A. This ordinance does not regulate the installation or maintenance of signs by public agencies within the right-of-way of a public street or highway or on public property.
B. Any sign placed within the right-of-way of any public street or highway or on public property without authorization may be removed without notice and disposed of by the local authority having jurisdiction over the street, highway, or property, unless the sign is permitted to be placed on public property 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.
C. No signs may be placed on any property without prior consent of the owner thereof and, where applicable, issuance of a sign permit.
D. No sign mounted on the exterior of a building may interfere with the operation of any windows, doors, fire escape, or other means of egress.
E. No sign may be erected within one hundred (100) feet of any railroad grade crossing or placed in such a manner that creates an obstruction of full view of the intersection of a highway and/or railroad right-of-way.
F. Any ground sign constructed on a corner lot or parcel shall not be erected within the sight distance triangle, which is the triangular area formed by the road easement lines and a line connecting said road easement lines at points twenty-five (25) feet along each road from the point of intersection, as measured at the property line. (See Figure 16.72-1: Sight Triangle)
G. Any legally established use on a flag lot or land-locked parcel which obtains it primary access through an easement across an adjacent parcel shall be permitted to install and maintain signage on the adjacent parcel at the point of access, provided such signage shall meet all other requirements of this ordinance.
(Ord. O-20141 0-10-035, passed 10-14-201 4; Ord. O-201601 -ZBA-00 6, passed 1-19-201 6; Ord. O-20160 3-ZBA-01 0, passed 3-17-2016 , § 18.4; Ord. O-20180 3-ZBA-10 -08, passed 3-19-201 8; Ord. O-20180 8-10-033, passed 8-21-2018)