A. On Premises Business Signs In Business And Industrial Districts:
TABLE OF STANDARDS FOR ON PREMISES BUSINESS SIGNS IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS:
Type Of5 Sign1 | Maximum Number Permitted | Maximum Area | Maximum Height | Maximum Projection | Miscellaneous Provisions |
Freestanding | 1 per frontage per business; provided, that no theater marquee sign exists on the same frontage | 1 square foot per linear foot of lot frontage up to a maximum of 150 square feet | 25 feet if sign is at property line, 1 foot additional height per 2 feet additional setback thereafter up to a maximum of 35 feet | Not to project over any public right of way | |
Wall | 1 per frontage per business if no fascia mounted canopy business sign exists | 10 percent of wall area for any wall up to 150 square feet of total sign area per business | Wall facing street not above second story; wall perpendicular to street not above roof | 18 inches maximum projection from wall surface | |
Theater marquee | 1 per theater marquee structure facing (3 maximum) provided that no on premises freestanding or canopy business sign exists on the same frontage | Up to 100 square feet changeable copy (billing) per theater marquee structure, plus 75 square feet permanent signage | Shall not extend above second story or roofline | Theater marquee structure not to project within 2 feet of any curb line | Minimum clearance from sidewalk to bottom of sign must be in compliance with village building codes |
Canopy or awning2 | If no freestanding, marquee, projecting, or roof sign exists, 1 under canopy per business, plus 1 fascia mounted if no wall sign exists | Under canopy of 10 square feet: 1 square foot per linear foot frontage up to a maximum of 50 square feet for fascia mounted sign | Shall not extend above second story or roofline | Must be totally within surface area of canopy structure, not to project within 2 feet of any curb line | Minimum clearance from sidewalk to bottom of sign must be in compliance with village building codes |
Projecting yard | 1 per business if no freestanding, marquee, canopy or roof sign exists | 1 square foot per foot of frontage not to exceed 30 square feet | Shall not extend above second story or roofline | 4 feet maximum projection | Shall be pinned directly to building; 50 foot minimum sign separation |
Notes:
1. No roof signs are permitted.
2. Signs at ends of canopy or awning (maximum of 2) may be substituted for suspended sign.
(1984 Code § 5-7-15; amd. 2010 Code)
B. Outdoor Advertising Sign Structures (OASS):
TABLE OF STANDARDS FOR OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGN STRUCTURES (OASS)1
Type | Number | Maximum Area | Maximum Height | Minimum Setback | Separation | Miscellaneous |
Wall or freestanding within 3 feet of and parallel to wall | 2 per wall; provided, no other wall signs on display wall or freestanding OASS on same lot | 300 feet per structure | Not to project above roofline of wall upon which OASS is mounted | Not to project beyond edges of wall upon which structure is mounted | None | |
Freestanding | 300 square feet (back to back2 300 square foot displays shall be deemed to be single structures) | 25 feet at setback line, plus 1 foot per additional 2 foot setback to a maximum of 35 feet in height | 10 feet from the curb line of public streets If located within 150 feet of existing freestanding sign,3 shall not be located closer to public right of way than any part of such freestanding sign within such distance4 | 250 feet between freestanding OASS, measured along same side of street5 50 feet between OASS and residential zoning district 50 foot minimum separation between freestanding OASS3 and freestanding signs4 |
Notes:
1. No outdoor advertising sign structures erected on a roof shall be permitted.
2. "Back to back" shall mean faces erected at no greater than a 45 degree angle to each other.
3. "Freestanding sign" here excludes instructional or directional signs, for sale signs, temporary signs, portable signs, and noncommercial signs.
4. Separation measurements on same side of street from closest projection of OASS on ground to closest projection of freestanding sign on ground.
5. At the intersection of 2 streets, the separation requirement shall be measured along perpendicular right of way lines.
(1984 Code § 5-7-16)