(A) Mobile signs shall be permanently attached to a frame or chassis and designed to be moved from place to place by means of being towed on a public road.
(B) A mobile sign shall not be located or utilized for display purposes on any site or premises unless a sign permit has been issued by the Building Inspector. The Building Inspector may issue one permit per business. Any request for additional permits must be approved by the President and Board of Trustees.
(C) The Building Inspector shall collect a fee of $30 for each mobile sign permit. Said permit shall be valid for a maximum period of 30 days.
(D) Mobile signs shall be insured by owner or renter covering bodily injury and accidental death liability for each accident in the amount of $100,000 for each person and $300,000 for each accident, and property damage liability for $100,000 for each occurrence and $300,000 aggregate.
(E) If the Building Inspector shall find any mobile sign regulated by this code is unsafe or insecure, is a menace to the public, has been placed on public property to a greater extent than is permitted by this code, or otherwise in violation with this code, the Building Inspector shall give written notice to the holder of the permit. If the permittee fails to remove or alter the sign to comply with the standards set forth within 10 days after the notice, the sign shall be removed or altered to comply with this code by the Inspector at the expense of the permittee.
(F) Signs shall be designed according to generally accepted good engineering practice to withstand wind pressure of at least 24 pounds per square foot. Mobile signs shall be designed to rest on structural members other than wheels, except when being moved. Jacks and tongues shall be removed when the sign is being used for display.
(G) Mobile signs which include electrical lighting or equipment shall be constructed of components approved and labeled by the Underwriter Laboratories. Electrical connections to mobile signs shall be made through SO or STO flexible 12-3 cords not more than 75 feet in length and supplied by an approved grounded electrical outlet with a capacity of not less than 15 amperes. Mobile signs shall not be placed within five feet of any pole, guy wire, or line of any electric, telephone, or other utility. Every mobile sign unit shall have ground fault protection at its source of electrical power.
(H) Mobile signs shall not be placed on the median strip of a boulevard. Mobile signs shall be allowed to be placed within the building setback line solely on the temporary basis for which they are constructed. Mobile signs shall not be placed within an area of a triangle formed from the two points ten feet from the intersection of the right-of-way of two streets or highways. A mobile sign shall not be placed closer than 50 feet from another mobile sign. Any advertising sign located on the highways, rights-of-way, streets, or public buildings may, after due notice to the owner thereof to remove it, be removed by the village at the expense of the owner.
(I) No mobile sign shall be placed at any location in such manner as to obstruct free and clear vision at the intersection of any street or highway. No mobile sign shall use the words "Stop," "Danger," or any other words or phrases which could mislead or confuse traffic. No mobile sign shall utilize red lamps in illumination. No mobile sign shall display any obscene, indecent, or immoral matter. The area immediately surrounding a mobile sign shall be kept clear of all unsightly debris and vegetation. Illuminating lighting shall be arranged, oriented, or shielded in such a manner that direct radiation or glare from such source does not penetrate adjacent or nearby residential uses or zoning districts.
(Ord., passed 2-18-64)