(A) Height. All signs that do not have specific height requirements set forth in § 151.07 of this chapter shall follow the height limitations of the underlying zoning district’s regulation for accessory structures.
(B) Illumination.
(1) No flashing or intermittent illumination shall be used on an advertising sign or structure.
(2) Time and temperature signs are excluded from this definition.
(3) All illuminated signs or structures shall be placed so as to prevent the light rays or illumination therefrom being cast directly upon any residential dwelling or road right-of-way.
(4) Furthermore, continuously illuminated neon signs may only be located behind a window of the principal use with which is associated.
(C) Imitation traffic signs. No sign shall be illuminated, constructed, or displayed in any manner which simulates official traffic or public notice signs or signals.
(D) Restrictions on direct illumination, banners, streamers, and the like. No source of illumination on a sign, such as floodlights, spotlights, unshielded bulbs, and the like, shall be directly visible from any public right-of-way, from any residential district or from adjacent premises.
(E) Prohibited locations for signs.
(1) Except where specifically permitted by this chapter, signage, inclusive of the supports, frames and embellishments thereto, shall not be located within the public right-of-way, or sight preservation triangle as defined in this chapter.
(2) No sign shall be attached, affixed or painted upon any utility poles, any tree, rock or other neutral object. No sign shall be permitted on the side street frontage of a corner lot, if such sign is located within 100 feet of a residential district.
(F) Maintenance of signs/removal of abandoned signs. All signage in the village’s jurisdiction is to be kept in good, presentable condition. Paint is to be intact, neither peeling nor faded. Signs are also to be kept structurally sound capable of standing erect or remaining securely attached. Once a sign is deemed abandoned the owner shall remove it and, furthermore, no new sign permit shall be issued for a new use until the abandoned sign is removed or brought up to standard.
(G) Permit required. It is unlawful for any person to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, or relocate a sign within the village and its ETJ thereon without having first obtained a permit from the Zoning Administrator or Village Clerk unless otherwise exempted in this chapter.
(H) Inspection. Every sign erected in the village and its ETJ shall be subject to the inspection of the Zoning Administrator/Inspector to assure compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Signage with electrical wiring is to be inspected and approved prior to connection to the power source.
(I) Illegal signs. Any sign erected in violation of the provisions of this chapter is an illegal sign and shall be removed.
(J) Failure to comply. Failure to comply with any of the provisions herein will be handled as a violation of this chapter and subject to the provisions of § 151.99.
(K) Emergency removal. The Zoning Administrator is hereby authorized to cause the immediate removal of any sign found to be unsafe or defective to the extent it creates a hazard to persons or property.