(a) Construction Standards for Permanent Signs:
(1) The construction, erection, safety, and maintenance shall comply with all applicable building codes and all permanent signs involving the structural requirements of the building code shall be installed, repaired, altered and serviced only by a contractor licensed to perform such tasks.
(2) All signs shall be constructed in a professional manner in conformance with the appropriate building code and other applicable requirements of the Village and shall be structurally sound to withstand wind pressures of at least thirty (30) pounds per square foot of surface area.
(3) All signs shall be located and secured so as to pose no threat to pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
(4) Permanent signs shall be fabricated on and of materials that are of good quality and good durability.
(5) No sign shall be attached to a utility pole, tree, trash receptacle, bench or other structure not intended or approved as a sign support.
(b) Maintenance.
(1) The property owner, occupant, or other person responsible for the sign shall maintain the sign in a condition fit for the intended use and he/she shall have a continuing obligation to comply with all building code requirements.
(2) The Zoning Administrator may order any sign to be painted or refurbished whenever needed to keep the sign in a neat and safe condition. All supporters, guys, braces and anchors for such signs shall be maintained in a safe condition.
(3) If the face of any permanent sign which fails to serve the purposes for which it was intended, or evidences a lack of maintenance, it shall be removed by the owner, agent, or person having the beneficial use of the building, structure, or land upon which such sign is located, within ten (10) days after written notice by the Zoning Administrator. The area of the former sign shall be repaired by a neutral, single background color panel or similar cover to match the building.
(4) If the Zoning Administrator finds that any sign is unsafe, insecure, or a public nuisance, the property owner and/or occupant shall be given written notice by the Zoning Administrator. Within forty-eight (48) hours of such notification, the violation shall be corrected or the sign removed. If the violation is not remedied within forty-eight (48) hours, the sign may be removed by the Village to comply with these regulations at the expense of the owner and/or occupant of the property upon which the sign is located.
(c) Temporary Signs:
(1) Shall not be placed or located in a manner that prevents free ingress to or egress from, any roadway, driveway, access drive, or parking area, or to or from, any door, window, fire escape or ventilating equipment or obstructs the view of vehicular traffic.
(2) Shall be durable and weather-resistant and fastened or anchored sufficiently, whether attached to the building or positioned in the ground.
(3) The Zoning Administrator may order any temporary sign to be painted, refurbished, or replaced to keep the sign in a neat and safe condition.
(4) Any temporary sign not in compliance with this sub-section shall be brought into compliance with forty-eight (48) hours of notification by the Zoning Administrator or otherwise the sign may be removed by the Village.
(d) Illumination: Signs may only be illuminated by exterior light sources which shall be shielded and not be of excessive brightness or cause a glare hazardous to pedestrians or auto drivers, or objectionable in any adjacent residential property. Such exterior light shall only be white. Flashing, moving, or intermittent light sources are prohibited.
(Ord. 2011-13. Passed 7-9-12.)