(a) Permit Required. A permit issued by the Building Inspector shall be required for all temporary signs posted within the Retail Business District, the Commercial Service District, the Limited Industrial District and the General Industrial District. A permit fee of one dollar ($1.00) per square foot shall be charged for each sign such as a “for rent,” “for sale” or “for lease” sign and the like. No permit fees shall be charged for permitted signs in a Residential District.
(b) Area and Height.
(1) No sign shall exceed sixty-four square feet in area.
(Ord. 7-85. Passed 1-15-85.)
(2) The top of the sign shall not extend more than eight feet from ground level.
(c) Illumination Prohibited. No temporary signs erected under the authority of this section shall be illuminated.
(d) Cash Bond Required. As a condition precedent to the issuance of a permit for a temporary sign under this section, the applicant shall post, or shall be required to post, a fifty dollar ($50.00) cash bond for any temporary sign to be erected in the Retail Business District, the Commercial Service District, the Limited Industrial District and the General Industrial District.
(e) Failure to Remove Sign; Remedy of Village. Whenever the removal of any sign has been ordered by the Building Inspector and the person on whose premises such sign or display structure has been erected, affixed, attached or maintained fails to remove said sign within seventy-two hours after receiving notice to remove said sign, the Building Inspector may remove or cause to be removed said sign at the expense of the person on whose premises it was erected, affixed or attached. Each person shall be individually and separately liable for expenses incurred in the removal of such sign. The expense of having the sign removed by the Building Inspector shall be deducted from the cash bond. The balance of the cash bond, if any, shall be returned to the applicant.
(f) Nonconforming Signs. All nonconforming signs in existence at the time this section becomes effective, must be altered, replaced or repaired to conform to the provisions of this section within six months of the effective date hereof.
(g) Reapplication for Permit After Removal of Sign; New Cash Bond Required. Whenever a sign has been removed by the Building Inspector, the owner must reapply for a new permit and post a new fifty dollar ($50.00) cash bond before erecting a replacement sign.
(Ord. 39-77. Passed 8-2-77.)
(h) Waiver of Chapter Requirements by Council.
(1) The provisions of this section may be waived, in whole or in part, upon special application to Council.
(2) Special application for the Council's consideration shall be submitted, in writing, in triplicate form, to the Clerk/Treasurer at least seven days prior to the Council meeting at which the application shall be considered, with an accurate drawing of the proposed sign and a plan, drawn to scale, locating the proposed sign and depicting an area of at least 500 feet in circumference around the location of the proposed sign.
(3) Council, by ordinance, may waive any or all of the provisions of this section, attaching such conditions as in the judgment of Council shall be deemed necessary and prudent.
(4) A majority vote of the members elected to Council shall be required to grant the special application.
(Ord. 16-78. Passed 3-21-78.)
(i) Approval by Council Required; Exceptions. Except for “for sale,” “for lease” or “for rent” signs provided for in this Zoning Code, and political signs up to twelve square feet, all temporary sign requests for signs to be located within the Village by nonresidents must be presented to Council for approval.
(Ord. 46-85. Passed 7-2-85.)