§ 154.82 SIGNAGE REGULATIONS.
   (A)   Generally. No sign may be posted on public property or within the public right-of-way along public roads, except village corporation signs, highway directional or regulatory signs and traffic safety signs erected and maintained by public agencies. All signs shall be placed in such manner that they will not obstruct the vision of drivers with regard to oncoming or intersecting traffic on any public or private roads or driveways. Only the following types of signs are permitted.
   (B)   Building signs. Any business or other permissible use shall be permitted one square foot of building sign surface area for each foot of building frontage that fronts a public right-of-way, including Ronald Reagan Highway, or the facade that contains the main entrance to the building and such building signage shall be located on the facade from which the measurement is taken.
   (C)   Freestanding signs. Businesses and/or centers containing multiple businesses shall be permitted a maximum of one monument or pole sign for the business or center for the joint use of all tenants for which the facility is designed, including any outlots, subject to the following criteria.
      (1)   Signs shall be allowed only for parcels with at least 150 feet of frontage adjoining a public street.
      (2)   Freestanding signs shall not exceed 20 feet in height.
      (3)   The sign shall be setback a minimum of five feet from all public rights-of way and private access easements.
      (4)   The supporting structure of a pylon sign shall not include exposed metal pole(s), but shall be surrounded by a decorative cover that is architecturally compatible with the sign cabinet and the architectural character of buildings on the site.
      (5)   Freestanding signs shall be a minimum of 20 feet from a lot line of any residentially zoned or used property.
      (6)   Signs shall have a message area of not more than 50 square feet for single tenant facilities or 150 square feet for multi-tenant facilities.
(Ord. 2012-05, passed 8-13-12)