The Sign Regulations herein apply to all signs situated within the corporate limits of the City of Mt. Vernon, Illinois and within one and one-half miles of said corporate limits as the limits may exist from time to time. The sign regulations established by this Ordinance include regulations for maximum surface area of signs, maximum number of signs, permitted sign types, and maximum height of signs. Standards are established for each Zoning District. Signs may be erected, altered, and maintained only for a permitted use in the Zoning District in which the signs are located. Except for permitted off premises signs, all signs shall be located on the same parcel of land as the permitted use which they identify or advertise. No variance (including but not limited to any variance for height, area, size, or setback requirements) of the Sign Regulations, except as expressly stated within § 161.251(B)(1), shall be permitted.
(Prior Code, Art. 21, § 21-126.1)