(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or operate any hospital, rescue or shelter institution, blacksmith shop, machine shop, laundry, theatre, medical dispensary or sanitarium in any place in the village where one-half of the buildings, lots or plots of ground lying wholly or partly within lines drawn 150 feet distant from and parallel to the exterior sides of the lot or plot of ground in which is desired or intended to carry on such business are used exclusively for residence purposes without having first secured and filed frontage consents as provided in this section.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or operate a public garage or a building for the housing or more than four motor vehicles anywhere in the village without having first secured and filed frontage consents as required in this section.
(c) Wherever frontage consents are required for the location or maintenance of any business or building in the village, the person securing such consents shall secure the consent of the owners of not less than one-half of the property having frontage and lying wholly or in part within lines drawn 150 feet distant from and parallel to the exterior sides of the lot or plot of ground in which it is desired or intended to build any such building or carry on any such business to the location of such business or building.
(d) Frontage consent petitions shall contain the names and addresses of the owners of each lot or parcel or ground wholly or partially within the lines indicated in the preceding subsection, and a statement as to the total frontage involved.
(1) Such petitions shall be accompanied by a plat or survey drawn by a licensed surveyor showing the location and dimensions of the lot or plot of land involved and of all the property within the frontage consent district as defined in this section.
(2) Such petitions shall be accompanied by an affidavit sworn to by the person obtaining the signatures to the effect that such person personally obtained the signatures thereon.
(3) It shall be unlawful to conduct or operate any of the businesses mentioned in the first subsection of this section within 300 feet of any property used for church or school purposes unless the written consent of the managing board or officer of such church or school is first obtained.
(e) Whenever frontage consents are required by any provision of this code or other village ordinance, such consents shall be filed with the village manager before the license or permit needed for the location of the building or business concerned is issued. Consents once given may not be withdrawn after the petition has been so filed.
(f) It shall not be necessary to secure a renewal of such consents, once given, for the continued operation of the business concerned.
(1929 Code, § 263)