No permit shall be issued for an individual sign requiring a permit unless and until a master signage plan or a common signage plan for the zone lot on which the sign will be erected has been submitted to the village staff and approved by the village staff as conforming with this section.
(A) Master signage plan. For any zone lot on which the owner proposes to erect one or more signs requiring a permit, unless the zone lot is included in a common signage plan, the owner shall submit to the village staff a master signage plan containing the following:
(1) An accurate plot plan of the zone lot, at a scale as the village staff may reasonably require;
(2) Location of buildings, parking lots, driveways and landscaped areas on the zone lot;
(3) Computation of the maximum total sign area, the maximum area for individual signs, the height of signs and the number of free-standing signs allowed on the zone lot(s) included in the plan under this Code; and
(4) An accurate indication on the plot plan of the proposed location of each present and future sign of any type, whether requiring a permit or not, except that incidental signs need not be shown.
(B) Common signage plan.
(1) If the owners of two or more contiguous (disregarding intervening streets and alleys) zone lots or the owner of a single lot with more than one building (not including any accessory building) file with the village staff for the zone lots a common signage plan conforming with the provisions of this section, a 25% increase in the maximum total sign area shall be allowed for each included zone lot.
(2) This bonus shall be allocated within each zone lot as the owner(s) elects.
(C) Provisions of common signage plan. The common signage plan shall contain all of the information required for a master signage plan and shall also specify standards for consistency among all signs on the zone lots affected by the plan with regard to:
(1) Color scheme;
(2) Lettering or graphic style;
(3) Lighting;
(4) Location of each sign on the building;
(5) Material; and
(6) Sign proportions.
(D) Showing window signs on common or master signage plan. A common signage plan or master signage plan including window signs may simply indicate the areas of the windows to be covered by window signs and the general type of the window signs (e.g., paper affixed to window, painted, etched on glass or some other material hung inside window) and need not specify the exact dimension or nature of every window sign.
(E) Limit on number of free-standing signs under common signage plan. The common signage plan, for all zone lots with multiple uses or multiple users, shall limit the number of free-standing signs to a total of one for each street on which the zone lots included in the plan have frontage and shall provide for shared or common usage of the signs.
(F) Other provisions of master or common signage plans. The master or common signage plan may contain such other restrictions as the owners of the zone lots may reasonably determine.
(G) Consent. The master of common signage plan shall be signed by all owners or their authorized agents in such form as the village staff shall require.
All R, NU, CE | All MR | INSa | MH | B-1 | B-2 | B-3 | B-4 | I-1 | |
The maximum total area of all signs on a zone lot except incidental, building marker and identification signs, and flagsb shall not exceed the lesser of the following: | |||||||||
Maximum number of total square feet | 4d | 100d | 100 | 100c,d | 100 | 200 | 300 | 700 | 400 |
Percentage of ground floor area of principal building | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 2% |
Square feet of signage per linear foot of street frontage | NA | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
Notes to table: | |
a | This column does not represent a zoning district. It applies to institutional uses permitted under the zoning ordinance in residential zoning districts. Such uses may include, but are not necessarily limited to, churches, schools, funeral homes and cemeteries. |
b | 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. 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 regulations as such. |
c | Mobile home parks only. "R" District sign size requirements apply to individual mobile homes. |
d | See Table 1.5C, footnote g. |
e | Interstate signage. For signs intended to advertise within 30 feet of the interstate highway system the area shall not exceed 400 square feet and require either a copy of their state permit or a letter from the state indicating that a permit is not necessary. |
Sign Type | All R, NU, CE | All MR | INSa | MH | B-1 | B-2x | B-3 | B-4 | I-1 |
Sign Type | All R, NU, CE | All MR | INSa | MH | B-1 | B-2x | B-3 | B-4 | I-1 |
Individual signs shall not exceed the applicable maximum number of dimensions or setbacks shown on this table and Table 1.5D. | |||||||||
FREE-STANDING | |||||||||
Area (square feet)g | 4 | 12 | 40 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 160l | 80 |
Height (feet) | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 8b | 16b | 25b,l | 35b,l | 20b,l |
Setback (feet)d | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5b | 10 | 10 | 2 | 10 |
Number permitted per zone lot | 1 | NA | 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Per feet of street frontage | NA | 1 per 200 | NA | 1 per 200 | 1 per 100 | 1 per 200 | 1 per 200 | 1 per 100 | 1 per 200 |
BUILDING | |||||||||
Area (max. square feet) | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Wall area (percent) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 5% |
Notes to table: | |
a | This column does not represent a zoning district. It applies to institutional uses permitted under the zoning ordinance in residential NU and CE zoning districts. Such uses may include, but are not necessarily limited to, churches, schools, funeral homes and cemeteries. |
b | Maximum sign height and minimum setback are per Table 1.5C; however, in no case shall the actual sign height exceed the actual sip setback from any adjacent lot that is zoned and used for residential purposes. For example, if the sign is set back seven feet from such a lot, it may be no more than seven feet high. |
c | Maximum sign height is 24 feet, and minimum setback is five feet; however, in no case shall the actual sign height exceed the actual sign setback from any adjacent lot that is zoned and used for residential purposes. See example in Note b. |
d | In addition to the setback requirements on this table, signs shall he located such that there is at every street intersection a clear view between heights of three feet and ten feet in a triangle formed by the corner and points on the curb 30 feet from the intersection or entranceway. |
e | Lots fronting on two or more streets are allowed the permitted signage for each street frontage, but signage cannot be accumulated and used on one street in excess of that allowed for lots with only one street frontage. |
f | The percentage figure here shall mean the percentage of the area of the wall of which the sign is a part of or to which each such sign is most nearly parallel. |
g | Real estate signs on residential property, four square feet, 16 square feet on other property, subdivision signs 40 square feet, entry monuments 300 square feet, construction signs 40 square feet. Entry monuments maximum height ten feet, no commercial message allowed on sign. |
h | Procedures. A master or common signage plan shall be included in any development plan, site plan, planned unit development plan or other official plan required by the village for a proposed development and shall be processed simultaneously with such other plan. |
i | Amendment. A master or common signage plan may be amended by filing a new master or common signage plan that conforms with all requirements of the Code then in effect. |
j | Existing signs not conforming to common signage plan. If any new or amended master or common signage plan is filed for a property on which existing signs are located, it shall include a schedule for bringing into conformance, within three years, all signs not conforming to the proposed amended plan or to the requirements of this Code in effect on the date of submission. |
k | Binding effect. After approval of a master or common signage plan, no sign shall be erected, placed, painted or maintained, except in conformance with the plan, and such plan may be enforced in the same way as any provision of this Code. In case of any conflict between the provisions of such a plan and any other provision of this Code, these sign regulations shall control. |
l | Interstate signage. For signs intended to advertise within 300 feet of the interstate highway system the height shall not exceed 50 feet. The freestanding area (square feet) shall not exceed 400 square feet |
x | Free standing signs advertising for firms supporting either Scott Air Force Base or MidAmerica St. Louis Airport will be allowed on the easterly side of Air Mobility Drive that is currently zoned B-2. The maximum area and height to be the same as permitted in a B-4 zone district. |
(Am. Ord. 2012-09-04A, passed 9-4-2012)
Number Allowed | Maximum Sign Area | Vertical Clearance | ||
From Sidewalk or Private Drive or Parking | From Public Street | |||
Number Allowed | Maximum Sign Area | Vertical Clearance | ||
From Sidewalk or Private Drive or Parking | From Public Street | |||
No sign shall exceed any applicable maximum numbers or dimensions or encroach any applicable minimum clearance on shown on this table. | ||||
FREE-STANDING | ||||
Residential, other and incidental | See Table 1.5C | See Table 1.5C | NA | NA |
BUILDING | ||||
Banner | NA | NA | 9 feet | 14 feet |
Building marker | 1 per building | 4 square feet | NA | NA |
Canopy | 1 per building | 25% of vertical surface of canopy | 9 feet | 14 feet |
Identification | 1 per buildingb | NA | NA | NA |
Incidental | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Marquee | 1 per building | NA | 9 feet | 14 feet |
Projecting | 1 per building | 40 square feet | 9 feet | 14 feet |
Residential | 1 per zone lot | NA | NA | NA |
Roof | 1 per prin. building | NA | NA | NA |
Roof, integral | 2 per prin. building | NA | NA | NA |
Suspended | 1 per entrance | NA | 9 feet | NA |
Temporary | See § 151.117 | NA | NA | NA |
Wall | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Window | NA | 25% of total window area | NA | NA |
Real estate | 1 per lot | 4 square feet "R", CE, NU 16 square feet in other dist. | NA | NA |
Subdivision | 1 per entry | 40 square feet | NA | NA |
Entry monument | 1 per entry | 300 square feet | NA | NA |
Construction | 1 per entry | 40 square feet | NA | NA |
Garage sale | 2 per event | 4 square feet | NA | NA |
Security | 1 per building | 1 square feet | NA | NA |
MISCELLANEOUS | ||||
Banner | NA | NA | 9 feet | 14 feet |
Flag | NA | NA | 9 feet | 14 feet |
Portable | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Notes to table: | |
a | Permitted on the same terms as a temporary sign, in accordance with § 151.117, except that it may be free-standing. |
b | For buildings exceeding 6,500 square feet of front wall space, the number of signs shall be one per 6,500 square feet of wall space on the front of the building. |
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 under the zoning ordinance in residential, NU and CE zoning districts. Such uses may include, but are not necessarily limited to, churches, schools, funeral homes and cemeteries. |
b | No direct light or significant glare from the sign shall be cast onto any adjacent zone lot that is zoned and used for residential purposes. |
c | Animated signs shall not change messages or image more than once each 60 seconds. |
d | Note: Neon signage does not include accent striping or similar purely decorative uses. |