(A) All street signs located in the village shall:
(1) Be erected at all street intersections regardless of other route marking that may be present;
(2) Be lettered with lettering at least four inches high. Supplementary lettering to indicate the type of street (e.g., Street, Avenue, Road and the like) or section of the village (e.g., N., W.) may be in smaller lettering, but must be at least two inches high. Abbreviations shall not be used for the street name itself;
(3) Have a reflective surface or be illuminated;
(4) Have a legend and background of contrasting colors and shall have a white message and border on a green background;
(5) Be placed at least on diagonally opposite corners so that they will be on the far right-hand side of the intersection for traffic on the major street in business districts and on principal arterials. Signs naming both streets shall be erected at each location. They shall be mounted on their faces parallel to the streets they name; and
(6) Be mounted at each intersection in residential districts.
(B) On intersection related approaches, a supplemental street name sign may be erected separately or below an intersection warning sign. When combined with a yellow diamond sign, the color should be a black message on a yellow background.
(C) Street signs for designating street names shall be of the formats as specified in this subchapter or as near to that format as practicable. The sign shall tell the common street name and the address boundary for that intersection.
(Ord. 694, passed 7-1-2002)