(A) The sign regulations of this section are intended to balance the public interest in promising safe, well maintained, and attractive village with the interests of businesses, organizations, and individuals in ensuring the ability to identify and advertise products, services, and ideas. The regulations have the following specific objectives:
(1) To ensure that signs are designed, constructed, installed and maintained in a way that protects the life, health, property, and the public welfare.
(2) To allow signs as a means of communication, while at the same time avoiding nuisances to nearby properties.
(3) To support desired character of the village and promote an attractive visual environment.
(4) To allow for adequate and effective signs, while preventing signs from dominating the appearance of the area.
(5) To ensure that the constitutionally guaranteed right of free speech is protected.
(B) The regulations allow for a variety of sign types and sizes, based on zoning, land use and lot/business sizes. They do not necessarily ensure every property owner or business owner’s desired level of visibility.
(Ord. 480B, passed 8-21-1953; Ord. 90-O-036, passed 11-8-1990; Ord. 14-O-36, passed 11-14-2014; Ord. 19-O-20, passed 9-17-2019)