Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter:
(A) No sign shall be erected or maintained at any location where, by reason of its position, wording, illumination, size, shape, or color, it may obstruct, impair, obscure, interfere with the view of or be confused with any authorized traffic control sign, signal, or device.
(B) No sign shall be located, or use any word, phrase, symbol, shape, form, or character, in such manner as to interfere with moving traffic.
(C) No internally or indirectly illuminated sign shall be permitted within 50 feet of any residentially zoned property unless the illumination of the sign is so designed that it does not shine directly onto any adjacent property or onto any street.
(D) No part of any sign attached to a building shall be erected to a height greater than that permitted for the building.
(E) Rooftop signs shall be allowed as a special use only.
(F) Signs which may be or may hereafter become rotted, unsafe, or unsightly shall be repaired or removed by the permittee or owner of the sign or upon written notice by the Village.
(G) No sign or device is permitted which includes flashing lights, intermittent lights, rotating lights, moving lights, mechanically moving parts, or noise emissions.
(H) No sign over 4 square feet may be suspended by chains, ropes, or other nonmechanical means that readily permit the sign to swing or move freely.
(I) No vehicular sign attached or painted onto an inoperable or unlicensed motor vehicle in view of the public right-of-way or attached to or painted on a licensed motor vehicle or trailer which is parked or maintained in full view of the right-of-way or on the property to which the sign thereon refers for a period of not more than 20 days in a calendar year shall be permitted.
(J) No sign shall be painted directly on the wall or roof of a building, directly on a fence or other accessory structure or directly on any paved surface other than required traffic control information.
(K) No other sign not specifically permitted by this chapter shall be erected or maintained.
(Ord. 1992-10, § 1104, passed 3-18-1993)