A. Awning, Canopy And Marquee:
1. Projections: No awning or canopy signs may project above or beyond the awning or canopy to which they are mounted; however signs may be hung beneath canopies.
2. General Restrictions: It shall be unlawful to erect awnings, canopies or marquees or awning signs, canopy signs and marquee signs upon public property except as provided in this chapter:
a. All awnings, canopies and marquees and awning signs, canopy signs and marquee signs to be erected upon public property, or portions thereof, including streets, sidewalks and alleys, must be approved by the village board in accordance with this chapter.
b. All awnings, canopies and marquees and awning signs, canopy signs and marquee signs erected on public or private property shall be securely fastened and constructed in accordance with the building codes adopted by the village of Winfield.
c. No portion of any awning, canopy and marquee or awning sign, canopy sign and marquee sign shall be less than seven feet six inches (7'6") above the level of the public or private walkway and in no case shall such structures be erected over any public way used for vehicular traffic. No awning, canopy or marquee and awning sign, canopy sign or marquee sign shall be permitted to extend beyond a point one foot (1') inside the street curb line.
d. No advertising shall be placed on any awning, canopy or marquee and awning sign, canopy sign or marquee sign, except as may be permitted for signs under this chapter.
e. If awnings, canopies or marquees are used to display a primary identification sign, the area of such sign may not exceed twenty five percent (25%) of the surface of the awning, canopy or marquee or six (6) square feet, whichever is less.
f. If awnings, canopies or marquees are used as a secondary sign, lettering may be placed on the edge of an awning, canopy or marquee hanging perpendicular to the street if the lettering is nine inches (9") or less in height.
3. Existing Awnings, Canopies And Marquees: All awnings, canopies and marquees maintained over any public street, sidewalk or alley, which are in existence on the adoption of this chapter, shall not be repaired, altered or moved unless said awning, canopy or marquee is made to comply with the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 2010-07-23, 7-15-2010)
B. Ground Signs:
1. Location: No ground sign shall be located closer than one hundred feet (100') from another ground sign on the same premises.
2. Sign Faces: No ground sign shall contain more than two (2) faces.
3. Height:
a. Commercial property (non-town center zoned): No part of a ground sign or related structure shall be higher than eight feet (8').
b. Town center (TC) zoned property and residential zoned property (noncommercial): No part of a ground sign or related structure shall be higher than six feet (6').
4. Area:
a. Commercial property (non-town center zoned): The maximum permitted area for a ground sign is one square foot for each one foot (1') of display frontage, up to a maximum sign area of forty (40) square feet for each single sign face.
b. Town center (TC) zoned property and residential zoned property (noncommercial): The maximum permitted area for a ground sign is one square foot for each one foot (1') of display frontage, up to a maximum sign area of thirty (30) square feet for each single sign face.
Masonry, wooden bases and landscaping incorporated as part of a ground sign shall not be counted as part of the permitted sign area as long as the masonry or wooden base does not contain lettering or graphic symbols.
5. Monument Signs: Monument signs should have a minimum of seventy five (75) square feet of landscaping around the base, consisting of at least fifty percent (50%) evergreens. (Ord. 2016-06-15, 6-2-2016)
C. Permanent Window Signs:
1. Method Of Signage: All permanent window signs shall be painted, metal leafed, or in some other manner permanently applied to either side of the glass of an exterior building window or door. No application using an adhesive shall be permitted unless the zoning administrator determines that the application is safe and will be permanent.
2. Sign Area: The maximum permitted area for permanent window signs is twenty percent (20%) of the area of the subject window. However, the area used for permanent window signs shall be deducted from the allowable area for wall signs or roof signs.
Permanent window signs must be confined to the glass of the window and shall not encroach upon the frame, mullions or other supporting features of the glass.
D. Pole Signs:
1. Location: The bottom of the sign face structure on a pole sign must be at least eight feet (8') from the ground and no pole sign shall be located closer than one hundred feet (100') from another pole sign on the same premises. No pole sign is permitted on frontage in any business zoning district unless the business building(s) is located more than forty feet (40') back from the street side property line.
2. Sign Faces: No pole sign shall contain more than two (2) faces. Said faces of a pole sign shall be parallel and located no more than two feet (2') apart.
3. Structural Restrictions: No pole sign shall have more than three (3) poles nor shall any pole have a cross sectional area at any point greater than one square foot.
4. Height: The maximum height of a pole sign shall be twelve feet (12') unless the sign is set back farther than the required minimum setback. In that case, a bonus of three inches (3") in height is permitted for each foot of additional setback, to a maximum height equal to the average height of the building to which the sign relates.
5. Sign Area: The maximum permitted area for pole signs is one square foot for each one foot (1') of display frontage, up to a maximum sign area of twenty five (25) square feet for each single sign face in any business zoning district.
E. Projecting Signs:
1. Projections Restricted: No projecting sign shall project more than six feet (6') from the plane of the wall nor closer than two feet (2') from the curb line, or, if there is no curb, the nearest edge of the street pavement.
The innermost point of a projecting sign face shall be no more than one foot (1') from the plane of the wall.
No portion of any projecting sign shall be less than seven feet six inches (7'6") above the level of the public or private walkway and in no case shall such structure be erected over any public way used for vehicular traffic.
2. Sign Faces: No projecting sign shall contain more than two (2) faces and the faces of a projecting sign shall be parallel and located no more than one foot (1') apart.
3. Movement: Projecting sign may swing, but all projecting signs must be permanently mounted.
4. Sign Area: The maximum permitted area for any projecting sign is four (4) square feet per face.
F. Pylon Signs:
1. Construction Requirements: All sides of a pylon sign must be enclosed and extend in a continuous plane from the top to bottom of the sign.
2. Location:
a. No pylon sign may be located closer than one hundred feet (100') from another pylon sign on the same premises.
b. No pylon sign is permitted on frontage in any business zoning district unless the business building(s) is located more than forty feet (40') back from the street side property line.
3. Sign Faces: No more than two (2) faces of a pylon sign may contain lettering or graphic symbols and said faces of a pylon sign containing lettering or graphic symbols shall be parallel and located no more than two feet (2') apart.
4. Height: The maximum height of a pylon sign shall be twelve feet (12') unless the sign is set back farther than the required minimum setback. In that case, a bonus of three inches (3") in height is permitted for each foot of additional setback, to a maximum height equal to the average height of the building to which the sign relates.
5. Sign Area: The maximum permitted area for a pylon sign is one square foot for each one foot (1') of display frontage, up to a maximum sign area of twenty five (25) square feet for each single sign face in any business zoning district.
G. Temporary Signs:
1. Temporary Signs Associated With Events: Individuals, businesses or organizations may apply for a special event sign permit. The village board will review all such requests. Special event sign permits may provide a time limit for displaying the sign.
2. Temporary Advertising Signs On Commercial Property: Sandwich board signs advertising sale items, daily specials or similar messages may be displayed during open business hours only or during daily specials and may not be placed in a manner which impedes traffic on sidewalks, driveways or parking lots. Sandwich board signs shall have a maximum area of six (6) square feet per sign face.
3. Pennants, Banners And Searchlights: Pennants, banners, searchlights and similar displays and devices designed to attract the attention of potential customers, and related to grand openings, going out of business, emergency information and similar purposes are subject to the following:
a. Searchlights may be permitted in connection with grand opening displays but they must be oriented skyward not breaking an angle of forty five degrees (45°) from the ground, and they may not be operated outside of open business hours. In no case shall searchlights be operated between the hours of eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) A.M.
b. Signs or similar displays may only be displayed for ninety (90) days per calendar year per permit.
c. No temporary sign shall cover more than ten percent (10%) of any wall nor more than seventy five percent (75%) of any window (except going out of business signs, which may cover 100 percent of any window).
d. Ground signs may not exceed four (4) square feet or four feet (4') in height.
4. Businesses: Temporary signs for businesses shall not be allowed on residential property.
5. Construction Signs: One construction sign per construction project denoting the name of the project, the architect, engineer, contractor and/or lending agency for the project. Such sign shall not exceed sixteen (16) square feet in area in residential districts or forty eight (48) square feet in commercial or industrial districts, nor shall such signs be erected prior to the beginning of construction for which a valid building permit has been issued. They shall be confined to the site of construction and shall be removed ten (10) days after completion of construction or the expiration of the building permit.
H. Time And Temperature Signs:
1. General Provisions: Time and temperature signs are regarded as general public service signs, therefore, only one-third (1/3) of the portion of such signs displaying time or temperature numbers shall be counted for purposes of determining permitted sign area. Otherwise, time and temperature signs shall conform to the regulations of the sign type to which they most clearly resemble.
2. Display Area: Time and temperature signs shall have a display area for numbers of a minimum of two feet (2') in one dimension and a maximum of four feet (4') in the largest dimension.
3. Readings To Be Accurate: Time and temperature signs must be adjusted to present accurate readings.
4. Frequency Of Reading Changes:
a. Temperature signs shall not change except when the temperature changes one degree (1°), unless the display face is used for alternate time readings.
b. With the exception of a second hand, time signs shall be permitted to change no more frequently than one minute intervals, unless the display face is used for alternate temperature readings.
c. If the same display face is used for alternating time and temperature readings, the frequency of change shall be no more than once every fifteen (15) seconds.
I. Wall Signs:
1. Design Restrictions:
a. No wall sign shall extend above or beyond the wall to which it is attached.
b. No wall sign shall project more than twelve inches (12") beyond the plane of the wall to which it is attached.
c. All mounting brackets and other hardware used to affix a sign to a wall shall be concealed by the sign or integrated into the design of the sign.
2. Location: No wall sign shall be located higher than eighty five percent (85%) of the average height of the total building elevations parallel to and adjacent to the sign.
3. Sign Areas: The maximum permitted area for a wall sign is nine-tenths (0.9) of a square foot for each one foot (1') of display frontage, but shall not exceed fifty (50) square feet. However, if an awning sign or permanent window sign is mounted on the same frontage, the area used for either of those signs shall be deducted from the allowable area of a wall sign.
4. Separate Structure Required: No signs may be painted directly on any wall. (Ord. 2010-07-23, 7-15-2010)
J. Electronic Message Centers (EMC):
1. Location: No EMC sign may be located closer than one hundred feet (100') from residential zoned property.
2. Duration: The electronic message shall not change more than once every ten (10) seconds.
3. Effects: Flashing, blinking, scrolling, chasing, animation, and other similar effects shall be prohibited.
4. Area: The sign area of an EMC must be included as part of the total square footage of a permitted ground sign, and shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total square footage of a permitted ground sign.
Exception: An existing message center shall be allowed to be exchanged with an electronic message center of the same size.
5. Message: When an EMC message changes, the prior message shall disappear simultaneously with the appearance of the new message.
6. Light Adjustment: A photocell to allow the EMC brightness to automatically adjust to the ambient light shall be required. (Ord. 2016-06-15, 6-2-2016)