(A) No sign shall hereafter be located, erected, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, converted, or structurally altered without a LUCR, except those signs excepted below and without being in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
(B) All signs are prohibited in the residential and agricultural areas except the following:
(1) Signs over show windows or doors of a nonconforming business establishment announcing without display or elaboration only the names and occupation of the proprietor and not to exceed two feet in height and ten feet in length or 20 square feet;
(2) Real estate signs not to exceed eight square feet in area which advertise the sale, rental, or lease of the premises upon which such signs are temporarily located;
(3) Name, occupation, and warning signs not to exceed two square feet located on the premises;
(4) Bulletin boards for public, charitable, or religious institutions not to exceed 24 square feet in area located on the premises;
(5) Memorial signs, tablets, names of buildings, and date of erection when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of metal and affixed flat against a structure;
(6) Official signs, such as traffic-control, parking restrictions, information, and notices;
(7) Temporary signs or banners when authorized by the Planning Commission; and
(8) Temporary signs (not to exceed 20 square feet) advertising on-premises sale of agricultural products in the A Area.
(C) (1) Signs are permitted in the Commercial, Low Impact Commercial and Industrial Areas subject to the recommendation of the Planning Commission and the approval of the Village Board:
(a) Signs that are flat on the building with a maximum of 32 square feet per sign per business;
(b) Signs protruding from the building with a maximum of six square feet in size with a maximum of 3.6 feet of distance from the building; and
(c) Freestanding signs are permitted when building is set back 20 feet from the lot line. They are not to exceed six feet in height or total of 24 square feet.
(2) This requirement may be waived by the Planning Commission upon special request and after a hearing before the Planning Commission and upon proof being presented to the Planning Commission that such signage will not be to the detriment of the best interests of the people of the village.
(D) Signs lawfully existing at the time of adoption or amendment of this chapter may be continued although the use, size, or location does not conform with the provisions of this chapter. However, it shall be deemed a nonconforming use or structure, and the provisions of § 151.061 of this chapter shall apply.
(1999 Code, § 151.55) (Ord. 123, passed 12-10-1984) Penalty, see § 151.999
Cross-reference:
Public nuisances enumerated, see § 92.03