(a) Residential Districts. Permanent signs in residential districts shall conform to the following standards as well as the other applicable standards of the Codified Ordinances:
(1) Number. No more than one permanent sign may be located on a parcel.
(2) Type. Unless otherwise stated, a wall sign is the only type of Permanent Sign allowed. No sign shall project above the roof line or the cap of parapets of such building, whichever is higher.
(3) Permanent subdivision signs within entrance features are permitted and shall be reviewed and approved as part of a comprehensive sign plan.
(4) Off-premises signs are prohibited.
(5) Maximum area and height. Permanent signs may not exceed four (4) square feet in area or be more than two (2) feet in height.
(6) Illumination. Permanent signs shall not be separately illuminated, unless the sign is installed near a porch light or yard light, which may incidentally illuminate the sign. Permanent subdivision identification signs within entrance features may be lighted by an external source, but such illumination shall be in a manner which avoids glare or reflection which in any way interferes with traffic safety
(b) Non-Residential Districts. Permanent signs in non-residential districts shall conform to the following standards and all other applicable standards of the Codified Ordinances:
(1) Number.
A. Wall signs. No more than one wall sign shall be permitted per business. A secondary wall sign, no more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the size of the primary wall sign, may allowed if the parcel fronts two or more public streets. No more than one secondary wall sign shall be permitted. No wall sign shall project above the roof line or the cap of parapets of such building, whichever is higher. Blade, awning, and canopy signs shall be considered wall signs.
B. Freestanding signs. No more than one freestanding sign shall be permitted per parcel.
C. Pole signs are allowed in all Non-Residential Districts.
D. Joint identification signs. No more than one primary joint identification sign shall be permitted. A secondary joint identification sign may be permitted if the parcel fronts two (2) or more public streets. No more than one secondary joint identification sign shall be permitted per development.
(2) Maximum area, height, and location.
A. Wall signs. The total area shall not exceed one square foot per one lineal foot of the length of the wall on which the sign is to be attached up to a maximum of thirty-six (36) square feet.
B. Freestanding signs. The total area shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet when located ten (10) feet from the street right-of-way line. For each additional one-foot setback from the street right-of-way line, an additional ten (10) square feet of display area may be permitted up to a maximum of one-hundred-twenty (120) square feet. All sides of the freestanding sign will be considered when calculating the allowable square footage.
C. Freestanding signs. The maximum height shall be fifteen feet (15) in any district.
D. Freestanding signs. No part of a freestanding sign may be located within ten feet of a street right-of-way or within ten (10) feet of the property line. If the adjacent parcel is in a residential district, the freestanding sign must be located within the applicable building setback line.
E. Joint identification signs. The primary joint identification sign shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet in sign area, a maximum of twenty feet (20) in height, and a minimum setback of fifteen feet (15) from all rights-of-way. A secondary joint identification sign shall not be more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the size and height of the primary joint identification sign.
Primary joint identification signs may not exceed fifty-six (56) square feet in area. Secondary joint identification signs shall not exceed thirty-six (36) square feet in area.
(3) Illumination.
A. Unless otherwise stated herein, signs may be illuminated from within or from an external source, but such illumination shall be in a manner which avoids glare or reflection which in any way interferes with traffic safety or in a manner so as to be confused or construed as traffic control devices.
B. External lighting fixtures shall be installed, maintained, and operated in such a manner as to minimize or substantially reduce glare at any location on or off the property, minimize or substantially reduce light trespass beyond the property lot line, minimize sky illumination, and present an overall appearance that is compatible with the Village's character.
C. Rotating, traveling, pulsing, flashing, blinking, or oscillating light sources, lasers, beacons, search lights, or strobe lighting are prohibited.
(c) Sign Permit Required. Unless otherwise allowed, all permanent signs in residential and nonresidential districts require a Sign Permit.
(Ord. 19-20. Passed 11-4-20.)