Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section to the contrary:
(A) Prohibited illumination. Any sign located in any district shall not have flashing illumination or flickering, flashing, neon, simulated neon or running lights of any kind. Businesses displaying internally lighted signs shall only light its signs if said business is open for business; such signs shall not be lit during hours when the business is closed. Indirectly lighted signs may be displayed through the night, providing that the lighting complies with § 155.204;
(B) Auxiliary signs. An auxiliary sign may be freestanding, attached to freestanding structures or equipment, or may be attached to the building or windows;
(C) No signs in bufferyards. No freestanding sign shall be located within any bufferyards required by the use of the site on which it is located;
(D) Sign setbacks. All signs shall be set back from the established right-of-way line of any street or highway so that they shall not interfere with the visibility of traffic, especially at corners and intersections; in Residential Districts, all signs shall be set back at least ten feet from the right-of-way line. No roof signs shall be permitted. No sign shall extend beyond the top or ends of the building walls to which it is attached. Signs may not obscure architectural features (arches, transom panels, sills, moldings, cornices, windows and the like). Wall signs shall be located no higher than the windowsill line of the second story.
(E) No signs on trees. No sign, temporary or otherwise, shall be affixed to a tree or utility pole;
(F) Temporary sign time limits. A temporary sign, once displayed for 30 consecutive days or less, shall not be reused or redisplayed in the village on the same property for 90 days thereafter. Any such reuse or redisplay shall serve to reclassify the sign as one other than “temporary” and shall require a sign permit application to be filed and granted for its continued display.
(G) Condition. All signs, of any type, shall be maintained in a sightly and safe condition which means that they shall not be capable of blowing down or away, they are sufficiently weather-resistant to maintain their appearance and message, and that they do not unnecessarily distract vehicular traffic.
(Ord. 1999-03, passed 3- -1999; Ord. 2013-04, passed 2-4-2013)