(a) The following types of signs shall be permitted in all districts within the Village according to the limits specified:
(1) Signs advertising the sale, lease, or rental of the premises upon which the sign is located, not exceeding thirty square feet in area.
(2) Professional nameplates or home occupation signs not exceeding six square feet in area and not exceeding one sign per home or business.
(3) Signs denoting the name and address of the occupants of the premises, not exceeding four square feet in area and not exceeding one sign per home.
(4) Farm signs for farms or orchards over five acres, denoting the name and address of the occupants, denoting advertising for produce or merchandise grown on such farms, and denoting
membership in organizations, not to exceed twenty-five square feet of sign face area per farm or orchard.
(5) Signs or bulletin boards customarily incidental to places of worship, libraries, museums, social clubs, or societies, the total area of which signs or bulletin boards shall not exceed forty square feet, and which signs and bulletin boards shall be located on the premises of such institutions.
(6) Entrance and exit signs containing only directional information.
(7) Temporary signs announcing special public or institutional events or the erection of a building, or signs for similar uses. Such signs shall be removed within two weeks of the completion of the event or project.
(8) Signs advertising garage sales, which signs are only permitted on the property where the sale is taking place or on other private property when the owner or person in charge of the property grants permission. Such sign(s) shall not be placed on public rights-of-way, utility poles, traffic signs, or street signs. Garage sale signs shall not exceed four square feet per side. Garage sale signs improperly placed on private property may be removed by the owner of such property. Such signs placed on public property may be removed by an authorized official of the Village.
(9) Political signs, provided such signs shall be removed within two weeks of the completion of the event or project.
(10) Existing signs which are in place or under construction at the time of adoption of this Zoning Code.
(b) Existing signs, as defined above, are permitted to continue and to be maintained as they existed at the time of adoption of this Zoning Code. However, replacement signs shall meet all requirements of this Zoning Code.
(c) A zoning permit is not required for the above defined signs.
(Ord. 19-83. Passed 4-4-83; Ord. 75-96. Passed 11-18-96.)