(a) Awning Signs, Canopy Signs, Marquee Signs.
(1) The copy area of these signs shall not exceed an area equal to 25 percent of the background area of the surface to which the sign is affixed to or applied, or the permitted area for wall or fascia signs, whichever is less.
(2) Neither the background color, nor any graphic treatment or embellishment such as striping, patterns or color bands shall be included in the computation of sign copy area.
(b) Development and Construction Signs. Signs temporarily erected during construction to inform the public of the developer, contractors, architects, and engineers shall be permitted in all zoning districts subject to the following restrictions:
(1) On a residential lot, there shall be a limit of one sign not exceeding six square feet in total area and located not less than five feet from any front or side lot line.
(2) For an undeveloped subdivision, there shall be one sign per entrance to the subdivision and each sign shall be no greater than thirty-two square feet and located no less than ten feet from any front or side lot line.
(3) For business, commercial or manufacturing lots, there shall be no more than one sign per street front not to exceed sixty-four square feet and located no less than ten feet from any front or side lot line.
(4) Development and construction signs must be removed immediately following occupancy of the structure.
(c) Directional Signs. No more than two directional signs shall be permitted per street entrance to any lot. There shall be no limit to the number of directional signs providing directional information interior to a lot. No directional sign shall exceed 6 square feet, and 3 feet in over all height.
(d) Monument Signs.
(1) May be located within the required front yard but not closer than fifteen feet or ½ the required front yard setback, whichever is greater.
(2) Shall not be located within ten feet from a building on an adjacent lot and not less than thirty feet from another sign.
(3) Shall not be more than eight and one half feet above grade.
(4) Shall not interfere with the line of sight for any vehicle.
(e) Pylon Signs.
(1) Shall not be located closer than fifteen feet to any right-of-way.
(2) Shall have a minimum clearance of 8-1/2 feet above grade.
(3) Shall not be over thirty (30) feet in height.
(f) Political Signs. Political signs shall be permitted in all zoning districts subject to the following limitations:
(1) The political sign, poster or like device shall legibly bear the name of the party responsible for placement of the sign and shall not exceed thirty-two square feet per side, with no single dimension greater than eight feet; except the above restrictions shall not apply to political advertisements using billboards located in conformity with applicable provisions of the zoning code.
(2) Only one double-sided political sign per individual candidate or individual issue shall be placed per site (ground level street address) except as to corner lots, two such signs per individual candidate or individual issue may be placed at a site so as to front on each intersecting street.
(3) The owner or person in control of the property upon which the political sign, poster or like device is displayed, shall consent to the placement of same.
(4) No political sign, poster or like device shall be erected on, in or infringe in any way into the right-of-way of any street, road or other public way, nor be attached to any utility facility located within such right-of-way.
(5) No political sign, poster or like device shall be erected near the intersection of any street, road, alley, other public way or private drive in such a manner as to be hazardous to the vision of pedestrians or drivers of vehicles.
(6) The provisions of this section shall not operate to restrict the placement of political signs at polling places on an election day contrary to applicable State and Federal laws.
(g) Portable Signs.
(1) No portable sign shall flash, be animated, rotate, or have the appearance of moving.
(2) No portable sign shall be parked or placed within ten feet of any street, alley, or other public right-of-way.
(3) All wiring that serves and is part of a portable sign shall be inspected and shall meet the provisions of the Village Electrical Code.
(4) Portable signs shall not be permitted in residential districts.
(5) The maximum allowable size for a portable sign shall be thirty-two (32) square feet.
(6) A property shall have no more than one portable sign erected for no more than four months cumulative in any one year.
(7) A building permit must be obtained prior to erection of a portable sign and the fee shall be in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by the Village Council.
(h) Real Estate Signs.
(1) Located on a single residential lot real estate signs shall be limited to one sign per street frontage.
(2) Not to exceed six (6) square feet in total area and be located not less than five feet from any front or side lot line.
(3) Located within an undeveloped subdivision real estate signs shall be limited to one sign per entrance to the subdivision, and each sign shall be no greater than sixty-four (64) square feet and not located less than ten (10) feet from any front or side lot line. All signs shall be removed within ten days after the sale of the last original lot.
(4) For non-residential properties, one sign is permitted limited to a maximum of thirty-two square feet.
(5) Off premise Real Estate signs are prohibited except the use of "Open House" signs displayed for not more than a 48 hour period, and will not directly hamper a motorist line of sight or the flow of traffic.
(i) Temporary Signs. Temporary signs shall be permitted for the advertising of special promotions, events and grand openings subject to the following limitations:
(1) Limit of one sign per street front.
(2) Limit of 30 days per calendar year.
(3) May be erected not more than seven (7) days before event.
(4) Shall not exceed forty square feet in total sign area per sign and shall not exceed ten feet in any one direction.
(j) Wall Signs.
(1) Wall signs may not project more than 12" from the building, or wall, and must be installed parallel to the structure it is attached to.
(2) The allowable square footage for a wall sign shall be figured separately for each building wall.
(3) A wall sign pertaining to a legal non-conforming use shall be permitted, provided the area of such sign does not exceed twelve (12) square feet.
(k) Window Signs. Window signs shall be permitted for any nonresidential use in a residential district and in any other district subject to the following limitations:
(1) Any sign, graphic or neon located within 24" of a window surface will be considered a window sign.
(2) The aggregate area of all such signs shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the window area on which such signs are displayed.
(3) Window signs shall not be assessed against the sign area permitted for other sign types.
(Ord. 317-10-03. Passed 10-14-03.)