It shall be unlawful to construct a billboard within the village without having first secured a permit therefor from the Board of Trustees; provided that this section shall not be construed to require a permit for the construction of a billboard or signboard other than a roof sign, the total display area of which does not exceed 15 square feet. No license issued under the provisions of this section shall be construed to authorize the construction or maintenance of a billboard which extends over or any part of which extends over, on, or above any public street, alley, or sidewalk, or other public place. The fee for a permit to construct any such billboard shall be $.10 per square foot of display area.
('70 Code, § 11.8.2) Penalty, see § 153.99