At each street intersection there shall be installed one or more street name signs showing the names of the streets and shall be indicated on the construction plans. Street signs shall be installed, by the developer, prior to issuance of building permits.
All local road intersections shall have one street sign on the northerly and easterly corner. Collector and major streets shall have two (2) street signs, one on the northerly and easterly corner and one on the southerly and westerly corner of the intersection. Signalized intersections shall install the two (2) required signs on the appropriate overhead mast arm per the applicable IDOT standard. An exception would be a tee intersection where one sign would be required on the terminating street side of the intersection on the northerly or easterly corner thereof. All street signs shall be set back three feet (3') from the curb on the radius midpoint. All street signs shall conform to the following specifications:
A. All street signs, including the installation thereof, shall conform to the "Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways", latest edition, and the Illinois supplement thereto.
B. Sign length is twenty four inch (24") minimum and as long as necessary determined by the length of the street name. Blanks shall have a three-quarter inch (3/4") radius at all corners.
C. The blank faces shall be covered with Scotchlite™ brand reflective sheeting, or approved equal. The initial letter shall be upper case six inches (6") tall with following letters lower case 4.5 inches tall, cut and removed from 3M # 1177 Green Film, or approved equal, and then placed over the white film to produce white letters on a green background.
D. Nine inch (9") signs are covered on one side but two (2) are required for each street. They are riveted to the sides of a Telespar, twelve foot (12') long, 1.75 inch square, bolted in a two inch (2") square anchor, one per side for each street name with enough room at the top for a 1.75 inch pyramidal rain cap on the post.
E. The street signs shall be in place prior to the issuance of any building permits. Temporary street signs constructed of wood with neat lettering may be installed with seven foot (7') clearance prior to the issuance of any building permit and must be removed immediately after the placement of the permanent street sign.
F. A uniform deviation from this street sign standard may be authorized by the Village Board as part of a planned development approval. (Ord. 2018-02-20, 2-20-2018)