The following signs are permitted in all districts without a sign permit, provided no sign shall be located within a public right-of-way, except as noted, or located in a manner that distracts or obstructs the vision or movement of motorists or pedestrians.
(A) Name and address signs. Nameplates containing only a resident's name and address, and not exceeding two square feet in size.
(B) Directional signs. On-premise directional signs which indicate the direction of pedestrian or vehicular traffic flow on private property. Directional signs shall not exceed two square feet in size and six feet in height, shall contain no advertising, and may be illuminated.
(C) Ingress and egress signs. One sign is permitted at each point of ingress and one sign is permitted at each point of egress. The signs shall not exceed two square feet in area and two feet in height, and shall be setback at least five feet from the road right-of-way.
(D) Street numbers.
(E) Placards. No hunting, no fishing, no trespassing signs unless less than two square feet in area and spaced no less than 100 feet apart.
(F) Landmark and historical markers. If a structure within the village has been designated as a state historical site or listed in the National Register of Historic Places, then a marker designating that fact, obtained from the appropriate state or federal agency, shall be permitted in addition to any other sign or signs which may lawfully be placed on the structure or the property on which the structure is located.
(G) Interior signs. Signs in the interior of a building, with the exception of window signs.
(H) Structural information signs. Names of buildings, dates of erection, monument citations, commemorative tablets, and the like, when carved into stone, concrete, or similar material or made of other permanent type construction and made an integral part of the structure.
(I) Any sign that is not visible from a street, other public place, or an adjacent property including, signs placed inside a structure or building that are not visible or legible through windows or building openings.
(J) Flags on a permanent flagpole.
(K) Any sign erected and maintained by any government agency on public property or within the public right of-way for the purpose of directing, managing or regulating traffic is exempt from the provisions of this subchapter. Such signs include, but are not limited to, street signs, traffic signals, traffic safety signs, speed limit signs, city entry/welcome signs, neighborhood identification signs, and directional signs.
(Ord. 37, passed 8-28-2005; Ord. 72, passed 4-4-2006; Ord. 75, passed 11-13-2006; Ord.82, passed 5-12-2008; Ord. 107, passed 12-12-2011; Ord. 173, passed 12-11-2023) Penalty, see § 152.999