Except as regulated by section 4-5-4 of this chapter and except as expressly prohibited in section 4-5-7 of this chapter, and notwithstanding any other contrary provisions of this chapter, the following signs may, subject to the following limitations, be erected and maintained in any district without obtaining a village sign permit.
A. Governmental signs: The size of any such sign shall not exceed the requirements of the law, ordinance or regulation pursuant to which such sign is erected.
B. On site traffic directional signs: Such signs shall be limited to wall or freestanding signs of not more than six square feet in area; shall be, if a freestanding sign, not more than four feet in height; and shall be illuminated only as necessary to accomplish their intended purpose.
4-5-6(B): OnSite Directional Signs
C. Post signs. Such signs shall be limited to free standing signs mounted in the ground with one, or no more than two, poles or stakes. Post signs shall be a maximum of six square feet in area and six feet in height. Illumination of such signs is prohibited. A maximum of one post sign may be displayed at any time for a period not to exceed 180 days in a calendar year. Display period extensions may be granted by the Zoning Administrator.
D. Sandwich board signs. Such signs shall be permitted in the C3 and PRI Districts only and shall be limited to six square feet in area and three and one half feet in height.
1. In the C3 District, such signs shall be located in a manner that: preserves a continuous sidewalk width of a minimum of three feet; does not block points of ingress or egress; is no more than one foot from the wall of the building or unit of a building to which they are associated; and is no less than three feet and no more than six feet from the building entrance of the building or unit of a building to which they are associated. In the C3 District, such signs shall only be permitted during the operating hours of the use to which they are associated.
2. In the PRI District, such signs shall be located in a manner that: preserves a continuous sidewalk width of a minimum of three feet and does not block points of ingress or egress. In the PRI District, such signs shall be limited to special event wayfinding only, in order to provide for the safe and efficient movement of people and vehicles.
E. Yard signs. Such signs shall be limited to freestanding signs of not more than six square feet in area and three feet in height; illumination of such signs is prohibited. A maximum of four yard signs may be displayed concurrently.
F. Window signs, temporary: The aggregate area of all such signs shall not exceed thirty percent of the area of the window in which they are exhibited nor block any window area required for light, ventilation or emergency exit by any applicable code. Permitted temporary window sign area shall be considered in aggregate with permitted permanent window sign area. Illumination of such signs is prohibited. Temporary window signs shall include window film, decals and clings which are more than fifty percent opaque and / or contain sign copy.
(Ord. 3392, 9-12-2011; amd. Ord. 3509, 2-24-2014; Ord. 3781, 9-23-2019; Ord. 3825, 11-30-2020)