§ 151.109 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE.

   All signs shall be designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with the following standards.

   (A)   All signs shall comply with applicable provisions of the BOCA Building Code and the Electrical Code of the village at all times.

   (B)   Except for banners, flags, temporary signs and window signs conforming in all respects with the requirements of this Code, all signs shall be constructed of permanent materials and shall be permanently attached to the ground, a building or another structure by direct attachment to a rigid wall, frame or structure.

   (C)   All signs shall be maintained in good structural condition, in compliance with all building and electrical codes, and in conformance with this Code, at all times.

Key to Tables 1.5A Through 1.5E
On the tables in this Code, which are organized by zoning district, the headings have the following meanings:
R	All R-1, R-2, R-3, NU, CE District
MR	Residential, Multi-Family District
MH	Residential, Mobile Home District
INS	Institutional Uses Permitted in NU, MR, MH, R and CE Zoning Districts
B-1	Neighborhood Business District
B-2	Office/Business District
B-3	Highway Business District
B-4	General Business District
I-1	Light Industrial District

 

Table 1.5A Permitted Signs by Type and Zoning District
Sign Type	All R, NU, CE	All MR	INSa	MH	B-1	B-2	B-3	B-4	I-1
FREE-STANDING
Residentialb	N	P	N	P	N	N	N	N	N
Other	N	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Incidentalc	N	Pd	Pd	Pd	P	P	P	P	P
Real estate	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Security	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Subdivision	P	P	N	P	P	P	P	P	P
Entry monumentm	S	S	N	S	S	S	S	S	S
Construction	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
BUILDING
Bannerl	N	N	N	N	S	S	S	S	S
Building markere	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Canopy	N	N	N	N	S	S	S	S	S
Identificationd	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Incidentalc	N	Pf	Pf	Pf	Pf	P	P	P	P
Marqueeg	N	N	N	N	N	N	S	S	N
Projectingg	N	N	N	N	S	S	S	S	S
Residentialb	P	P	N	P	N	N	N	N	N
Roofk	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	S	N
Roof, integral	N	N	N	N	N	N	S	S	N
Suspendedg	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	P	N
Temporaryh	N	N	N	N	S	S	S	S	N
Wall	N	N	P	N	S	S	S	S	S
Window	N	N	N	N	S	S	S	S	N
MISCELLANEOUS
Bannerl	N	N	N	N	S	S	S	S	S
Flagi	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Portable	N	N	N	N	N	N	Si	N	N
Garage sale	P	P	N	P	N	N	N	N	N

 

Notes to table:
P	Allowed without sign permit.
S	Allowed only with sign permit.
N	Not allowed.
a	This column does not represent a zoning district.
	It applies to institutional uses permitted hereunder in residential zoning districts. Such uses may include, but are not necessarily limited to, churches, schools, funeral homes and cemeteries.
b	No commercial messages allowed on sign, except for a commercial message drawing attention to an activity legally offered on the premises.
c	No commercial message of any kind allowed on sign if the message is legible from any location off the zone lot on which the sign is located.
d	Only address and name of occupant allowed on sign. In B-4 Zoning Districts, it may also identify service as long as all other provisions of this Code are met.
e	May include only building name, date of construction or historical data on historic site; must be cut or etched into masonry, bronze or similar material.
f	No commercial message of any kind allowed on sign.
g	If such a sign is suspended or projects above a public right-of-way, the issuance and continuation of a sign permit shall be conditional on the sign owner obtaining and maintaining in force liability insurance for such a sign in such form and such amount as the village staff may reasonably from time-to-time determine; provided that, the amount of the liability insurance shall be at least $500,000 per occurrence per sign.
h	The conditions of § 151.117 of this Code apply.
i	Flags of the United States, the state, the village, foreign nations having diplomatic relations with the United States, and any other flag adopted or sanctioned by an elected legislative body of competent jurisdiction; provided that, such a flag shall not exceed 60 square feet in area and shall not be flown from a pole the top of which is more than 60 feet in height. These flags must be flown in accordance with protocol established by the Congress of the United States for the Stars and Stripes. Any flag not meeting any one or more of these conditions shall be considered a banner sign and shall be subject to regulation as such.
	Note: Any flag of the United States proposed at a height greater than 60 feet shall be reviewed and approved by the village's Board of Trustees. This approval shall only be considered in business and industrial zoned districts.
	Any flag other than those covered in this paragraph shall be defined as a banner.
j	Permitted on the same terms as a temporary sign, in accordance with § 151.117, except that it may be free-standing.
k	Roof signs shall not project above the peak of the roof.
l	Banners permitted for a maximum of 90 days.
m	A permit shall not be issued for a subdivision monument sign unless subdivision covenants, homeowners association or bonding provisions acceptable to the village are in place for maintenance of the monument.

 

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