Trustees.
D.
Wherever in this article the Board of Trustees is,
authorized to issue a permit for a sign or to make a determination
on an appeal from a determination of the Mayor to grant or deny a
sign permit, the determination of the Board of Trustees granting or
denying a permit for such sign may be appealed to the Board of Appeals
in the same manner as provided for other appeals to that Board.
E.
Sign permits may be denied by the Mayor or Board of
Trustees where it is found that the proposed sign(s) would adversely
affect the public health, safety or general welfare, would be visually
offensive either separately or in combination with other signs permitted
on the same premises or would otherwise be in violation of the provisions
of this article.
F.
No public hearing shall be required prior to the issuance
of a sign permit by the Mayor or Board of Trustees pursuant to this
article, except where expressly provided otherwise.
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.
A.
For a period of 10 years after the effective date
of this article, the provisions of this article shall not apply to
signs which are lawfully existing on the effective date hereof.
B.
All signs which are lawfully existing on the effective
date hereof, but which are not authorized by or pursuant to this article,
shall be removed on or before the tenth anniversary of the effective
date of this article.
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.
A.
No sign may contain any obscene content nor advocate
or otherwise encourage any illegal activity.
B.
No sign may be so located such that it covers more
than 33% of the surface area of any window or other opening in or
on which it is placed. Where signs are placed so as to be visible
through windows or doors, or are placed on the surface of any window
or door, the aggregate area of such signs may not exceed 40% of the
maximum aggregate area of such window.
C.
No sign may be illuminated, except where expressly
permitted by law. Where illumination is permitted, such illumination
shall be from an internal source or by backlighting with nonglaring
lights or by shielded floodlights. No source of lighting for a sign
shall be visible from off the property where the sign is located nor
shall any lighting source be of such intensity as to project light
onto any adjacent property. No illuminated sign shall face properties
in an adjacent residential district.
D.
No sign may contain any flashing or intermittent lights
or lighting or moving or animated parts or displays or create the
illusion of movement by synchronization or sequencing of the display,
the lighting of the display, or otherwise.
E.
No sign may emit any sound audible to, nor any odor
or vibration detectable by, a reasonable person off the premises where
the sign is located.
F.
The provisions of this article shall not be applicable
to any sign located entirely within an enclosed building or structure,
provided that any such sign shall not be visible from outside said
building or structure, and provided that such sign not emit any sound,
odor or vibration detectable by a reasonable person outside such building
or structure.
G.
No sign shall be so placed or illuminated as to be
or create a hazardous condition for traffic, or so as to unreasonably
annoy or disturb the occupants of any other building.
H.
No sign advertising or pertaining to a particular event, or series
of events, shall be displayed on any property in the Village on or
after the 14th calendar day after the conclusion of such event or
series of events.
[Added 4-17-2017 by L.L.
No. 1-2017]
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.
