A. Miscellaneous Advertising Objects Prohibited: No person shall place on, or suspend from the exterior of any building or structure, any goods, wares, or merchandise.
It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or maintain any attention getting device, which shall include pennants, banners, propellers, spinners, streamers, balloons, and similar devices.
Flashing Lights Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or maintain any sign which is wholly or partially illuminated by flashing lights or intermittent lights. No flashing or raceway signs shall be allowed.
Revolving Light Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or maintain any sign which is illuminated by revolving lights, except when specifically required by law.
Obscene Matter Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or display an obscene sign.
Signs Not to Constitute Traffic Hazards: No sign, or other advertising structure, canopy or awning shall be erected or maintained in such a manner as to obstruct free and clear vision of motorists or as to distract the attention of the driver of the vehicle by reason of the position, shape, or color thereof.
Pursuant to the foregoing, no sign, or other advertising structure, canopy, or awning, shall be erected or maintained in such a manner as to be likely to interfere with, obstruct the view of, or be confused with any authorized traffic sign, signal or device. Accordingly, no sign, other advertising structure, canopy, or awning shall make use of the words "stop", "go", "slow", "danger", or any other similar word, phrase, symbol, or character, or employ any red, yellow, orange, green, or other colored lamp or light, in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead, or confuse traffic.
No sign other than a sign erected by public authority shall be erected or maintained in such a manner as to be or purport to be an imitation of or resemble an official traffic control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any official traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal.
B. Community Appearance, Traffic Hazards: There shall be permitted no flashing signs, rotating or moving signs, animated signs, signs with moving lights, or creating the illusion of movement. A changing sign whereupon the time and/or temperature is indicated by intermittent lighting shall not be deemed to be a flashing sign if the lighting changes are limited to the numerals indicating the time and/or temperature and are not more frequent than every ten (10) seconds.
Flags, pennants, or buntings shall not be permitted.
C. Obstructions: No sign, other advertising structure, canopy, or awning as herein defined, shall obstruct any driveway, door, window, fire escape, ladder or opening intended to provide light, air, ingress or egress for any building or structure.
This Section shall not be construed to prohibit the affixing of temporary window bills on or about any window, glass partition, or any other structure in the interior of any building, as provided in this Chapter.
No sign, or other advertising structure, canopy, or awning shall be attached to a standpipe or fire escape.
D. Specific Prohibitions: The following signs are specifically prohibited by this Chapter.
1. Signs which emit sounds including, but not limited to voice, music, and similar methods of advertising.
2. Signs on fences, trees, utility poles, walls, or similar structures, which are not part of a building structure.
3. There shall be no signs painted on any wall, fence, tree, or utility pole.
4. Billboards except those as permitted via application under the Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971.
5. Signs consisting of a string, cluster or series of lights, except on such clocks and weather gauges as may be authorized by other sections of this Chapter.
6. Home occupation signs
7. Car signs.
8. Projecting signs.
9. Portable signs. (Signs which were once portable but made permanent shall be also considered portable.)
10. Roof signs.
11. Off-premises signs.
12. Free-standing multi-tenant or multi-business occupant signs.
13. Brand name signs.
E. Other Signs: Any sign not expressly permitted by this Chapter is prohibited in the Village.