846.99 PENALTY.

   For all signs hereafter erected without the issuance of a required building transmittal or for any sign that otherwise violates the conditions of this chapter, the Code Enforcement Officer shall inform, by certified mail, the property owner upon whose property the sign is situated of the alleged violation of the Village ordinance. If compliance is not accomplished in the prescribed time period, the Village Officer shall initiate the appropriate enforcement action as set forth in Section 202.99.

(Ord. 2003-7. Passed 1-12-04; Ord. 2011-2. Passed 4-11-11.)

SCHEDULE A Residential Districts (R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, R-1D, R-M1)
Use/Purpose	Sign Type	Maximum Display Area	Maximum Height	Minimum Setback from Road ROW	Maximum Number of Signs
A.   Education	Free standing	32 square feet	9 feet	2 feet	1 per street entrance
Religion
Human Care
Recreation (public)
Public Building
Other Institutional Use
Agricultural Operation
Housing Development
Apartment Complex
	Wall	10% of wall area	Not above wall line	Not applicable
B.   Home Occupation	Wall/Window	4 square feet	Not above front wall	Not Applicable	1 per home

 

In all residential districts, the requirements of Schedule A shall govern sign use, area, type, height and number, in addition to requirements elsewhere in this chapter. Illuminated signs are prohibited in any Residential District.

(Ord. 2010-6. Passed 1-10-11.)

SCHEDULE B Business Districts (B-1)
Use/Purpose	Sign Type	Maximum Display Area	Total Maximum Coverage	Maximum Height	Minimum Setback from Road ROW	Maximum Number of Signs
A.    Individual commercial establishment	Free standing	Less than 100 feet of frontage = 25 square feet; 100 to 300 feet of frontage = 50 square feet; greater than 300 feet of frontage = 70 square feet	Not applicable	9 feet	2 feet	One per lot
	Marquee/Awning	10% of wall area	All signs including temporary, not to exceed 15% of wall area	Not above wall line	Not applicable	One per building
	Wall/Window	15% of wall area		Not above wall line	Not applicable	2 wall signs per wall face
B.    Commercial establishment located within a shopping center or office complex	Free standing	Same formula as above	Not applicable	9 feet	2 feet	One per center or complex
	Marquee/Awning	10% of wall area	All signs including temporary, not to exceed 15% of wall area	Not above wall line	Not applicable	Not to exceed maximum display area
	Wall/Window	15% of wall area		Not above wall line	Not applicable	2 wall signs per wall face

 

In all commercial districts, the requirements of Schedule B shall govern sign use, area, type, height and number, in addition to requirements elsewhere in this chapter. Illuminated signs are allowed in any Commercial District provided all bare light sources and immediately adjacent reflecting surfaces are shielded from view. For the purposes of this district, frontage must be upon a major street as identified within the Village's street inventory. Corner locations may have one free standing sign on each major street when a minimum separation distance of one hundred feet can be maintained.

SCHEDULE C Town Center Districts (TC)
Use/Purpose	Sign Type	Maximum Display Area	Total Maximum Coverage	Maximum Height	Minimum Setback from Road ROW	Maximum Number of Signs
Town Center  A.   Business    Education    Religion    Public    Recreation	A-frame	10 square feet each side	Not applicable	4 feet	Not applicable	One per building
	Free Standing	Less than 100 feet of frontage = 20 square feet; 100 feet or more of frontage = 30 square feet	Not applicable	9 feet	2 feet	One per building
	Marquee/ Awning	10% of wall area	All signs including temporary, not to exceed 15% of wall area	Not above wall line	Not applicable
	Projecting	36 square feet 6 foot projection		Not above wall line; (ten feet above ground level to closest point, min.)	Not applicable for sign attached to building; 2 feet for pole sign
	Wall/Window	15% of wall area		Not above wall line	Not applicable	2 wall signs per wall face
Residential Overlay A.    Business    Education    Religion    Public    Recreation	Free Standing or Wall	6 square feet	6 square feet	4 feet	2 feet	One per lot or building
Town Center & Residential Overlay B.    Home Occupation	Wall/Window	4 square feet	4 square feet	Not above wall line	Not applicable	One per home

 

In all Town Center Districts, the requirements of Schedule C shall govern sign use, area, type, height and number, in addition to requirements elsewhere in this chapter. Illuminated signs are allowed in any Town Center District provided all bare; light sources and immediately adjacent reflecting surfaces are shielded from view. The architectural style of new signs in this district shall be in keeping with the architectural character of the neighborhood and shall be reviewed and approved as part of the building transmittal process.

SCHEDULE D Temporary Signs (All Districts)
Sign Purpose/District	Maximum Display Area	Maximum Duration
A.    On-premise real estate (All districts)	6 square feet/sign (single family); 10 square feet/sign (housing development or commercial); two sign structures maximum per lot.	Removed 1 day after purpose of sign fulfilled.
B.    Off-premise real estate (All districts)	6 square feet	No open house signs until one day prior to event; 2 days maximum.
C.    Construction (All districts)	6 square feet (single family); 32 square feet (housing development or commercial)	Occupancy or completion of work.
D.    Political (All districts)	32 square feet	60 days, each election, removed within 5 days following election.
E.    On-premise commercial advertising (B-1 and TC)	Window signs are subject to total coverage limitations per schedules B and C.	1 day after purpose of sign fulfilled.
F.    Grand opening (All districts)	32 square feet	30 days
G.    Special event or promotion (All districts)	32 square feet	3 times per year subject to aproval of Zoning Administrator; 15 days maximum each event
H. On-premise activity advertising (TC)	10 square feet; see 846.05(b)(3); one sign per lot	Day of activity

 

Signs intended for use over a limited period of time may be allowed and do not require a building transmittal. Temporary signs shall comply with the requirements of this chapter and Schedule D and are subject to total maximum coverage limitations. Temporary signs not listed in Schedule D are prohibited with the exception of those signs listed in Section 846.04.

SCHEDULE E - SIGN USE BY DISTRICT
x	Commercial B-1	Residential R - 1A, B, C & D, M1 Agricultural A - 1	Town Center TC	TC Overlay
A-Frame Sign			√ T
Banner Sign	√ T	√ T	√ T	√ T
Changeable Copy Sign (Automatic)	√		√
Changeable Copy Sign (Manual)	√	√	√
Construction Sign	√ T	√ T	√ T	√ T
Directional/Information Sign	√	√	√	√
Garage Sale Sign	√ T	√ T	√ T	√ T
Government Sign	√	√	√	√
Identification Sign	√	√	√	√
Illuminated Sign	√		√	√
Marquee Sign/Awning	√		√
Nameplate	√	√	√	√
Political Sign	√ T	√ T	√ T	√ T
Projecting Sign			√
Real Estate Sign	√ T	√ T	√ T	√ T
Subdivision Identification Sign		√
Wall Sign	√	√	√	√
Window Sign	√	√	√	√

 

T= Temporary Only

In all districts, the types of signs allowed shall be limited to those described in Schedule E.