(a) Conformance to Codes. Any sign hereafter erected shall conform to the provisions of this chapter and the provisions of the Village of Milan Building Code.
(b) Signs Located in Rights-of-Way. No sign other than an official traffic or similar sign shall be erected within or overhang a Village right-of-way unless specifically authorized by the Village Council.
(c) Projections over Public Walkways. Signs projecting over public walkways shall be permitted to do so only when a building structure abuts a public way, and the sign will not directly hamper a motorist line of sight or the flow of traffic, subject to a minimum height of 14 feet from grade level to the bottom of the sign, and shall not project more than six (6) feet over the public walkway.
(d) Computation of Frontage.
(1) Wall signage. If a premises contains building walls facing more than one public right-of-way, the sign area(s) for each building wall shall be computed separately for each building wall. The sign area(s) thus calculated shall be permitted to then be applied to permitted signs placed on each separate wall.
(2) Freestanding signage. If a premises contains building walls facing more than one public right-of-way, the sign area for a freestanding sign shall be based off the calculation of the average of the frontage of the building walls facing the right-of-way.
(e) Maintenance, Repair and Removal. Every sign permitted by this chapter shall be kept in good condition and repair. When any sign becomes insecure, in danger of falling or is otherwise deemed unsafe by the Building Official or his/her designee, or if unlawfully installed in violation of any provisions of this chapter, the owner shall, upon written notice, within 10 days, make such sign conform to the provisions of this chapter or shall remove it. If within 10 days, the order is not complied with, the City shall be permitted to have the sign removed at the expense of the owner.
(f) Nonconforming Signs. A sign legally existing at the time of the passage of this chapter that does not conform in use, location, height or size with the regulations of the zone in which such sign is located, may be allowed to remain and may be maintained and its structural parts repaired. If the business changes, the face of the sign may be replaced, so long as the size and location of the signage is not changed or increased.
(Ord. 317-10-03. Passed 10-14-03.)