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   TABLE 1

			Sign Type	Number Permitted	Maximum Area (Square Feet)	Maximum Height (Feet)	Minimum Setback (Feet)
All uses:
	Directional		Wall or FS	1 per entrance/ exit location	5	3	-
			Wall or FS	Other locations	10	3	-
	Real estate		Wall or FS	1	32	8	5
	Construction		Wall or FS	1	32	8	5
Residential uses:
	Development entrance		Wall or FS	1 per entrance1	32	6	5
	Home occupation		Wall	110	1	-	-
Institutional uses and assembly uses:
	Business		Wall or FS	1	32	6	5
Commercial uses:
	Business		Wall	2	Wall - 1.5 square feet per foot of business frontage9	-	-
			Canopy	-	Canopy - not to exceed 2/3 face of canopy	-	-
			FS11	1	0.5 square foot per foot of lot frontage, 200 square feet maximum	15	5
			Projecting	1 (C-4 District only)	5	-	-
	Menu board		Wall	2 per drive-thru lane	100	-	-
			FS		100	8	See note 2 (shall be located in side or rear yard only)
	Temporary3		Wall	1	32	-	-
			FS		32	88	5
	Neon or LED		Wall	17	0.25 square foot per foot of business frontage7,9	-	-
Shopping centers:
	Development entrance		FS	14	Developments with 100,000 square feet or less - 100 square feet maximum	15	7
				14	Developments with more than 100,000 square feet - 250 square feet maximum	25	7
	Business:
		In-line tenant12/ single user outbuilding	Wall	25	1.5 square feet per foot of business frontage9	-	-
			Canopy	-	Not to exceed 2/3 face of canopy	-	-
			FS	1	32	6	7
		Multi-user outbuilding	Wall	15,6	1.5 square feet per foot of business frontage9	-	-
			Canopy	-	Not to exceed 2/3 face of canopy	-	-
			FS	1	32	6	7
		Neon or LED	Wall	17	0.25 square foot per foot of business frontage9	-	-
	Menu board:
		In-line tenants/singl e-user outbuilding	Wall	1 (drive-thru only)	32	-	-
			FS		32	8	See note 2
		Temporary3	Wall	1	32	-	-
			FS		32	88	5
Office, industrial:
	Development entrance		FS	1 per street entrance	100	6	5
	Business		Wall	1	1.5 square feet per foot of business frontage9	-	-
			FS	1	0.5 square foot per foot of lot frontage 100 square feet maximum	6	5
	Temporary3		Wall	1	32	-	-
			FS		32	88	5
	Neon or LED		Wall	17	0.25 square foot per foot of business frontage7,9	-	-
Business park:
	Development entrance		FS	1 per street entrance	140	15	5
	Business		Wall	1	1.5 square feet per foot of business frontage	-	-
			FS	1	0.5 square foot per foot of lot frontage 100 square feet maximum	6	5
	Temporary3		Wall	1	32	-	-
			FS		32	88	5
	Neon or LED		Wall	17	0.25 square foot per foot of business frontage7,9	-	-
Health care:
	Development entrance		FS	1 per street entrance	140	15	5
	Business		Wall	1	1.5 square feet per foot of business frontage9	6	5
			FS	1	32	6	5
	Temporary3		Wall	1	32	-	-
			FS		32	88	5
	Neon or LED		Wall	17	0.25 square foot per foot of business frontage7,9	-	-
Bed and breakfast:
	Business		Wall	1	4	-	-
			FS			3	5

 

Notes:

      1.    Shall be nonilluminated and contain only the name of the subdivision, development or apartment complex.

      2.    Shall be located in a side or year yard only.

      3.    Shall be allowed for a maximum of 4 occasions per year, with a maximum display period of 30 days each occasion and a maximum cumulative total of 60 days per calendar year. A minimum of 30 days must elapse between each occasion, unless otherwise permitted herein.

      4.    Shopping centers with frontage on 2 streets may substitute 1 sign per street frontage, with a maximum height of 8 feet, 100 square feet in area and setback a minimum 7 feet from property line. For purposes of calculating total square footage of shopping center developments stated herein, gross floor area, as defined below, shall be utilized.

Floor Area, Gross: A measure of floor area, as defined herein, used for purposes of calculating floor area ratio, conversions of existing structures, and maximum size of business establishments. Gross floor area is floor area excluding only:

         a.   Areas devoted to off street parking or off street loading, including aisles, ramps, and maneuvering space.

         b.   Attic or half-story space having headroom of 7 feet or less.

         c.   Exterior balconies and open porches.

         d.   Space on the roof used for mechanical equipment.

         e.   Basements where half or more of the ceiling height is below grade.

      5.    Tenants located in a corner unit shall be allowed 2 wall signs.

      6.    Tenants located in a multi-user outbuilding shall be allowed 1 additional wall sign. The additional wall sign shall be of the exact same appearance as the tenant’s main business sign on the front facade, shall be located on the rear (opposite of the front) facade of the tenant space, and shall be 1/2 of the sign area of the main business sign on the front facade.

      7.    Only 1 neon sign is permitted per window pane.

      8.    Feather banners, as defined herein, shall be permitted with a height not to exceed 12 feet measured from ground level.

      9.    Business frontage - The linear length of the front wall of a single business, excluding walls that abut loading areas and service drives exclusively.

      10.    Home occupation sign - Shall be affixed to door or window and only permitted if required by Illinois State law and proof of such is required; see section 11-8A-2B9 of this Code.

      11.    For the C-4 Zoning District only no minimum setback is required.

      12.    In-line tenants located within shopping centers are not permitted to have a freestanding sign. In-line tenants, located within shopping centers, shall be permitted 1 wall sign per 20 feet of business frontage with a minimum of 1 wall sign (if a tenant has less than 20 feet of business frontage).

(1987 Code § 7.50.4) (amd. Ord. 23-53, 10-2-2023)