It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or maintain any one or more of the following signs within the corporate limits of the Village:
(A) Roof signs. (See § 154.001.)
(B) Ad-benches. (See § 154.001.)
(C) Flashing or animated signs. (See § 154.001.)
(D) Traffic obstructions.
(1) Any fluttering, undulating, swinging, rotating, or otherwise moving sign, or any other moving or flashing sign or advertising structure, which obstructs free and clear vision, or which, by reason of the movement, transition, animation, imagery, position, shape, brightness, or color thereof is designed to distract the attention of the driver of any vehicle.
(2) No sign or other advertising structure shall be maintained in such a manner as to be likely to interfere with or obstruct the view of any authorized traffic sign, signal, or device. No sign or other advertising structure shall make use of the words “stop,” “go,” “look,” “slow,” “danger,” or any other similar word, phrase, symbol, or character or employ any red, yellow, orange, green, or other colored lamp or light in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead, or confuse a driver of any motor vehicle.
(E) Obstructing exitways. No sign or other advertising structure shall be erected, relocated, or maintained so as to prevent free ingress to or egress from any door, window, or fire escape. No sign or other advertising structure as defined in this chapter of any kind shall be attached to a standpipe or fire escape.
(F) Signs in public ways. Except as provided in this chapter, no sign, including but not limited to ad-benches, shall be erected or maintained in any dedicated right-of-way. The Village shall have the right, without notice, to remove any sign or advertising structure located in a dedicated right-of-way.
(G) Advertising signs near residential districts. Except as otherwise provided, no advertising sign shall be located within 50 feet of any residential zoning district.
(H) Not relating to location. Other than as authorized by this chapter, no off-premises advertising sign or other sign or other advertising structure shall be erected that advertises any business except the business which is located upon the premises upon which said sign or other advertising structure, canopy, or awning is located.
(I) For-sale and open house signs located in a dedicated right-of-way (parkway). However, temporary residential real estate “Open House” signs for the purpose of directing traffic to residential real estate upon which there is located any dwelling for sale by any person, firm, corporation, or joint owners shall be allowed, provided that the following conditions are met:
(1) Not more than two open house signs shall be permitted for any given residential real estate, each of which shall not exceed six square feet in gross surface area per sign face;
(2) Open house signs may be placed in the parkway at various intersections within one square mile of the subject residential real estate, provided that the owner of the abutting premises does not disapprove of such sign; however, they shall not interfere with any motor vehicle driver's line of vision;
(3) Such signs shall only be allowed on Saturdays and Sundays and only between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.;
(4) Each open house sign must have attached to it identification denoting the person or persons who are responsible for the placement and removal of said sign; and
(5) At any given time, on any given tract of real estate or intersection, not more than one open house sign may be placed by the same business entity, and not more than a total of two open house signs may be erected.
(J) Building surfaces. Painted or posted directly on exterior building surface.
(K) Political signs. Political signs placed or erected upon any public right-of-way.
(L) Affixed to vehicles. No self- propelled or towed vehicle upon which signs are affixed shall be parked for display purposes.
(M) Affixed to marquees. No sign or other advertising structure shall be affixed to or located on a marquee.
(N) Affixed to trees, poles and fences. No sign or other advertising structure, canopy, or awning shall be affixed to or located on a tree, utility pole, or fence.
(O) Affixed to door or window frames, building trim lines, architectural features, or sign perimeters. No sign, display, linear light or other advertising structure shall be affixed to or located on door or window frames, building trim lines, architectural features or sign perimeters.
(P) Sign in violation of Zoning Code. It shall be unlawful for any person to locate any sign and/or display any material upon any sign or other advertising structure in contravention of any regulation of the Zoning Ordinance and/or this chapter.
(Q) Supergraphic signs. Prohibited anywhere within the Village Limits.
(Ord. 95-1934, passed 6-13-95; Am. Ord. 16-3063, passed 7-21-16; Am. Ord. 20-4221, passed 4-16-20) Penalty, see § 10.99