A. Signs Permitted. The following temporary signs shall be allowed without a permit; provided, they meet the requirements of this section; and provided further, that, unless specifically provided otherwise, the area of the sign shall not exceed eight square feet:
1. Nonilluminated real estate signs, advertising the sale or lease of the lot or premises on which they are located; provided that, any such sign shall be less than six feet in height. No more than one such sign shall be allowed on the lot or premises, except that on corner lots, there may be one such sign facing each street. All such signs shall be removed within seven days after the sale or lease of the premises.
2. Nonilluminated construction-site signs identifying the parties engaged in the design and construction on the lot or premises on which they are displayed, subject to the following conditions.
a. Any sign in a residential zoning district shall have an area of no more than eight square feet in area nor shall the top of the sign be more than six feet above grade.
b. Any such sign in a nonresidential zoning district shall be no more than sixteen (16) square feet in area nor shall the top of the sign be more than twelve (12) feet above grade.
c. No more than one such sign shall be allowed on the lot or premises.
d. All such signs shall be removed within seven days after completion of the work to which the sign pertains, as determined by the Director.
3. Decorations displayed in connection with civic, patriotic or religious holidays, except that they shall be removed within seven days after the specific holiday.
4. Certain signs pertaining to elections or political campaigns, and signs displayed by civic, philanthropic, religious or educational organizations regarding an event sponsored by the organization, subject to the following conditions:
a. No outdoor sign on non-residential property that pertains to elections or political campaigns shall be more than eight (8) square feet in area;
b. No sign that is for an event sponsored by a civic, philanthropic, religious or educational organization and that is located on the exterior of the premises of the organization sponsoring the event shall be more than thirty-two (32) square feet in area;
c. No sign that is for an event sponsored by a civic, philanthropic, religious or educational organization and that is located in an exterior location other than on the premises of the organization sponsoring the event shall be more than eight (8) square feet in area; and
d. Any sign subject to this paragraph 4 shall be removed no later than seven days after the election or event for which it was displayed.
5. Window signs displayed on nonresidential premises located in a commercial zoning district to advertise special sales of merchandise or special commercial events, subject to the following conditions:
a. No such sign may be illuminated;
b. No such sign shall be more than eight square feet in area and the total area of all temporary window signs shall not exceed 10 percent of the window area;
c. No such sign shall be displayed for more than thirty (30) days.
6. Nonilluminated garage sale signs displayed on the residential property on which the sale is conducted, subject to the following conditions:
a. No such sign shall be more than eight square feet in area,
b. No more than one such sign shall be permitted on the lot or premises, except that on corner lots one such sign may face each street,
c. No such signs shall be displayed for more than seventy-two (72) hours.
7. Signs such as banners, balloons, and similar devices that are displayed on residential property in a single-family residential zoning district to announce a birth, birthday, anniversary or similar special occasion; provided, no such sign shall be displayed more than twelve (12) hours before the occasion, and no such sign shall be displayed for more than forty-eight (48) hours.
B. Removal of Signs. All signs permitted by this section shall be removed by the person displaying it. The director is authorized to remove any such sign that has not been removed within the time limits established by this section whenever such removal can be accomplished without entering a nonpublic portion of any building. In addition to any other penalty provided by this code, the person responsible for the posting or displaying of such sign shall pay the Village for the removal, such fee to be established by resolution of the Village Council.
(MC-01-2023 § 2, Amended, 01/03/2023; MC-7-2012 § 3, Amended 10/16/12; Ord. MC-1-2011, 2/8/2011; Ord. MC-209-98 § 2 (part), 1998: prior code § 27.09)