(A) Technical codes apply. All wall signs shall be in compliance with the Village's building and electrical code.
(B) Location.
(1) No wall sign shall extend more than 16 inches beyond the structure to which it is attached.
(2) If attached to a wall or other structure so as to be suspended above and facing a sidewalk or other public thoroughfare, a wall sign shall be attached so that the bottom of such sign is not less than ten feet above such sidewalk or public thorough-fare and it does not project more than five feet above the roof of the structure to which it is attached.
(C) Area.
(1) No wall sign shall have a surface or facing exceeding two square feet in area per each lineal foot of building frontage when located on a strip business.
(2) No wall sign shall have a surface or facing exceeding three square feet in area per each lineal foot of building frontage when located in a shopping center.
(3) No wall sign shall have a surface or facing exceeding two square feet in area per each lineal foot of building frontage when located in an industrial district.
(4) No wall sign installed on the rear of the establishment in a business or industrial district for identification purposes shall exceed eight square feet in area.
(5) In a bus shelter, no wall sign shall exceed the area of the wall to which it is attached.
(D) Additional regulations for wall signs.
(1) Quantity. In all instances other than wall signs on bus shelters, one attached wall sign is allowed for each permitted principal non-accessory use on the premises for each public street on which such permitted use has frontage.
(2) Materials. All wall signs shall have a surface or facing of non-combustible or approved combustible material.
(3) Supports and anchorage.
(a) Wall signs attached directly to exterior walls of solid masonry or concrete shall be safely and securely attached to the same by means of metal anchors, bolts, or expansion screws. No wooden blocks or anchorage with wood used in connection with screws or nails shall be considered proper anchorage, except in the case of wall signs attached to buildings with walls of wood.
(b) No wall sign shall be entirely supported by an unbraced parapet wall and the face of the sign may not project beyond the face of the building or structure, except that at a height of ten or more feet above the sidewalk level such sign may project not more than 12 inches. Supports or braces from a wall sign to the roof will not constitute such wall sign as roof sign.
(4) Area and location. The allowable wall sign area for identification signs shall be determined in the following manner:
(a) For one story structures the allowable sign area shall not exceed 15% or 100 square feet, whichever is the lesser amount, of the horizontal area of the facade which incorporates the main entrance of the use.
(b) For structures of more than one story, the allowable sign area shall not exceed the lesser amount of one 100 square feet, or 15% of the horizontal area below any second story windows of that facade which incorporates the main entrance of the building upon which the wall sign is located.
1. In determining allowable sign area, areas containing windows and doors which are part of the said facade may be included in the calculation, provided that they do not project more than 12 inches beyond the facade.
2. In determining allowable sign area, areas of the facade containing projections and/or indentations may be included in the calculation, provided that they do not project or indent more than 12 inches from the facade.
(c) No wall sign shall project above the roof, parapet, or facia of any building upon which the sign is located.
(d) Identification signs shall be located only over or on the portion of the building occupied by the business being identified by the wall sign.
(5) Bus shelters. No wall sign shall be permitted on any bus shelter that has not been placed or caused to be placed on the public right-of-way or other public property by the Village.
(Ord. 95-1934, passed 6-13-95) Penalty, see § 10.99