The following signs shall be permitted in the incorporated area of the Village that are subject to these Zoning Regulations, according to the following regulations. A Zoning Certificate shall be required for any sign constructed or erected under the terms of this section.
(a) On-premise signs identify or advertise commercial or industrial uses on the premises. Such signs shall comply with the following restrictions:
(1) No more than one sign shall be provided for each business use, and in no case shall a lot contain more than three signs.
(2) No sign shall have a surface area of greater than 100 square feet per side.
(3) No business, industry, or use shall maintain a gross sign area exceeding 300 square feet on the premises.
(b) Off-premise signs advertise a product or service not located upon the premises on which the sign is located and shall be classified as a business use and shall be permitted in all "I" Districts subject to the following restrictions:
(1) No sign shall have a surface area of greater than 200 square feet per side, or two sign faces exceeding a total of 400 square feet on any single lot or location.
(2) Off-premise signs shall not be located closer to the public right of way than the established building set-back requirements of the district in which the sign is located.
(3) No off-premise sign site shall have more than two displays facing in the same direction of the main travel way.
(c) Signs for Home Occupations. One on-premise sign per lot shall be permitted for the purpose of announcing a home occupation. Such sign shall not exceed six square feet in area. No off-premise signs shall be permitted.
(d) Portable signs announcing a special event or advertising a product or service shall be considered a Temporary Use and shall be permitted subject to the following restrictions:
(1) Such sign shall not be permitted for more than a total of ninety days per calendar year.
(2) Such signs shall be located outside the right-of-way limits of the road and shall not interfere with the visibility of vehicular traffic either entering or leaving any property or entering, leaving, or operating on any thoroughfare.
(3) No illumination device shall be used which causes a direct beam of light to be cast upon adjacent lots or thoroughfares thereby creating a hazard to vehicular traffic.
(4) Such signs are capable of posting and removal without destruction of public or private property.
(e) On-premise bench signs shall be conditionally permitted in any "B-3" District. Off-premise bench signs shall be permitted in any "I" District subject to the following restrictions:
(1) The placement or erection of the bench containing advertising thereon will be located outside the Village right of way.
(2) No bench sign shall be harmful to the public morals, safety, and health of the citizens of the community.
(3) No bench sign shall interfere with a place of business.
(Ord. 93-12. Passed 12-14-93.)