Section
150.01 Short title
150.02 Definitions
150.03 Permit requirements
150.04 Sign contractor's license
150.05 Indemnifications
150.06 Annual license
150.07 Inspection and maintenance
150.08 Unsafe or unlawful signs
150.09 Abandoned signs
150.10 Obstruction to exits
150.11 Obstruction to ventilation
150.12 Clearance from high voltage power lines
150.13 Sign construction
150.14 Exemptions
150.15 Residential District sign regulations
150.16 Commercial District sign regulations
150.17 Industrial District sign regulations
150.18 Height of signs
150.19 Non-conforming signs
150.99 Penalty
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED SIGN. A sign which no longer correctly directs or exhorts any person, advertises a bona fide business, lessor, owner, product or activity conducted or product available on the premises where such sign is displayed.
GROUND SIGN. A sign erected on a free-standing frame, mast or pole and not attached to any building.
IDENTIFICATION SIGN. A sign which is limited to the name, address and number of a building, institution or person and to the activity carried on in the building or institution, or the occupation of the person.
ILLUMINATED SIGN. Any sign which emanates light either by means of exposed tubing or lamps on its surface, or by means of illumination transmitted through the sign faces, or which reflects light from a source intentionally directed on it.
NON-ACCESSORY SIGN or OFF-SITE SIGN. A sign which directs attention to a business, commodity, service or entertainment not related to the premises at which the sign is located, or to a business, commodity, service or entertainment which is conducted, sold or offered elsewhere than on the premises of which the sign is located.
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGN. Any sign, consisting of any letter, figure, character, mark, point, plane, marquee sign, design, poster, pictorial, picture, stroke, stripe, line, trademarks, reading
matter or illuminating device, constructed, attached, erected, fastened or manufactured in any manner whatsoever so that the sign shall be used for the attraction of the public to any place, subject, person, public performance, article, machine or merchandise whatsoever and displayed in any manner whatsoever out of doors for recognized advertising purposes.
PROJECTING SIGN. An outdoor advertising sign which is affixed to any building wall or structure and extends beyond the building wall, structure, building line or property line more than 15 inches.
(Ord. 87-477, passed 4-6-1987; Ord. 14-1097, passed 2-27-2014)
(A) (1) No sign shall be erected, altered or relocated without a permit issued by the Building Department except as otherwise provided herein.
(2) Where electrical permits are required, they shall be obtained at the same time as the sign permit.
(3) Application for a permit shall be made upon forms provided by the Building Department and shall include the following information:
(a) Name, address and telephone number of the applicant;
(b) Location of the building, structure or parcel of property to which, or upon which, the sign is to be attached or erected;
(c) Position of sign in relation to nearby buildings, structures, street grade, easements and overhead utilities;
(d) Two copies of plans and specifications showing method of construction, location and support, sealed by a registered architect or structural engineer;
(e) Sketch showing sign faces, exposed surfaces and proposed message thereof accurately represented in scale as to size, proportion and color;
(f) Name of person, firm, corporation or association erecting the sign;
(g) Written consent of the owners of the building, structure or land on or to which the sign is to be erected; and
(h) Such other information as the Building Inspector shall require to show full compliance with this and all other laws and ordinances of the village.
(B) It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector, who shall be the enforcing officer, upon the filing of an application for a permit, to examine the plans and specifications, the premises upon which it is proposed to erect the sign or other advertising structure, and other date; and if it shall appear that the proposed structure is in compliance with all the requirements of this chapter, and all other ordinances of the village, he or she shall then issue the permit. If the work authorized under the permit has not been completed within six months after date of issuance, the permit shall become null and void.
(C) Every applicant, before being granted a permit hereunder, shall pay the following permit fee for each sign to the Village Clerk:
Costs of Construction | Permit Fee |
$0 - $499 | $50 |
$500 - $4,999 | $100 |
Any project exceeding $5,000 | 3% of the cost of said project |
(Ord. 87-477, passed 4-6-1987; Ord. 14-1097, passed 2-27-2014)
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