The following signs are prohibited in the Village:
(B) Public areas: no sign shall be placed on any curb, sidewalk, post, pole, public or private utility appurtenance, hydrant, bridge, tree or other surface located on public property or over or across any street or public thoroughfare, easement or right-of-way except as may otherwise expressly be authorized by this zoning code. Unauthorized signage in public areas is subject to immediate removal by the Village.
(C) Animated, flashing, rotating, revolving, whirling signs and festoons, inflatable signs, tethered balloons, pennants, searchlights, streamers, exposed light bulbs, strings of lights not permanently mounted to a rigid background and any clearly similar features, except those specifically exempt from regulation in § 150.352, and electronic message centers as permitted in § 150.358.
(C) Signs placed on or painted on a motor vehicle or trailer parked with the primary purpose of providing signage not otherwise allowed by the Code. Prohibited is any sign displayed on a parked trailer or truck or other vehicle where the primary purpose of the vehicle is to advertise a product, service business, or other activity. A vehicle sign shall be considered to be used for the primary purpose of advertising if the vehicle fails to display current license plates or inspection sticker, if the vehicle is inoperable, if evidence of paid-to-date local taxes cannot be made available, or if the sign alters the standard design of such vehicle. Vehicle signs include those attached to or placed on a vehicle or trailer. Vehicles or trailers shall not be parked continuously in one location to be used primarily as additional signage. This does not apply to a vehicle parked at a driver’s residence and which is the primary means of transportation to and from his or her place of employment.
(D) Signs containing any words, symbols, or illumination that would cause confusion because of their resemblance to highway traffic control or direction signals.
(E) Signs that prevent the driver of a vehicle from having a clear and unobstructed view of official government signs and/or approaching or merging traffic, or which by means of illumination obscure a government sign or cause a traffic hazard.
(F) Signs located on trees, utility poles, public benches or any other form of public property or within any public right-of-way unless explicitly permitted by the regulations.
(G) Signs mounted on top of a roof.
(H) Portable signs, not including A-frame sidewalk signs.
(I) Signs located on private property without the written consent of the owner or agent thereof.
(J) Other signs or attention getting devices that raise concerns substantially similar to those listed above.
(Ord. 2023-03, passed 2-27-2023)