A.
Public rights-of-way or easements. No sign, except
those established and maintained by the Township, county, state or
federal government, shall be located in, project into, or overhang
a public right-of-way or dedicated public easement.
B.
Directly painted on wall; supergraphics. Signs shall
not be permitted to be painted directly on the wall of a building.
Supergraphics, when not portraying a product, service or business
name, are permitted subject to the approval of the Planning Commission.
C.
Street corners. No signs or billboards shall be located
on any street corner which would obscure the vision of drivers using
said street and which would conflict with traffic-control signals
at the intersection of any streets.
D.
Directional signs. All directional signs required
for the purpose of orientation when established by the Township, county,
state, or federal government shall be permitted in all use districts.
E.
Temporary signs. The Township Board may authorize
temporary signs in any zoning district for public, charitable, religious
or other community-oriented special events after the review of the
type of sign, size, location, copy, lighting, height, construction,
and duration of use. The Township Board may also require a bond to
provide for the removal of such a sign.
F.
Nonaccessory signs. Nonaccessory signs shall be permitted
only in the I-1 and I-2 Industrial Districts as provided for in this
article, except that nonaccessory signs pertaining to real estate
development located within the Township and designed to promote the
sale of lots or homes within a subdivision located within the Township
may be permitted on a temporary basis in any use district, subject
to the following conditions:
(1)
Such signs shall not be located upon subdivided land
unless such land is part of the subdivision being advertised for sale
and shall be subject to the requirements and conditions of all codes
and Ordinance Code provisions.
(2)
Applications to erect a temporary real estate sign
shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission. In its
consideration, the Planning Commission shall establish the duration
for the sign’s existence.
The Schedule of Sign Regulations, and the notes appended thereto, are included at the end of this chapter.
