(a) Size. The maximum allowable size for a billboard is "poster" size which is 11' x 22'.
(b) Placement.
(1) Billboards are permitted to be located along premises officially designated as a federal or state highway. It is unlawful for any person to construct, install, or place a billboard on top of a building or in residential zone or other zones that are predominantly residential.
(2) Billboards must be located no closer than 250 feet apart to include both sides of said federal or state highway within the downtown business district which is defined as the area between Sugar and Cox Streets between Second and Fourth Streets. Within the Village corporation limits along federal or state highways; billboards must be located no closer than 1,320 feet apart to include both sides of the highway.
(3) No billboard or part of any billboard shall encroach on or into the right-of-way.
(c) Variances. Any person needing a variance for the construction, installation or placement of a billboard shall be directed to Council rather than the Planning Commission as directed in Section 1125.04 of the Codified Ordinances. .
(d) Lighting. All billboard lighting must be directionally controlled.
(Ord. 18-13. Passed 7-23-18.)