A. Attached signs.
1. Generally. There are many forms of attached signs. This section sets out which forms of attached signs are allowed in each zoning district and the standards that apply to them. Attached signs that are not listed in a table are not allowed as-of-right in any of the districts set out in the Table.
2. Residential districts.
a. The standards of Table 9-11-5 A.1
., Permissible Attached Sign Types in Residential Districts, apply to multifamily and nonresidential uses in the districts set out in the table.
b. Attached signs are not allowed for home occupations, except for required address signs.
3. Freeway oriented commercial retail and mixed use developments.
a. The Village Board finds that non-residential developments that are adjacent to interstate highways or tollways have unique needs for communicating their messages due to the high rate of speed of Interstate highway traffic, and the elevation of the interstate highway or tollway compared to abutting properties. The regulations of subsection apply to developments that meets all of the following criteria:
(1) Buildings of more than one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of floor area.
(2) The building directly abuts interstate highway or tollway right-of-way.
b. Development that meets all of the criteria of subsection 9-11-5
A.3.a. may display a wall sign that is subject to the following standards:
(1) Maximum sign surface area: eight hundred (800) square feet each surface.
(2) Minimum spacing from other freeway-oriented signs: three hundred feet (300').
The sign permitted by this subsection is in addition to the signs that are permitted by Table 9-11-5 A.2., Permissible Attached Sign Types in Nonresidential Districts.
District | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | A-1 | A-2 |
Wall Sign | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed |
Number of signs allowed | 1 per facade | 1 per facade | 1 per facade | 1 per facade | 1 per facade |
Maximum sign area | 50 s.f. | 50 s.f. | 50 s.f. | 50 s.f. | 50 s.f. |
Maximum signable area ratio | 40% | 50% | 50% | 60% | 60% |
Table 9-11-5-A-2 Permissible Attached Sign Types in Nonresidential Districts | ||||||
District | B-1 | B-2 | B-3 | RBC | ORI | M-1 |
Table 9-11-5-A-2 Permissible Attached Sign Types in Nonresidential Districts | ||||||
District | B-1 | B-2 | B-3 | RBC | ORI | M-1 |
Wall Sign | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed |
Number of signs allowed | 1 per facade | 1 per facade | 1 per facade | 1 per facade | 1 per facade | 1 per facade |
Maximum sign area | Aggregate (total) sign area of 2.5 s.f. per linear ft. of facade with, or 250 sq. ft. (whicheve r is greater) | Aggregate (total) sign area of 2.5 s.f. per linear ft. of facade with, or 250 sq. ft. (whichever is greater) | Aggregate (total) sign area of 2.5 s.f. per linear ft. of facade with, or 250 sq. ft. (whichever is greater) | Aggregate (total) sign area of 2.5 s.f. per linear ft., up to 150 sq. ft. | Aggregate (total) sign area of 2.5 ft. per linear ft., up to 150 s.f. | 300 s.f. |
Maximum signable area ratio | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
Other limitations | Must be 1 foot from edge of wall For multi-tenant properties, wall signs must be centered above each tenant’s frontage, and reasonably in line with the other signs on the building | |||||
Window Sign | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed |
Minimum window transparency | 80% | 80% | 80% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
Other limitations | See neon signs, below. | |||||
Awning Sign | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed |
Number of signs allowed | 1 per awning | |||||
District | B-1 | B-2 | B-3 | RBC | ORI | M-1 |
Maximum signable area | 5 s.f. | |||||
Maximum signable area ratio | 90% of valence for copy and graphics on valence; 50% of other areas for copy and graphics on other areas | |||||
Maximum height | Such signs shall not exceed a height of 20 feet above average surrounding grade. | |||||
Marquee Sign | Not allowed | Allowed | Not allowed | Allowed | Not allowed | Not allowed |
Number of signs allowed | - | 1 per building | - | 1 per building | - | - |
Maximum signable area | - | 20 s.f. per face, up to 3 faces | - | 20 s.f. per face, up to 3 faces | - | - |
Other limitations | - | Not allowed on facades that face residential uses in a different zoning district; not allowed on buildings that are less than 12,000 s.f. of floor area | - | Not allowed on facades that face residential uses in a different zoning district; not allowed on buildings that are less than 12,000 s.f. of floor area | - | - |
Height | - | May not exceed 20 feet above average surroundin g grade | - | May not exceed 20 feet above average surroundin g grade | - | |
Blade Sign or Shingle | Allowed | Allowed | Not Allowed | |||
Number of signs allowed | 1 per primary building entrance | - | ||||
Maximum sign area | 8 s.f. | - | ||||
Minimum clearance | 8 ft. | - | ||||
Maximum height | 12 ft. | - | ||||
Other limitations | Allowed under awnings or arcades on front facades only, height may not exceed 20 feet above average surrounding grade | - | ||||
Neon Sign | Allowed | Allowed | Not Allowed | Not Allowed | Not Allowed | Not Allowed |
Number of signs allowed | 1 per window | - | ||||
Maximum sign area | 6 s.f. | - | ||||
Other limitations | Sign area of neon sign hung in window counts as opaque in measure of window transparency; neon signs must be turned off when the use closes each day | - | ||||
Drive-through Sign | Allowed | |||||
Maximum number of signs | 3 drive-through signs per drive through or drive-in establishment | |||||
Sign location and spacing | Set back 15 ft. from any residential zoned lot line | |||||
Maximum sign area (per sign/total) | 25 s.f. / 75 s.f. | |||||
Maximum sign height | 7 ft. | |||||
Other limitations | Internally illuminated drive-through signs are allowed only in accordance with Section 9-11-4 D. Menu boards may include an electronic screen to display information to drive-through traffic. | |||||
B. Detached signs.
1. Generally. There are many forms of detached signs. This subsection sets out which forms of detached signs are allowed in each zoning district, and the size and height standards that apply to them.
Detached Sign Types in Residential Districts; or Table 9-11-5-B-2, Permissible Detached Sign Types in Nonresidential Districts, all detached signs shall be set back at least ten feet (10') from all property lines. The zoning officer may waive this standard if:
a. The waiver would lower the elevation of the base of the sign by more than three feet (3') and:
(1) The sign will be set back at least one foot from any sidewalk;
(2) The sign will not encroach on any utility easement;
(3) The sign will not obstruct a sight distance triangle; and
(4) There is at least five feet (5') of landscaped parkway between the edge of pavement and the property line; or
b. The sign is a wayfinding sign used to identify a residential subdivision or development and:
(1) The sign will be set back at least one foot (1') from any property line;
(2) The sign will not encroach on any utility easement;
(3) The sign will not obstruct a sight distance triangle; and
(4) The sign will not be located within the sight distance triangle.
3. Required landscaping. All monument and pole signs shall provide landscaping around its base. Landscaping must extend a minimum of two feet (2') from the sign base on all sides with small shrubs a minimum of eighteen inches (18") in height at planting in a single row around the perimeter of the sign base. The remainder of the required landscape area must be planted with perennials, or other live groundcover as appropriate.
4. Design Standards. Detached monument signs shall meet the following design standards:
a. The width of the sign structure base shall be no less than eighty percent (80%) of the width of the top of the sign;
b. Signs with internally-illuminated cabinets shall have a sign background that is opaque so that the portion of the sign that contains letters, figures and/or other means of communication or part thereof is only illuminated portion.
c. They shall be designed to mimic or complement the principal building on the lot that the sign is placed; and
d. If no principal building exists, all monument signs shall be comprised solely of either fired clay brick, natural stone, natural wood, split-face or ground-face block, manufactured stone or tile, cementitious stucco; architectural metal, and/or other similar materials as approved by the zoning officer.
5. Freeway oriented commercial retail and mixed use developments.
a. The Village Board finds that non-residential developments that are adjacent to interstate highways or tollways have unique needs for communicating their messages due to the high rate of speed of Interstate highway traffic, and the elevation of the interstate highway or tollway compared to abutting properties. The regulations of subsection apply to developments that meets all of the following criteria:
(1) Buildings of more than one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of floor area;
(2) The building directly abuts interstate highway or tollway right-of-way.
b. Development that meets all of the criteria of subsection 9-11-5
B.5.a may display a monument sign or pole sign that is subject to the following standards:
(1) Maximum sign height: thirty-two feet (32').
(2) Point of measurement: The point of measurement for sign height is the centerline of the adjacent interstate or tollway.
(3) Maximum sign area: one hundred and fifty (150) square feet.
(4) Setbacks and location: The sign shall be located in the yard that abuts the interstate or tollway, and shall be set back at least ten feet (10') from all property lines.
(5) Minimum spacing from other freeway-oriented signs: three hundred feet (300').
(6) The sign must be compatible with surrounding architecture in general appearance and materials.
(7) The sign shall also include landscaping in the form of shrubs, decorative grasses, perennials, or other ornamental materials around the base of the structure that are maintained by a subsurface irrigation system.
(8) The sign permitted by this subsection is in addition to the signs that are permitted by Table 9-11-5 B.2., Permissible Detached Sign Types, Nonresidential and Mixed-Use Districts.
District | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | A-1 | A-2 |
Monument sign, residential | Allowed | ||||
Maximum number of signs | 2 signs per subdivision or access to developments containing 15 dwelling units or more, located on commonly owned open space. 1 sign per subdivision or access to developments containing between 3 and 14 dwelling units, located on commonly owned space. | ||||
Maximum sign area | 32 s.f. per sign, 64 s.f. per development | ||||
Maximum height | 5 ft. | ||||
Monument sign, nonresidential | Allowed | ||||
Maximum number of signs | 1 sign per nonresidential parcel | ||||
Maximum sign area | 60 s.f. | ||||
Maximum sign height | 6 ft. | ||||
Other limitations | The limitations for nonresidential monument signs shall apply to any nonresidential electronic message center, which may be permitted if the message center serves nonresidential uses | ||||
Pole sign, residential | Not Allowed | ||||
Pole sign, nonresidential | Not Allowed | ||||
Kiosk sign | Not Allowed | ||||
Bus stop and transit shelter bench signs | Allowed | ||||
Number of signs allowed | Signs may be incorporated into transit shelter designs | ||||
Maximum sign area | Signs shall be integrated into the transit shelter or its benches. Transit shelters and benches shall be sized according to their principal function, and not for the display of signage | ||||
Table 9-11-5-B-2 Permissible Detached Sign Types in Nonresidential Districts | ||||||
District | B-1 | B-2 | B-3 | RBC | ORI | M-1 |
Table 9-11-5-B-2 Permissible Detached Sign Types in Nonresidential Districts | ||||||
District | B-1 | B-2 | B-3 | RBC | ORI | M-1 |
Monument sign, residential | Not Allowed | |||||
Monument sign, nonresidential | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed |
Maximum number of signs | 1 monument sign, provided there are no pole signs located on the nonresidential lot. Where there is a pole sign located on the nonresidential lot, a monument sign shall not also be permitted | |||||
Maximum sign area | 160 s.f. | Sign with 1 sign surface: 2 s.f. per 2.5 linear ft. of facade up to a maximum of 40 s.f. | 120 s.f. | 160 s.f. | ||
Sign with 2 sign surfaces: 2 s.f. per 2.5 linear ft of facade up to a maximum of 80 s.f. | ||||||
Maximum sign height | 10 ft. | 10 ft. | 10 ft. | 12 ft. | ||
Other limitations | The sign area portion of a nonresidential monument sign shall not be less than 3 ft. above the average surrounding grade Freestanding retail and restaurant buildings within a shopping center complex shall not have a ground sign separate from that of the shopping center | Freestanding retail and restaurant buildings within a shopping center complex shall not have a ground sign separate from that of the shopping center | Signs shall be set back a minimum of five ft. from road ROW lines | |||
Pole sign, residential | Not allowed | |||||
Pole sign, nonresidential | Allowed | |||||
Maximum number of signs | 1 pole sign, provided there are no monument signs located on the nonresidential lot. Where there is a monument sign located on the nonresidential lot, a pole sign shall not also be permitted | |||||
Maximum sign area | 120 s.f. | |||||
Maximum sign height | 16 ft. | |||||
Minimum sign clearance | 8 ft. | |||||
Other limitations | No sign face of a pole sign in a nonresidential district shall be lower than 8 ft. above the average surrounding grade | |||||
Sidewalk sign | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowe d |
Maximum number of signs | 1 per street frontage and 1 per ingress or egress | 2 per ingress or egress to district | ||||
Maximum sign area | 1 sign per frontage up to 48 s.f.; all others up to 10 s.f. | 48 s.f. | ||||
Maximum sign height | 1 sign per frontage up to 10 ft.; all others up to 5 ft. | 10 ft. | ||||
Single-tenant electronic message center | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Not Allowed | Not Allowed | Allowe d (public service use only) |
Maximum number of message centers | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | ||
Multi-tenant electronic message center | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Not Allowed | Not Allowed | Not Allowe d |
Maximum number of message centers | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
Design criteria | Per Section 9-11-7 | - | ||||
Kiosk sign | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Not allowed | Not allowed | Not allowe d |
Sign location and spacing | Set back 10 ft. from any vehicular use area; within 2 ft. of a sidewalk; and spaced 150 ft. apart unless there is no line of sight between signs | - | ||||
Maximum sign area | 12 s.f. | - | ||||
Maximum sign height | 10 ft. | - | ||||
Bus stop and transit shelter bench sign | Allowed | |||||
Maximum number of signs | Signs may be incorporated into transit shelter designs. | |||||
Maximum sign area | Signs shall be integrated into the transit shelter or its benches. Transit shelters and benches shall be sized according to their principal function, and not for the display of signage. | |||||
Directional sign, nonresidential | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowe d |
Maximum number of signs | 1 per ingress or egress | |||||
Sign location and spacing | No spacing or setback requirement; must leave at least 4 ft. of sidewalk width for pedestrian use; must be located outside of principal pedestrian travel path | |||||
Maximum sign area | 10 s.f. | |||||
Maximum sign height | 5 ft. | |||||
Drive-through Sign | Allowed | |||||
Maximum number of signs | 3 drive-through signs per drive-through or drive-in establishment | |||||
Sign location and spacing | Set back 15 ft. from any residential zoned lot line | |||||
Maximum sign area (per sign/total) | 25 s.f./75 s.f. | |||||
Maximum sign height | 7 ft. | |||||
Other limitations | Internally illuminated drive-through signs are allowed only in accordance with Section 9-11-4 D. Menu boards may include an electronic screen to display information to drive-through traffic. | |||||
(Ord. 2024-6, 3-7-2024)