A. Classification Of Signs: Signs shall be classified and permitted in accordance with the regulations set forth in this chapter. Only those signs specifically permitted shall be allowed. The classification of signs and sign regulations shall be in accordance with the various use areas designated herein.
B. Private Sign Covenants Or Tenant Sign Criteria: Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the owner or property manager of a shopping center, multiple business center, other similar multi-tenant or multi-user property, or other business, industrial or institutional use to impose and enforce private sign covenants upon such property which may be more restrictive or which may set higher standards than the provisions of this chapter. However, in the case of conflict between these regulations and the private sign covenants, the more restrictive regulations or the higher standards shall govern. The Village shall not be responsible for enforcement of private sign covenants.
C. Location For Signage: No signs shall be allowed in the sight triangle for a property or site or in a public parkway.
D. Occupancy Permit: Since identification of commercial businesses is beneficial to individual businesses and instrumental in the appearance and perception of the vitality of the Village's commercial districts, a commercial business entity shall work with Village staff on its signage as soon as is practically possible either prior to or soon after formally committing to a tenant space through lease or ownership.
A formal application for signage shall be submitted to the Village in a timely manner for review by staff and consideration by the Appearance Review Commission so that a signage plan may be approved - and potentially fabricated and installed - by the time a commercial business space is inspected for potential issuance of its certificate of occupancy.
If an application for commercial business signage that has been submitted to and reviewed by the Appearance Review Commission does not receive a recommendation from the commission within sixty (60) days from the date of its initial review by the commission, the Village shall issue an occupancy permit for the establishment so long as all other building permit or occupancy permit conditions have otherwise been met.
A commercial business entity shall have its signage installed no later than ninety (90) days after issuance of the occupancy permit. A written request for a specific extension of time, not greater than ninety (90) days, may be reviewed and administratively approved by the Community Development Director (or staff designee) as a reasonable accommodation due to practical difficulties a commercial business entity may encounter in securing its signage or its installation. An extension beyond the administratively- approved ninety (90) days shall require consideration by the Village President and Board of Trustees. (Ord. 2017-06, 2-6-2017)