(A) (1) Any applicant requesting a zoning amendment, a special use, a variation of bulk and coverage controls or any other type of zoning permit, pursuant to the terms and provisions of this chapter, as amended, shall publish notice of the public hearing to be held by the City Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals to consider the application by erection of at least one, but not more than four, signs on the real property which is the subject matter of the application. The sign(s) shall be furnished and erected by the applicant at the applicant’s sole cost and expense. The number, size, location and content of the sign(s) shall conform to the additional requirements of this chapter.
(2) The applicant shall erect the sign(s) giving notice of the public hearing not more than 30 days, nor less than 15 days, before the date of the public hearing. The sign(s) shall be maintained by the applicant and kept on the property until after the date of the public hearing unless the application is withdrawn. The applicant shall remove the sign(s) within seven days of the date of the public hearing. The Building Commissioner or his or her designee shall be authorized by the applicant, as a condition of the original application, to enter onto the property to establish the location for the sign(s), to maintain the sign(s) or to remove the sign(s) in the event the applicant fails to do so within the seven-day period after the public hearing.
(3) The applicant shall submit a $50 refundable security deposit with the application to assure maintenance of the sign(s) and their timely removal by the applicant. This deposit shall be forfeited if the applicant fails to maintain the sign(s) or remove them in accordance with the terms of this chapter. The security deposit shall be refunded by the city when the Building Commissioner determines that the sign(s) was properly maintained and has been removed within the time limit provided herein. This determination shall be made within ten days of the date of the public hearing.
(4) The Building Commissioner or his or her designee shall designate the size, number and location(s) on the property where the sign(s) shall be erected. This designation shall be made within ten days of the date the application is filed. The Building Commissioner shall consider the location of the property in relation to the public streets, highways, other means of public access to the property, the location of buildings on adjacent properties and the topography of the land when determining the number and location(s) of the signs.
(5) The dimensions of the sign(s) shall be not less than 36 inches in height and not less than 48 inches in width. The sign(s) shall read as follows:
Public Notice The property is being considered for (rezoning to or approval of a special use, or a variation in the bulk and coverage controls or other type of zoning permit). A public hearing will be held on the day of , at p.m. in Blue Island City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor City Hall, 13051 Greenwood Avenue, Blue Island, Illinois. For information call the Building Commissioner at 708-597-8606. |
(6) The notice provided for in this chapter shall be in addition to the public notice which must be published in a newspaper of general circulation published within the city as required hereby.
(B) (1) Any applicant requesting a garage variation shall publish notice of the public hearing to be held by the Community Development and Human Services Committee of the City Council to consider the application by erection of one sign on the real property which is the subject matter of the application. The sign shall be furnished and erected by the applicant at the applicant’s sole cost and expense. The size, location and content of the sign shall conform to the additional requirements of this chapter.
(2) The applicant shall erect the sign giving notice of the public hearing not more than 30 days, nor less than 15 days, before the date of the public hearing. The sign shall be maintained by the applicant and kept on the property until after the date of the public hearing unless the application is withdrawn. The applicant shall remove the sign within seven days of the date of the public hearing.
(3) The Building Commissioner or his or her designee shall be authorized by the applicant, as a condition of the original application, to enter onto the property to establish the location for the sign, to maintain the sign or to remove the sign in the event the applicant fails to do so within the seven days of the public hearing.
(Prior Code, § 166.091) (Ord. 95-342, passed 8-8-1995; Ord. 97-137, passed 3-11-1997; Ord. 2021-043, passed 9-14-2021)