No sign permit is required for signs listed below. Such exemptions, however, shall not be construed to relieve the owner for its proper location, erection, and maintenance.
(a) Government Signs. Signs erected by or on behalf of or pursuant to the authorization of a government body, including legal notices, informational signs, directional, or regulatory signs. In addition, signs erected by the Village, county, state, or federal government for street names, traffic control, or direction and information.
(b) Flags and Banners: Flags, pennants, banners or insignia of any governmental or nonprofit organization when not displayed in connection with a commercial promotion or as an advertising device. Flags and banners may be no larger than six (6) foot by ten (10) foot in size. These flags and banners may provide for high school, or college support, or may be of a national or international nature. Said flags and banners shall be mounted on poles or masts in a traditional manner no higher than thirty-five (35) feet.
(c) House Numbers and Nameplates Signs: Signs not exceeding four (4) square feet in area and bearing only property numbers, post box numbers, names of occupants of premises, or other identification of premises not having commercial connotations.
(d) Private Directional Signs: Signs directing and guiding traffic and parking on private property that do not exceed six (4) square feet each and bear no advertising matter.
(e) Handicapped Signs: Not exceeding four (4) square feet each and bearing no advertising matter.
(f) Integral Signs: Names of buildings, date of erection, monumental citations, commemorative tablets, and the like when carved or inset into stone, concrete, or similar material and made an integral part of the architecture and structure.
(g) Institutional Signs: Signs setting forth the name of any public, charitable, educational, or religious institution, located entirely upon the property of that institution, or in an central area designated by the Village, up to an area of thirty-two (32) square feet. Such signs may be illuminated in accordance with the regulations contained hereinafter. If building mounted, these signs shall be flat wall signs and shall not project above the roof line. If ground mounted, the top shall be no more than four (4) feet above ground level.
(h) Common Household Signs: Examples of such signs include yard sale, garage sale, rummage sale, for sale, no trespassing, beware of dog, etc. Yard, garage, rummage and similar signage may only be displayed for a period of no more than three (3) days at no more than three (3) times per year. In no instance shall signs be placed on or attached to utility poles or trees.
(i) Temporary Signs, Banners, Flags: Temporary Signs, not specifically regulated in any other section of this ordinance, including but not limited to: political or campaign signs, real estate signs, signs for special events or activities, banners, flags, and the like shall be permitted subject to the following conditions:
(1) No temporary sign or devices shall be located in the public right-of-way, attached to any utility pole, or projecting over any public sidewalk or street right-of-way.
(2) All temporary signs may be placed no earlier than 30 days prior to the event or activity in which it is advertising and must be removed within five (5) days of the conclusion of the event, activity, election, sale, etc. for which the temporary sign is displayed.
(3) The total area and height of temporary signage shall not exceed the following standards:
A. In residential districts, temporary signage shall be limited to six (6) square feet in area and six (6) feet in height.
B. In all commercial and industrial districts, temporary signage shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet of total sign are per side or a height of eight (8) feet.
(j) Traditional Displays: Any traditional display in connection with the celebration of a national holiday, religious holiday, or a community celebration or event is hereby permitted.
(k) Public Signs: Signs of a non-commercial nature and in the public interest, erected by, or on the order of, a public officer or body in the performance of their public duty, such as safety signs, trespassing signs, traffic signs, memorial plaques, signs of historical interest, way-finding signs, and the like.
(Ord. 1166. Passed 9-24-01.)