Any attention getting device, banner, flag, menu board, wall graphic, window graphic, or yard sign that is exempted from this ordinance and any sign that is allowed to be installed or maintained under this ordinance may be utilized to display a noncommercial message under the same standards as the display of a commercial message, unless otherwise allowed or restricted by State laws including, but not limited to, the Illinois Election Code and/or 10 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq. as enforced by State Board of Elections or other appropriate officials.
Any sign, flag, attention getting device, banner, menu board, wall graphic, or window graphic that is exempted from this ordinance or that is allowed to be installed or maintained under this ordinance shall not be utilized to display an off-premises commercial advertising message unless it complies with either: 1) Table 16.32-1: Zoning District Uses and § 16.56.030EE. (Off-Premises Commercial Advertising Sign); or § 16.72.120 (Temporary Off-Premises Commercial Advertising Message).
(Ord. O-201410-10-035, passed 10-14-2014; Ord. O-201601-ZBA-006, passed 1-19-2016; Ord. O-201603-ZBA-010, passed 3-17-2016, § 18.3; Ord. O-201803-ZBA-10-08, passed 3-19-2018; Ord. O-201808-10-033, passed 8-21-2018)