A. Illuminated Signs: The application for a permit for erection of a sign or other advertising structure, in which electrical wiring and connections are used, shall be submitted to the building department. The building department shall examine the plans and specifications, inspecting all wiring and connections, to determine if the same complies with the most recent edition of the national electric code, and shall approve the issuance of said permit if the said plans and specifications do comply with all applicable electrical provisions, and all other applicable provisions of this chapter and other village ordinances, or disapprove the application if noncompliance is found.
1. All illuminated signs within one hundred feet (100') of any residential zoning district shall be turned off between the hours of eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. unless the establishment is engaged in the operation of business during such period, in which case the sign may be lit during the hours of operation only.
2. Illumination shall be installed or applied only through a translucent surface; or recessed into the sign structure; or if the light source is external to the sign, directed to and concentrated on the sign. Signs utilizing exposed neon tubing shall not be permitted.
3. Signs shall be shaded as necessary to avoid casting a bright light upon property located in any residential district or upon any public street or park.
4. Floodlights, gooseneck reflectors or other external sources of illumination shall be contained within a protective casing.
5. Illumination shall be constant in intensity and color, and shall not consist of flashing, animated, chasing, scintillating or other illumination conveying the sense of movement. Signs which exhibit only time and temperature are permitted, if they otherwise comply with this chapter.
B. Freestanding Signs:
1. Construction; Materials Required: All freestanding signs shall be approved by the building department as being in compliance with the building code and shall be constructed of incombustible or approved combustible materials.
2. Number Of Signs: Each zoning lot or parcel of land under one ownership or use may have not more than one freestanding sign, with a maximum of two (2) display surfaces, except that any zoning lot or parcel with a frontage of three hundred fifty feet (350') or more may have two (2) signs located not less than two hundred fifty feet (250') apart.
If a zoning lot has frontage on more than one street, highway, or other public right of way, then said zoning lot will be allowed two (2) signs, one per frontage, no closer than one hundred feet (100') apart.
3. Location; Setback: The minimum setback for all freestanding signs, shall be fifteen feet (15') from the edge of pavement and all portions of the sign(s) must be located on private property. No freestanding sign shall be nearer than ten feet (10') to any sign, building, structure, side or rear property line.
4. Size; Height: The gross area and height of a freestanding sign shall be governed by the following factors:
a. Surface Area Calculation:
Type
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Permitted Gross Sign Area
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Shopping center identification sign | 3/4 square foot per lineal foot of building frontage, maximum of 100 square feet |
All other freestanding signs | 1/2 square foot per lineal foot of building frontage, maximum of 50 square feet |
b. Height Limitations: The maximum height of a freestanding sign may not exceed ten feet (10') high as measured from the average crown of the street to which the sign is intended to face. Shopping center identification signs may extend to a maximum height of fifteen feet (15'). No freestanding sign shall interfere with sight lines. Where the property grade and street crown differ by three feet (3') or more, the height of the sign shall conform with the recommendations of the Zoning Administrator, consistent with the purpose of this Chapter.
C. Wall Signs: Wall signs may be permitted subject to the following provisions:
1. Wall signs may be of wood, metal, or plastic. In no case shall any side wall or rear wall sign be permitted to contain any form of illumination if said wall is adjacent to a residential district.
2. Illuminated wall signs shall consist of individually constructed letters mounted directly on the building face or on approved raceways.
3. Location/Limitation of Placement: No wall sign shall cover wholly or partially any wall opening, nor project beyond the ends or top of the wall to which it is attached. Illuminated wall signs shall not be permitted to extend more than twelve inches (12") beyond the face or structure to which it is attached, and nonilluminated signs shall not be permitted to extend more than six inches (6") beyond the face or structure to which it is attached. Wall signs shall be attached to a height of not less than eight feet (8') above any sidewalk or fifteen feet (15') above any thoroughfare, and may not extend over said thoroughfare.
4. Front Wall Signs: Front wall signs shall be permitted subject to the following regulations:
a. Single Business Occupant Building: A sign shall be permitted on the front wall of a principal building. The total area of such sign or signs shall not exceed eight percent (8%) of the area of the front face (including doors and windows) and a maximum width of eighty percent (80%) of the front width of the principal building, provided that the total area of such sign or signs, front and side signs combined, shall not exceed two hundred (200) square feet.
b. Multiple Business Occupant Building: Where a single principal building is devoted to two (2) or more business or commercial uses, the operator or each such use may install a front wall sign. The maximum area of each sign shall be determined by determining the proportionate share of the front face (including doors and windows) of the principal building occupied by each such use and applying such proportion to the total sign area permitted for the front wall of the building. Multi-business occupant office buildings shall be permitted one wall sign identifying the building or a single business occupant.
5. Side Wall Signs: Side wall signs shall be permitted subject to the following regulations:
a. The total area of such sign or signs shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the area of the front wall (including doors and windows) of the principal building.
b. The sign or signs must be located on a side wall facing a side yard of ten feet (10') or more in width on the same zoning lot, or a side wall facing a side street.
D. Directional Signs: Directional or instructional signs accessory to parking and driveway areas are permitted subject to the following regulations:
1. One sign may be erected to designate each entrance or exit from a parking or driveway area; each such sign shall not exceed three (3) square feet in area; such signs may be double-faced signs and placed no higher than four feet (4') above ground level.
2. One sign designating the conditions of use will be permitted for each parking or driveway area; such signs shall not exceed a maximum of three (3) square feet in area (including, if necessary, the name of the business for whose customers the parking or driveway area is maintained).
3. Lane markers, directional arrows, and other directional or instructional devices painted on the pavement or parking and driveway areas (including the traffic lanes thereof) shall be permitted without limitation; such markings to conform to the International Traffic Code.
4. Such directional and/or instructional signs shall be constructed in a manner to not exceed four feet (4') above average prevailing ground level.
5. Directional signs shall conform to wall sign requirements concerning absolute projection.
6. A nonilluminated business sign not to exceed four (4) square feet in area, for purposes of identifying each service entrance of a business establishment, may be erected on the service door or wall directly above the service door.