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VILLAGE CODE of POSEN, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCES PENDING REVIEW FOR CODIFICATION
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
TITLE I ADMINISTRATIVE
TITLE II BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
TITLE III DEPARTMENTS
TITLE IV HEALTH AND SANITATION
TITLE V WATER, PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTY
TITLE VI BUILDING REGULATIONS
TITLE VII BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE VIII POLICE REGULATIONS
TITLE IX FIRE REGULATIONS
TITLE X TRAFFIC
TITLE XI ZONING REGULATIONS
TITLE XII RETAILERS' OCCUPATION TAX
TITLE XIII TAXATION
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6-7-1: VIOLATION:
It shall be unlawful to erect, cause to erect or maintain any sign in the Village in violation of this Code. (Ord. 94-12, 3-23-94)
6-7-2: DEFINITION:
For the purposes of this Chapter, a sign shall be defined as any card, cloth, paper, metal, painted glass, wooden, plastic, stone or other sign of any kind or character whatsoever placed for advertising purpose on the ground, or on any tree, wall, bush, rock, post, fence, building, structure or thing whatsoever. The term "placed", as used in this definition, shall include erecting, constructing, posting, painting, printing, tacking, nailing, gluing, sticking, carving, or other fastening, affixing or making visible in any manner whatsoever. (Ord. 94-12, 3-23-94)
6-7-3: SIGNS PERMITTED:
Only the following signs shall be permitted:
   (A)   Districts Zoned "C" and "D" Posen Zoning Ordinance 1 : Hospitals, homes for the aged or invalids, funeral parlors, medical and dental clinics, lodge halls, private clubhouses, professional and business offices may display a sign having an area not to exceed two (2) square feet, or a special sign as may be approved by the Village Board.
   (B)   Business and Industrial Districts: Any sign may be constructed in such districts subject to the regulations as hereinafter set forth.
   (C)   Portable or Free Standing Signs; Restrictions: Only one nonelectric single or double faced portable or free standing sign not to exceed twenty four (24) square feet in area on either side will be allowed for each business license issued.
   (D)   Advertising Type Bench Signs; Restrictions: Advertising type bench signs shall be limited in number to six (6) within the corporate limits of the Village. Each sign will not exceed seven feet (7') in length and three feet six inches (3'6") in height. (Ord. 94-12, 3-23-94)

 

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1. See Title XI of this Code.
6-7-4: PERMITS AND FEES:
Permits from the Building Commissioner shall be required for all signs that overhang public property and for billboards. The same procedure in obtaining a permit shall be followed as is set forth for other permits under this Code. Permit fees shall be paid at the time the permit is issued in the following amounts:
   (A)   For signs having less than one hundred (100) square feet of display area, counting both exposed sides:
 
1.Nonelectric signs
$25.00
2.Signs having any electric wiring on or in connection therewith
50.00
 
Provided, that there shall be no fee for any such electric signs used in connection with a business licensed under some other provision of this Code.
   (B)   For signs having between one hundred (100) square feet and one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet of display area counting both exposed sides, twenty five cents ($0.25) per square foot of such area, and for signs having greater than one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet of display area counting both sides, three hundred dollars ($300.00) per side.
   (C)   For canopies, twenty five dollars ($25.00), provided that where a sign is attached to a canopy and extends not more than two feet (2') above it, no extra fee for such sign shall be required. (Ord. 94-12, 3-23-1994)
6-7-5: ANNUAL INSPECTION FEES:
All signs for which a permit is required shall pay an annual inspection fee to the Village in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00). Said fee shall be paid at the time of license renewal. (Ord. 94-12, 3-23-1994)
6-7-6: CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE:
Before a permit shall be issued for any sign hereunder, the applicant shall submit to the Village a certificate of insurance showing the Village as an additional insured with bodily injury insurance of at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) each person, and three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) each occurrence and property damage coverage of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) each occupant. The policies of insurance shall be in companies approved by the Village Board. In the event said insurance expires or is cancelled the sign shall be immediately removed and, in the event it is not so removed, the Superintendent of Public Works is hereby authorized to remove said sign and the cost of said removal shall be paid by the person who received the permit. In the event that any injury or damage shall occur by reason of the construction or maintenance of the sign, the owner of said sign shall hold harmless the Village and any officials or agents thereof from any cost, damage or expense of any type. (Ord. 94-12, 3-23-1994)
6-7-7: CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS:
   (A)   No sign for which a permit is required shall overhang public property in excess of six feet (6').
   (B)   All signs shall have a minimum clearance from the ground of nine feet (9').
   (C)   The application for the permit for the sign shall indicate the manner and type of construction which shall be subject to the approval of the Village Board so as to insure the safety of the public. (Ord. 94-12, 3-23-1994)
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