All signs hereafter constructed, corrected, painted, or otherwise established, moved, altered, or changed within the limits of the village or the adjacent area designated on the zoning district map, shall comply with the following regulations and with § 156.023(E) (area and bulk schedule), except that repair and/or maintenance of lawful, nonconforming signs shall be in accordance with the regulations set forth in § 156.143:
(A) Sign regulations of this chapter shall not apply to governmental signs including traffic signs which are erected and intended for public information, direction, safety or control purposes, and no sign in any district shall conflict in any manner with the clear and obvious appearance of public devices controlling public traffic.
(B) No moving sign (a sign with moving parts) or signs with varying intermittent lighting intensity shall be permitted in any street.
(C) No free-standing sign shall exceed 35 feet in height.
(D) The type of signs permitted are hereby classified according to construction and location on the lot as follows:
(1) Class 1 - Free Standing Sign;
(2) Class 2 - Projecting Sign;
(3) Class 3 - Roof Sign;
(4) Class 4 - Wall Sign;
(5) Class 5 - Combination Sign;
(6) Class 6 - Portable Sign.
(E) In any subdivision for which a plat has been filed for approval by the village, non-illuminated subdivision signs may be erected subject to the following requirements:
(1) Not more than two such signs shall be permitted for any subdivision held in single or common ownership.
(2) The total area of any such sign shall not exceed 100 square feet. Said subdivision sign or signs may be displayed for a period of time not to exceed two years from the date of issuance of the permit for the first building in the subdivision or the duration of the project, whichever is less, unless an extension for a specific additional period of time is granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(F) In the B-1 Community Business District the following additional sign regulations shall apply:
(1) The total surface area of all signs shall be limited to two square feet of sign (or total signs) for each linear foot of front width of business building or business units, or one square foot of sign for each linear foot of lot frontage, whichever is greater; provided that the total surface area of any one sign shall not exceed 100 square feet. Only one side of a business building facing a street shall be considered to be the front.
(2) On buildings including more than one business, the front width of each individual business unit shall be used to determine the maximum sign area for the business.
(3) Projecting signs shall not project more than four feet from the principal building.
(4) No sign shall project more than five feet above the highest point of the roof structure of the building to which it is attached.
(5) Signs may project up to six feet into any public right-of-way, street or alley; however, in no case shall any sign project into that part of any public right-of-way intended or designed for traffic
circulation or parking. Any such projection shall only be permitted above a height of ten feet. In the event widening of the street or alley necessitates removal of any sign, said removal and/or replacement shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
(6) In no instance will a single business be allowed two pole signs, two ground signs, or two roof signs, nor more than two types of permanent signs.
(G) In the B-2 General Business District the following additional regulations shall apply:
(1) The surface areas of all projecting, free standing, wall, combination, or roof signs shall not be greater than two square feet for each linear foot of front width of business building or business unit, or 1 square feet for each linear foot of lot frontage, whichever is greater; provided that the maximum total surface area for one sign shall not exceed 100 square feet. However, the maximum permitted surface areas for any one of the aforementioned signs may be increased by one square foot for each two linear feet that the sign or signs are setback from the required setback line, up to a maximum of 100 square feet of sign area. Only the setback from one street and/or setback line shall be permitted for this increase.
(2) No point on any sign shall project more than five feet above the highest point of the roof structure of the building to which it is attached.
(3) No free-standing sign with a sign area less than ten feet above the adjacent ground level or whose supports shall obstruct motorist’s vision shall be set nearer to the lot line adjacent to a street than the required minimum setback for the principal building.
(4) Projecting signs and marquees shall not project more than eight feet from the principal building. Signs may project up to six feet into any public right-of-way, street or alley; however, in no case shall any sign project into that part of any public right-of way intended or designed for traffic circulation or parking. Any such projection shall only be permitted above a height of ten feet. In the event widening of the street or alley necessitates removal of any sign, said removal and/or replacement shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
(5) Professional parks, shopping centers, and multiple occupancy buildings shall be allowed only one portable sign and either one pole sign, or one ground sign which may be used by one or all of the tenants therein. Tenants of professional parks, shopping centers, and multiple occupancy buildings shall be allowed either a wall sign or a projecting sign.
(H) Temporary signs shall not remain in place for a period of more than 30 days except that the Building and Zoning Administrator may extend the time period for an additional 30 days. Any further time extension shall thereafter be applied for through the Board of Zoning Appeals and the Board may grant such time extension as seems reasonable and necessary.
(I) Advertising signs and billboards shall not be permitted in any zoning district.
(J) One portable sign shall be allowed for each licensed place of business. Said sign shall not exceed 40 square feet.
(K) Maintenance of signs:
(1) Signs shall be kept in good repair, including painted or otherwise finished surfaces, and supporting structures shall be kept in upright condition.
(2) The Building and Zoning Administrator shall order the removal at the expense of the property owner any sign which is not constructed or maintained in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(`92 Code, § 40-3-5) (Ord. 88-3, passed 3-16-88)