A. On Premises Signs:
1. Agricultural Uses: There shall be not more than one sign, not exceeding ten (10) square feet in area, for each principal farm dwelling, except on a corner lot where two (2) such signs for each dwelling unit shall be permitted. The sign shall indicate the name of the occupant and any specialized agricultural activities being conducted on the premises.
2. Nonagricultural Uses: A single on premises business identification sign not exceeding sixteen (16) square feet in area is permitted. On a corner lot, two (2) such signs, one facing each street, shall be permitted.
3. Projection And Height Restrictions: On premises advertising signs shall be subject to the following restrictions:
a. Projection: No sign shall project beyond the front lot line.
b. Height: No sign shall project higher than ten feet (10') above grade at the near edge of the roadway pavement.
B. Real Estate Signs: "For sale" and "for rent" signs, subject to the following:
1. Maximum Area: No sign shall exceed twelve (12) square feet in area.
2. Maximum Number Of Signs: There shall be not more than one sign facing each street on which the property fronts.
3. Projection: No sign shall project beyond the front lot line.
4. Height: No sign shall project higher than ten feet (10') above grade at the near edge of the roadway pavement.
C. Outdoor Advertising Signs: Off premises outdoor advertising signs ("billboards") shall only be permitted on parcels of land abutting I-55 and I-80, provided such signs have no moving parts, shall conform with other county codes or ordinances and Illinois statutes, and shall conform with the following regulations:
1. Spacing: Along interstate highways, no advertising sign shall be located nearer than two thousand feet (2,000') from another outdoor advertising sign.
2. Maximum Area Of Displays:
a. Each outdoor advertising sign structure shall contain not more than two (2) display surfaces. Only one item shall be displayed on each surface.
b. The structure shall have a length and height of not more than such dimension needed to secure either two (2) standardized fifteen foot by twenty five foot (15' x 25') poster panel displays or a single fifteen foot by fifty five foot (15' x 55') bulletin display on each surface. The overall display surface (both sides) shall not exceed one thousand six hundred fifty (1,650) square feet.
3. Location:
a. Off premises outdoor advertising signs ("billboards") shall only be permitted on tracts of land abutting I-55 and I-80. No off premises outdoor advertising sign shall be located along other roads or on other parcels in the county.
b. No outdoor advertising sign shall be located nearer than fifty feet (50') from a side lot line, nor nearer than one hundred fifty feet (150') from a residential district boundary line.
4. Illumination: Illumination shall be subject to the safety and nuisance restrictions contained in section 8-8-3-3, "Public Safety And Public Nuisance", of this title. (Ord. 10-001, 1-12-2010)