Regulations are hereby established to control the type, design, size, location and maintenance of signs in order to achieve the following:
(a) To promote and maintain high quality residential districts and attractive public facilities;
(b) To provide reasonable, yet appropriate, conditions for identifying institutions, businesses, and office and retail establishments.
(c) To provide a safe environment by eliminating any conflict between advertising or identification signs and traffic-control signs which would be hazardous to the safety of the public;
(d) To control temporary signs and prohibit undesirable impacts on property values and neighborhood character.
(e) To guarantee equal treatment under the law through accurate record keeping and consistent enforcement; and
(f) To allow a medium for non-commercial expression balanced against the community's interest to preserve the integrity and aesthetics of the residential community.
(Ord. 2012-20, passed 4-17-2012)
The regulations of this chapter govern and control the erection, enlargement, relocation, expansion, alteration, operation, illumination, maintenance, relocation, and removal of all signs within the village visible from any street, sidewalk, or public or private common open space. Any sign not expressly permitted by these regulations is prohibited. The regulations of this chapter shall be in addition to any other Village Code provisions applicable to the construction and maintenance of signs.
(Ord. 2012-20, passed 4-17-2012)
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