The following shall be exempt from all but the maintenance and public safety requirements of this chapter:
A. Flags And Emblems: Flags or emblems of governmental or political, civic, philanthropic, educational or religious organizations displayed on private property.
B. Government Signs: Signs of a duly authorized governmental body including traffic or other similar regulatory devices, directional signs, legal notices, warnings at railroad crossings, and other instructional or regulatory signs having to do with health, hazards, parking, swimming, dumping, etc.
C. Memorial Signs: Memorial signs or tablets listing names of buildings and date of erection, when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material.
D. Addresses 1 : Address numerals and other signs required to be maintained by law or governmental order, rule or regulation; provided, that the content and size of the sign do not exceed the requirements of such law, order, rule or regulation.
E. Directional Signs: Nonelectrical signs, not exceeding four (4) square feet in area, which provide instruction or direction and are located entirely on the property to which they pertain to identify restrooms, public telephones, walkways, parking lot entrances and exits, and features of a similar nature.
F. Holiday Decorations: Displays of a primarily decorative nature, clearly incidental and customary and commonly associated with any national, local or religious holidays, on the condition they do not act as advertisements. Decorations must be removed within forty five (45) days following the holiday.
G. Business Nameplates: Nonelectrical nameplates mounted to the principal building or mailbox denoting the business name of an occupation legally conducted on the premises; provided that the sign area does not exceed two (2) square feet in area.
H. Bulletin Boards: Bulletin boards not exceeding twenty (20) square feet for public, charitable or religious institutions where the same are located on the premises of said institutions.
I. Warning Signs: No trespassing or no dumping signs, not exceeding one and one-half (11/2) square feet per sign, and not exceeding four (4) in number per lot; except, that special permission may be obtained from the administrator for additional signs under proven special circumstances.
J. Temporary Window Signs: Paper and other temporary signs affixed to the inside of a window and advertising temporary commercial situations related to goods or services sold on the premises; provided, that the total of all signs, including those permanently mounted, in that window occupy no more than seventy five percent (75%) of the window's area and no such temporary sign shall be in place longer than thirty (30) days. In buildings without windows on at least three (3) sides but with spaces specifically provided for the placement of temporary signs in locations where windows might otherwise be installed, signs as provided herein and subject to the same restrictions as to duration may be affixed to the exterior of those spaces provided in lieu of windows, on the condition that the signs be placed within a frame no larger than eighteen (18) square feet and covered with glass, plastic or similar waterproof material, and on the further condition that the number of such signs not exceed four (4) in number on any one side of the building and not exceed a total of eight (8) on all windowless sides of the building added together.
K. Religious And Historic Symbols: Religious symbols, identification emblems of religious order, or commemorative plaques of recognized historical agencies; provided, that no such symbol, plaque or identification emblem shall exceed four (4) square feet; and provided further, that all such symbols, plaques and identification emblems shall be placed flat against a building, stone or other permanent surface.
L. Living Complex Signs: Subdivision and multiple-family complex identity signs, provided that:
1. No more than two (2) signs are erected at each entry to the subdivision or complex; and
2. The sign area of individual signs does not exceed sixteen (16) square feet on both sides of a two (2) sided sign or eight (8) square feet on a one sided sign; and
3. The sign contains only the name of the subdivision or complex and appropriate logo, but does not advertise the availability of units or land for sale or rent; and
4. The sign is located at least fifteen feet (15') from the property line along the street from which it is to be viewed and one hundred feet (100') from any dwelling unit; and
5. The sign has a landscaped base.
M. Political Signs: Political signs of no more than twenty four (24) square feet per lot, with a maximum of six (6) square feet for any one sign.
Political signs shall be removed by a candidate or candidate's worker within five (5) days after an election.
Furthermore, it is the recommendation of the village that political signs not be installed more than forty five (45) days prior to an election.
N. Agricultural Business Signs: Business signs, not exceeding twenty four (24) square feet, when located on property used for agricultural purposes and pertaining to the sale of agricultural products grown or produced on the premises.
O. Real Estate Signs:
1. Signs identifying real estate for sale, rent or lease with one sign per lot or per principal structure, except on a corner lot where one sign may face each street;
2. Signs shall not exceed six (6) square feet per face in residential districts;
3. Signs shall not exceed twenty four (24) square feet in commercial and office districts;
4. Signs shall not exceed twenty four (24) square feet in industrial districts;
5. Signs shall not be illuminated;
6. All such signs must be removed within twenty four (24) hours of the closing sale or lease of said property;
7. Off site directional signs are permitted subject to the following:
a. Signs shall not exceed three (3) square feet per face with a maximum of two (2) faces;
b. Sign height shall not exceed four feet (4');
c. Signs shall only be placed on private property provided that prior permission has been obtained from the owner of the property;
d. Signs are permitted on the day of the open house or event associated with the sale or lease of property only;
e. Directional signs are limited to individually owned residential units that are for sale or rent and cannot be used to advertise subdivisions, commercial developments, apartments or vacant land.
P. "Open" Signs: No more than two (2) temporary signs which advertise premises open for inspection, provided such signs do not exceed four (4) square feet each, are located with no more than one sign per frontage, either on the premises to be inspected or on other private property with that property owner's or tenant's permission, and are only in place when the related premises is actually open for inspection.
Q. Special Displays: Special displays used for holidays, public demonstrations or the promotion of civic welfare or charitable purposes, provided they are approved by the village board after submission of a written application, they contain no noncharitable advertising and they are removed by the deadline established by the board in its approval.
R. Model Home Signs: A sign identifying a nonoccupied new home used as a demonstrator constructed for the purpose of selling other homes. Each model home located on and within a recorded residential subdivision for the sale of homes or lots thereon may have one identification sign not to exceed fifteen (15) square feet in area, located entirely within the lot containing the model. Colored flag banners may be used for a maximum of ten (10) days to identify introductory new models.
S. Garage Sale Signs:
1. The sign area shall not exceed three (3) square feet per face with a maximum of two (2) faces per sign;
2. The sign height shall not exceed four feet (4');
3. Signs shall only be placed on private property provided that prior permission has been obtained from the owner of the property;
4. Signs may not be placed in any street right of way, public park or at other publicly owned facilities;
5. Signs permitted by this provision are limited to the days that the garage sale is in progress;
6. Garage sale directional signs are limited to the sales of used household furniture, clothing, appliances and similar household items, but not including the sale of motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, boats, new merchandise, or any product or services associated with a home occupation.
T. Large Project Identification Signs: In conjunction with the construction of dwelling units on previously subdivided lots of which a majority are contiguous, are under the same ownership, are being developed at the same time and the total land area of the lots, excluding all dedicated public rights of way, is at least equal to one acre, one on site sign is allowed temporarily on a lot within the project but not upon any public right of way subject to the following limitations:
1. The sign shall not be more than six feet (6') in height, measured from the ground to the top of the sign.
2. The sign shall be limited in size to twenty four (24) square feet on each sign face, and only a maximum of two (2) sign faces are allowed.
3. The sign shall not be located closer than fifty feet (50') to a lot improved with a dwelling unit that was constructed prior to the commencement of the project the sign identifies, and shall meet the location requirements of subsections 10-2-16-3C3, C5, C6, C7, C8 and C9 of this chapter.
4. The sign shall contain no more than five (5) lines of characters, whether composed of words or figures or both, per sign face, but in addition, one logo per sign face is allowed.
All project identification signs shall be removed not later than fourteen (14) days after construction of the last dwelling unit in the project is completed, or not later than six (6) months after the most recent building permit for a lot within the project has been issued, whichever first occurs. The sign may be double faced so long as the wording on each side of the sign is identical, and only one side shall be used to calculate the allowable square foot area of the sign.
U. Public Notice Signs: As required by section 10-11-6 of this title. (Ord. 2010-07-23, 7-15-2010)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See title 9, chapter 4 of this code. |