(A) To encourage higher quality of design and increased effectiveness of graphics in the Village of Romeoville, the village will reward the use of certain design features and criteria by permitting the property owner to increase the area of a sign if any of the following design criteria are employed. Such bonuses shall be granted cumulatively for compliance with each of the criterion, up to a maximum of 50%. The percentage increase shall be based on the original permitted maximum sign area.
(1) Twenty-five percent bonus for preparation of a Comprehensive Sign Plan for a lot having more than one principal building or more than one tenant in the principal building. The Comprehensive Sign Plan shall specify the standards for consistency among all signs on the lot with regard to color, lettering or graphic style, illumination, decorative lighting, materials, location of signs on the building(s) and on the lot, and dimensions of signs.
(2) Fifteen percent bonus for any sign using natural material in the construction of the sign surface area.
(3) Fifteen percent bonus for any freestanding sign which utilizes an opaque or non-illuminated background sign surface.
(4) Ten percent bonus for any wall sign if the background color matches the color of the building material behind the sign.
(B) Signs erected under the bonus provisions contained in this section shall be adequately and continuously maintained, including landscaping as provided herein, by the owner and such successors and assigns as benefit from the bonus provisions in this section.
(Ord. 15-1190, passed 9-16-15; Am. Ord. 22-1794, passed 9-21-22)