(A) Wind pressure. Every billboard shall be firmly and solidly constructed so as to be able to bear a wind pressure of at least 30 pounds per square foot of area; provided that billboards which are placed upon roofs must be so constructed as to be able to withstand a lateral wind pressure of 40 pounds per square foot of area.
(B) Height above ground. Every billboard must be so constructed as to leave an open space of at least two and one-half feet between the bottom of the display area and the ground. This open area may be filled in with lattice work or other ornamental design which does not close off more than two-thirds of any square foot of such open area. Billboards constructed on property on which there is a properly established building line must be built entirely in back of this building line, and no permit shall be issued for the construction of any billboard on any lot which is subject to a proper building line restriction, if the billboard is to be constructed in violation of the building lines restriction.
(C) Fireproof construction. It shall be unlawful to construct any billboard of over 15 square feet in area anywhere in the fire limits unless the face of such billboard is constructed of noncombustible material.
(D) Location, frontage consents.
(1) (a) No person shall locate, build, construct, operate or maintain any billboard in any block in the village where a majority of the houses abutting on both sides of the street in the block are used exclusively for residence purposes without having first secured the written consent of the owners of a majority of the frontage abutting on such streets on both sides within such block.
(b) The term BLOCK as used in this section shall be construed to mean and include that portion of the street between the two intersections with other public streets nearest the specified location on each side provided that if, on either or both sides of such location there is no such intersection within 300 feet of the center of the specified location the block shall be considered as terminating at a point 300 feet from such center. The term STREET as used in this section shall be construed to mean and include such highways as have been dedicated by either common law or statutory dedication as public streets and are actually in use as such; and the term street shall not be construed to include or mean merely service highways which are commonly known as alleys.
(2) Frontage consents once secured and filed shall not be withdrawn and need not be renewed excepting on the construction of a new billboard to replace the one for which the consents were granted. But where consents are required and have been obtained for the construction of one or more billboards on any particular lot, additional consents for any additional billboards on the same lot shall be secured and filed in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(E) Illumination. The wiring of illuminated billboards and signboards must comply with the provisions of the ordinances of this village relating to electrical wiring.
(Prior Code, § 7-5-5) Penalty, see § 10.99