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.
(A) Building signs. Any business or other permitted non-residential use shall be permitted one-half square foot of building sign surface area for each foot of building frontage that fronts a public right-of-way 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. Building signage of a commercial or advertising nature shall not be permitted for residential uses.
(B) Freestanding signs. Businesses and/or centers containing multiple businesses shall be permitted a maximum of one monument 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) All freestanding signs shall be monument style ground-mounted signs.
(3) Freestanding signs shall not exceed eight feet in height.
(4) The sign shall be set back a minimum of five feet from all public rights-of-way and private access easements and a minimum of 20 feet from a lot line of any residentially zoned or used property.
(5) Signs shall have a message area of not more than 50 square feet for non- residential uses or 32 square feet for attached residential developments.
(6) Electronic message centers/electronic signs and internally illuminated signs shall be prohibited.
(C) Other permitted signs.
(1) Church or public building bulletin boards not exceeding ten square feet in area;
(2) Temporary signs on over 40 inches from the ground and not exceeding six square feet in area, the purpose of which is to communicate information about the lease or sale of a building or lot, which signs shall be removed as soon as the property is leased or sold;
(3) Small announcements or professional signs not over one square foot in area;
(4) Highway or directional and traffic safety signs erected and maintained by public agencies;
(5) Outdoor election signs, provided that they may not be erected prior to four weeks before the day of the election and that the owner of the property on which the sign is located must cause the sign to be removed within 72 hours after the election. A sign permitted under this section shall not exceed 12 square feet in area and the aggregate of all signs placed on any parcel of real property in one ownership shall not exceed 60 square feet, nor shall they be posted such that the bottom edge of each sign is more than 40 inches from the ground. All such 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;
(6) Temporary signs associated with an approved temporary use not exceeding ten square feet in area.
(Ord. 2020-16, passed 1-11-21)