Mahomet City Zoning Code

REGULATIONS REGARDING

SIGNS

§ 152.065 PURPOSE.

This subchapter is intended to promote the public health and safety by reducing the distracting characteristics of signs along public streets and highways and by prohibiting signs which interfere with public traffic control devices. This section is also intended to reduce possible confusion, which may result from the size, height and location of signs. This section shall not apply to nor regulate signs on active trucks or other motor vehicles.

(Ord. passed 7-23-2002)

§ 152.066 MEASUREMENT STANDARDS AND DEFINITIONS.

The following standards and definitions shall apply to this section. Means of measurement are illustrated in the figures in Appendix A to this chapter. Typical sign types are illustrated in Appendix A.

(A) Measurement of sign area. The area of the largest single face of the sign within the perimeter which forms the outside shape, including any frame which is an integral part of the display, but excluding the necessary supports, uprights or solid base upon which the sign may be placed. If the sign consists of more than one section or modules, all areas will be totaled. Any irregularly shaped sign’s area shall be computed using the actual sign face surface. Signs with solid bases must comply with sight visibility requirements.

(B) Measurement of freestanding sign height. Freestanding signs shall be measured from the point where the sign is placed in the ground to the uppermost extremity of the sign.

(C) Measurement of business frontage. Business frontage is the lineal footage of a lot, facing the public right-of-way, owned or rented by a person, business or enterprise, and intended for business usage.

(D) Definitions. For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

ABANDONED SIGN. A sign erected on property in conjunction with a particular use which has been discontinued for a period of 120 days or more, or a sign the content of which pertains to a time, event or purpose which no longer applies.

ADDRESS SIGN. Any sign which sets forth the house or building address.

AREA OF SIGN. The area of the largest single face of the sign within a perimeter which forms the outside shape, including any frame which is an integral part of the display, but excluding the necessary supports, or uprights, or solid base on which the sign may be placed. If the sign consists of more than one section or module, all areas will be totaled. Any irregular shaped sign’s area shall be computed using the actual sign face surface.

AWNING. A temporary shelter supported entirely from the exterior wall of a building and composed of non-rigid materials except for the supporting framework.

BANNER. Any sign of lightweight fabric or similar material that is mounted to a pole or a building at one or more edges. National flags, state or municipal flags, or the official flag of any institution or business shall not be considered BANNERS.

BEACON. Any light with one or more beams directed into the atmosphere or directed at one or more points not on the same lot as the light source; also, any light with one or more beams that rotate or move.

BUILDING SIGN. Any sign attached to any part of a building, as contrasted to a freestanding sign.

CANOPY. A permanently-roofed shelter covering a sidewalk, driveway or other similar area, which may be wholly supported by a building or may be wholly or partially supported by columns, poles or braces extended from the ground.

CANOPY SIGN. Any sign that is a part of or attached to an awning, canopy or other fabric, plastic or structural protective cover over a door, entrance, window or outdoor service area. A marquee is not a CANOPY.

CONSTRUCTION SIGN. Any sign announcing the name of architects, engineers, contractors or other individuals or firms involved with the subdivision of a property or the construction, alteration or repair of a building (but not including any product) or announcing the character of the subdivision or building enterprise or the purpose for which the subdivision or building is intended.

DIRECTORY SIGN. Any sign on which the names and locations of occupants or the use of a building is given. This shall include office buildings and church directories.

FEATHER FLAG SIGN. A free standing temporary sign typically constructed of a single plastic or metal shaft driven in the ground with an attached pennant that is vertically elongated and attached to the shaft.

FLAG. Any fabric, banner or bunting containing distinctive colors, patterns or symbols, used as a symbol of a government, political subdivision or other public or corporate entity.

FREESTANDING SIGN. Any sign supported by structures or supports that are placed on, or anchored in, the ground and that are independent from any building or other structure.

FREEWAY-ORIENTED SIGN. Any sign identifying premises where food, lodging or places of business are located that engage in supplying goods and services essential to normal operation of motor vehicles, and where the businesses are directly dependent upon the adjacent freeway for business.

HOLIDAY SIGNS. Signs or displays which contain or depict a message pertaining to a national, state, community or religious holiday, and no other matters.

IDENTIFICATION SIGN. Any sign which is limited to the name, address and number of a building, institution or person and to the activity carried on in the building or institution, or the occupancy of the person.

INTEGRAL SIGN. Any memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and date of erection when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible materials mounted on the face of a building.

MARQUEE. A permanent roof-like structure projecting over an entrance to a building.

NONCONFORMING SIGN. A sign erected or displayed prior to the effective date of this chapter or subsequent amendments thereto which does not conform with the provisions of this chapter.

OFF-PREMISES SIGN. Any sign that advertises goods, products, services or facilities or directs persons to a different location from where the sign is installed.

ON-PREMISES SIGN. Any sign identifying or advertising a business, person, activity, goods, products or services located on the premises where the sign is installed and maintained.

OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGN (OAS). Any sign which advertises goods, products or services not necessarily sold on the premises on which the sign is located. May be one of three main types:

(a) Poster panels or bulletins normally mounted on a building wall or freestanding structure with advertising copy in the form of pasted paper or other material;

(b) Multi-prism signs. Same as above, and alternating advertising messages on the display area; or

(c) Painted bulletins, where the advertiser’s message is painted directly on the background of a wall-mounted or freestanding display area.

PENNANT. Any lightweight plastic, fabric or other material suspended from a rope, wire or string, usually in series, designed to move in the wind.

PORTABLE SIGN. Any sign not attached to the ground or other permanent structure designed to be transported, including, but not limited to signs designed to be transported by means of wheels; sign converted to A- or T-frames; sandwich board signs; balloons used as signs; and umbrellas used for advertising.

PROJECTING SIGNS. Any sign affixed to a building or wall in such a manner that its leading edge extends more than six inches beyond the surface of the building or wall.

REAL ESTATE SIGN. Any sign which is used to offer for sale, lease or rent the property upon which the sign is placed.

ROOF SIGN. Any sign erected and constructed wholly on and over the roof of a building, supported by the roof structure, and extending vertically above the highest portion of the roof.

ROOF SIGN, INTEGRAL. Any sign erected or constructed as an integral or essentially integral part of a normal roof structure of any design, so that no part of the sign extends vertically above the highest portion of the roof and so that no part of the sign is separated from the rest of the roof by a space of more than six inches.

SHOPPING CENTER SIGN. Any sign which serves as identification for a recognized and identifiable shopping center complex in the commercial or industrial zones. May include the center name, graphic logo, names of individual establishments within the complex and other promotional information.

SIGN. Any device, fixture, placard or structure that uses any color, form, graphic, illumination, symbol or writing to advertise, announce the purpose of, or identify the purpose of a person or entity, or to communicate information of any kind to the public.

TEMPORARY SIGN. A sign intended to be erected or displayed for a limited period of time.

UNDERGROUND PUBLIC UTILITY WARNING SIGN. Standard types of warning signs marking the routes of underground public utility pipes, conduits and cables.

VEHICLE SIGN. Signs attached to or painted on vehicles parked and visible from the public right-of-way.

WALL SIGN. Any sign attached parallel to, but within six inches of, a wall, painted on the wall surface of, or erected and confined within the limits of an outside wall of any building or structure, which is supported by the wall or building, and which displays only one sign surface.

WAYFINDING SIGN. An off-premise sign, erected by a governmental entity, that is part of a village-sponsored and coordinated program for the purpose of aiding visitors in navigating within the village and surrounding areas as designated and recognized by the village's Wayfinding Sign Program. These signs may include directional indicators to guide visitors to special areas (shopping areas or business parks), specific locations (including libraries, governmental centers, and parks), or to major thoroughfares. These signs may be freestanding or attached, and typically are of a uniform design.

WINDOW SIGN. Any sign, pictures, symbol or combination, designed to communicate information about an activity, business, commodity, event, sale or service, that is placed inside a window or upon the window panes or glass and is visible from the exterior of the window.

(Ord. passed 7-23-2002; Ord. 17-09-02, passed 9-26-2017; Ord. 22-11-04, passed 11-22-2022)

§ 152.067 PERMITS FOR SIGNS.

(A) Requirements. It shall be unlawful for any person to install, construct, erect, alter, reconstruct or relocate any sign or signs within the village, without obtaining a valid permit, in writing, from the Village Administrator or representative, and making payment of the fees required herein by this section, unless the signs are permitted without a permit by § 152.068. Relocation or reconstruction of signs to conform with the requirements of this chapter, when the signs existed at the time of enactment of this chapter, is exempted from the requirement for a permit as described, provided the signs conform to all requirements of this chapter thereafter. A permit is required for relocation of nonconforming signs.

(B) Application for a regular permit. Application for a sign permit shall be filed by the owner of the sign or his or her agent, with the Village Administrator or representative. The application shall contain the following information:

(1) Name, address and telephone number of the owner of the sign, and agent, if any;

(2) Location of building, structure or lot to which or upon which the sign is to be attached or erected;

(3) Position of the sign in relation to nearby building or structures;

(4) Two prints or ink drawings of the plans and specifications, indicating the method of construction and attachment to the building or in the ground. No prints or ink drawings shall be required for signs, the fair market value of which is less than $500, and which are erected in compliance with a standard method, the plans for which are now with the village, or for signs where drawings are already on file with the Village Administrator.

(5) Name of person, firm, corporation or association erecting sign;

(6) Evidence of written consent of the owner of the building, structure or land to which or on which the sign is to be erected;

(7) Fee for sign permit will be $25 for signs 50 square feet in size or under and $50 for larger signs, or as subsequently modified by separate resolution as adopted from time to time by the Board of Trustees; and

(8) Other information as the Village Administrator, or representative shall require to show full compliance with this and all other laws and ordinances of the village.

(C) Application for a special/temporary permit. Application for a special/temporary permit shall be filed by the owner of the sign or his or her agent, with the Village Administrator or representative. The application shall contain the following information:

(1) Name, address and telephone number of the owner of the sign, and agent, if any;

(2) Location of building, structure or lot to which or upon which the sign is to be attached or erected;

(3) Name of person, firm, corporation or association erecting sign;

(4) Evidence of written consent of the owner of the buildings, structure or land to which or on which the sign is to be erected; and

(5) Fee for sign permit will be $25 or as subsequently modified by separate resolution as adopted from time to time by the Board of Trustees.

(D) Inspection upon completion. The applicant who has been issued a permit for construction, installation, erection, relocation or alteration of a sign, shall, upon completion of the work, notify the Village Administrator or representative who shall inspect the condition of the sign with respect to its safety and location, and if he or she finds that the sign with respect to its safety and location, has been constructed in compliance with the ordinances of the village, he or she shall then issue the applicant a permit in writing, authorizing the applicant to operate and maintain the sign.

(E) Nullification. If the work authorized under a permit to build has not been completed within six months after date of its issuance, the permit shall become void. Permit fees will not be refunded.

(F) Revocation.

(1) Permits granted under the terms of this chapter are not transferable.

(2) The Village Administrator is hereby authorized and empowered to revoke any permit issued by the village, if the holder of the permit fails to comply with any provision of this chapter. Fees will not be refunded.

(G) Permit exceptions. The following operations shall not be considered as creating a sign, and shall not require a sign permit:

(1) The changing of the advertising copy or message on an approved painted or printed sign, or on changeable letter panels or bulletin boards specifically designed for the use of replaceable copy; and

(2) Painting, repainting, cleaning and other normal maintenance and repair of a sign or sign structure.

(H) Issuance of permit. The permit shall be issued by the Village Administrator or representative within 30 days of application, once all of the above requirements are met and the appropriate fee is paid.

(Ord. passed 7-23-2002) Penalty, see § 152.999

§ 152.068 SIGNS ALLOWED IN ALL DISTRICTS WITHOUT A PERMIT.

The following types of signs shall be allowed in all districts:

(A) Public signs. Signs of a public, noncommercial nature, including safety signs, danger signs, trespassing signs, traffic signs, signs indicating scenic or historical points of interest, memorial plaques and the like, and all signs erected by or on order of a public officer in the performance of a public duty;

(B) Flags. Flags bearing the official design of a nation, state, municipality, organization or other public institution. Other non-official flags shall be not more than 40 square feet in area;

(C) Identification signs. Exterior signs which identify the business owner, manager or resident of a building and set forth the address of the premises where the sign is located, and which contain no other material; there may be two signs per premises, each sign not to exceed one square foot in area. The total height of the sign, if freestanding, shall not exceed five feet;

(D) Integral signs. Names of buildings, dates of construction, commemorative tablets and the like, when carved into stone, concrete or similar material or made of bronze, aluminum or other permanent type of construction and made an integral part of the building or structure. Those signs should not exceed 12 square feet in area;

(E) Institutional signs. Any sign or bulletin board setting forth, or denoting the name of or simple announcement for any public, charitable, education or religious institution, when located on the premises of the institution, provided the sign or bulletin board or both shall not exceed a total of 20 square feet in display surface. If building mounted, these signs shall be flat wall signs, and shall not project above the roof line or front facade of the building. If freestanding, the total height shall not exceed six feet;

(F) Private traffic direction signs and related signs. Signs directing traffic movement onto a premises or within a premises, when the signs are located on the premises, shall not exceed five square feet in area for each sign and, if freestanding, shall not exceed eight feet in total height. Those signs are considered to include parking directions, exit or entrance signs, drive-up window signs, disabled parking signs, restroom signs and the like. Horizontal directional signs flush with paved areas are exempt from these standards;

(G) Political campaign signs. Signs or posters announcing the candidates seeking public political office and/or political issues, and data pertinent thereto, up to an area of 16 square feet. All signs shall be confined to private property. Signs or posters that interfere with other permitted signage or that create a traffic or safety hazard are not allowed;

(H) Real estate sale/auction, rental, or construction signs.

(1) Signs may be freestanding or wall-mounted only.

(2) Signs may not emit direct illumination.

(3) Location of signs:

(a) Signs shall not be attached to or otherwise placed or affixed on public property, utility boxes and poles, traffic control poles, or in the public right-of-way;

(b) Signs shall not be placed within the site visibility triangle, unless the sign placed is two feet or less in height. All improperly placed signage is subject to immediate removal by village staff;

(d) Signs must maintain a ten foot minimum set back from curb line.

(4) Time limit:

(a) Signs stating the property has been sold or rented must be removed within seven days upon the closing of the sale or initiation of the lease. No directional signs indicating a property has been sold shall be allowed at any time;

(b) Signs pertaining to site construction, alteration or repair shall be removed within seven days after completion of the work;

(c) Signs pertaining to subdivision of property shall be permitted for up to two years from the date of recording of the final plat;

(d) Signs pertaining to a real estate auction must be removed within 24 hours after the event. One off-site directional sign is allowed which indicates the location of the auction. Signs may be placed up to two weeks prior to the auction event. Signs may not be located in public right of way or on public property, and must have permission from any private property owner for which the off-site sign is located.

(5) Maximum number of signs: one sign shall be permitted per frontage.

(6) Maximum area of signs:

(a) R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, and R-2: six square feet;

(b) R-3: ten square feet;

(d) C-2, C-3, I-2: 50 square feet.

(7) Maximum height of signs:

(a) RS, R-1, RU and R-2: three feet;

(b) R-3: five feet;

(d) C-2, C-3, I-1 and I-2: ten feet.

(8) Open house signs:

(a) Allowed only on the property for which it pertains;

(b) May be displayed up to two days in advance of the event;

(d) Feather flags are allowed on the property for which the open house is located and may be displayed only during the hours of the open house;

(e) Two off-site directional signs are allowed which indicates the location of the open house. Directional signs are permitted to be placed on private property from 12:00 noon Friday through 6:00 p.m. Sunday. Whoever is placing an off-site directional sign must have permission from the private property owner where the off-site sign is placed.

(I) Home occupation signs.

(1) Location of sign: signs may either be wall mounted or freestanding and may not be located in a required front yard or public right of way.

(2) Maximum number of signs: one per premises;

(3) Maximum area of sign: two square feet.

(J) Holiday signs. Either illuminated or unilluminated, and which are displayed for a period not to exceed 30 days before, and no more than seven days following the pertinent holiday;

(K) Underground public utility warning signs;

(L) House or building address. The individual characters of the signs shall not exceed six inches in height and must be at least two and one-half inches in height. There shall not be more than one address sign for each dwelling. Address signs shall face the street to which they apply;

(M) Garage sale/estate sale auction signs.

(1) Location of signs:

(a) Signs shall not be attached to or otherwise placed or affixed on public property, utility boxes and poles, traffic control poles, in the public right-of-way, or within the site visibility triangle. All improperly placed signage is subject to immediate removal by village staff.

(b) One off-site directional sign may be located at the entrance to the subdivision/neighborhood for which the garage sale is located or one off-site directional sign may be located at the closest major road intersection from the garage sale location. The directional sign may not be located in public right of way or on public property, and must have permission from any private property owner for which the off-site sign is located.

(c) One off-site directional sign may be used to provide direction within a neighborhood or from the major street intersection.

(d) Signs must maintain a minimum ten foot setback from the street curb.

(2) Time limit:

(a) No garage sale shall be more than four days in duration and the collective total of all such sales shall not exceed four events in any calendar year.

(b) Signs pertaining to a garage sale shall not be in place for more than two days before the event and must be removed immediately following the closing of the event.

(3) Maximum number of signs: three signs shall be permitted per garage sale event. This includes the total signage provided on-site and any off-site directional signage.

(4) Maximum area of signs: four square feet for on-site signs, two and one half square feet for off-site directional signage.

(N) Wayfinding signs. see village wayfinding sign program.

(Ord. passed 7-23-2002; Ord. 17-09-02, passed 9-26-2017; Ord. 22-11-04, passed 11-22-2022)

§ 152.069 TEMPORARY SIGNS ALLOWED WITH A SPECIAL (TEMPORARY) PERMIT.

(A) Eligibility. Temporary signs may only be utilized for established on-premises commercial and other business activities compliant with zoning and special events.

(B) Number of temporary signs permitted. One sign per business.

(1) Maximum area of sign: 30 square feet;

(2) Maximum height of a banner sign:

(a) Freestanding sign: five feet;

(b) Wall sign: must be contained to the area of the wall for which the sign is placed;

(3) Location of signs: a sign shall be placed on private property and not extend over any public right-of-way or be placed within the visibility triangle area of a corner lot;

(4) Time limit: Banner sign permits shall be allowed for up to 90 days per calendar year. The village has discretion to extend the permit up to an additional 90 days when the banner serves as the primary signage for the business.

(D) Portable signs. Portable signs shall be permitted under the following terms and conditions:

(1) Maximum area of sign: 12 square feet;

(2) Maximum height of sign: four feet;

(3) Signs shall not extend over any public right-of-way or be permitted to be located within the visibility triangle area of a corner lot;

(4) Shall only be displayed during daylight hours when the business to which the sign relates is open for business, after which time the sign shall be removed to a location not visible to the public;

(E) Lighting. Exterior illumination, interior illumination, flashing lights or other animation are not permitted on temporary signs unless specifically allowed elsewhere in these regulations. The sign may be placed to utilize existing compliant site lighting for sign visibility.

(F) Beacon lights. Beacon lights used in connection with a sign or to draw attention to a community event may be permitted on a limited basis when associated with an approved special event permit. Beacon lights may only be used during the hours of the community event. The Village Administrator has sole discretion on use of beacon lights.

(G) Vehicle signs. The use of vehicles or equipment for signs, except where the primary purpose of the vehicle or equipment is not the display of signs, may be permitted on a limited basis when approved as part of a special event. Vehicle signs shall remain in place for no more than 30 days before, and seven days after the event, and may not exceed 60 square feet in area. The Village Administrator has sole discretion on use of vehicle signs.

(H) Special event sign. Signs advertising a public entertainment or event of public interest, provided the placement of the signs shall be approved and the locations designated by the Village Administrator or representative. These signs shall remain in place for no more than 30 days before, and seven days after the event, and may not exceed 60 square feet in area. Special event signs are exempt from eligibility and number of sign restrictions.

(I) Pennants, feather flags and other temporary signs. Any temporary sign not specifically addressed must follow the rules associated with banner signs, see § 152.069(C).

(J) Removal of temporary signs. The village reserves the right to immediately remove any temporary sign which does not comply with this chapter.

(Ord. passed 7-23-2002; Ord. 22-11-04, passed 11-22-2022)

§ 152.070 PROHIBITED SIGNS.

The following signs are prohibited by this subchapter:

(A) Any sign which, by reason of its size, location, movement, content, coloring or manner of illumination, constitutes a traffic hazard or is a detriment to traffic safety by obstructing or detracting from the visibility of any official traffic control device, by obstructing the vision of drivers at any intersection, driveway or crosswalk; by imitating or simulating any traffic control sign or device; or by confusing or misleading traffic;

(B) Any sign which contains or is an imitation of an official traffic sign or signal, except for private traffic direction or traffic control signs specifically permitted;

(D) Any sign which for 30 consecutive days has directed attention to a product, place, activity, person, institution or business which was formerly but is no longer in operation or existence on the premises;

(E) Any portable or temporary sign or signs of a type not defined in § 152.069, describing commercial or business products, services or entertainment provided;

(F) Illuminated signs which permit light to shine directly upon adjacent property, or onto a public street right-of-way, the illuminating of which is either objectionable or constitutes an unreasonable interference with the use of the adjoining property or the use of an adjoining public street, or which creates a hazardous traffic condition;

(G) Off-site directional signs, other than those signs permitted under § 152.068;

(H) Signs shall not extend within or over the public right-of-way. Signs shall not be located to obstruct views within the visibility triangle of any street or driveway intersection; and

(I) Any off-premises sign.

(Ord. passed 7-23-2002; Ord 17-09-02, passed 9-26-2017)

§ 152.071 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.

(A) Construction signs. See § 152.068.

(B) Subdivision/mobile home park/apartment identity signs. Signs announcing the name of a subdivision, a mobile home park, apartment or other residential development shall conform to the following requirements.

(1) Maximum number of signs: one sign per street bordering or entering the subdivision, or two per entrance if symmetrical “gateway” signs are used.

(2) Maximum area of sign: 35 square feet (not including structures).

(3) Maximum height of sign: ten feet.

(D) Signs for conditional uses. Sign regulations for commercial uses allowed as conditional uses in the Agricultural (AG), Conservation (AC) and Residential (R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, R-2 and R-3) Districts shall be set forth in the specific conditions for the use, but in no case shall exceed those set forth in § 152.072.

(E) Signs for permitted nonresidential uses. Signs for nonresidential uses permitted in residential zones (e.g., churches, schools and the like) shall be subject to the sign regulations for the C-1 Zone.

(Ord. passed 7-23-2002; Ord. 17-09-02, passed 9-26-2017)

§ 152.072 COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS.

(A) The following types of signs shall be allowed or permitted in the C-1, C-2 and C-3 Commercial Districts when the advertising on same is for the business or activity being conducted on the premises, including time and temperature signs.

(B) Outdoor advertising signs (OASs) shall be permitted pursuant to § 152.074 and the table called “outdoor advertising signs”.

(C) No business shall be permitted to have more than three permitted signs which are visible to the public from a public street or from a parking area serving one business, with the exception of on-premises directional signs.

(D) The standards for each type of sign allowed in commercial districts shall be as follows.

(1) On-premises freestanding signs.

(a) Maximum number of signs: two signs per business. Each business is permitted one sign per business frontage (see figures in Appendix A); except that no freestanding sign is permitted if a projecting or roof sign exists on the same frontage.

(b) Maximum area of sign: 32 square feet in C-1; 50 square feet in C-2 and C-3.

(d) Unless any freestanding sign has a minimum clearance of eight feet above ground, the area surrounding the base of any sign shall be maintained as a green area of not less than 100 square feet and planted in grass, shrubs or plants.

(e) Location of sign: no freestanding signs shall be permitted within 50 feet of any residential district where the nearest lot contains a dwelling unit, school, park, church, hospital or nursing home.

(2) On-premises wall signs and wall mounted signs.

(a) Maximum number of signs: no more than three per wall, but must meet area limit below.

(b) Maximum area of signs: total area of signs on one wall shall not exceed 10% of that wall’s area and total aggregate area of signs on walls shall not exceed 150 square feet in C-1, and 175 square feet in C-2 and C-3. However, for every 100 feet the sign is located away from the right-of-way line of an adjacent street, the total aggregate sign area may increase by 10% (measured from the sign to the right-of-way line).

(c) Maximum height and location. Signs shall not extend beyond the top or ends of the wall surface on which they are placed.

(3) On-premises projecting signs.

(a) Maximum number signs: one sign per business frontage, except that no projecting sign is permitted if a freestanding or roof sign exists on the same frontage. Upper level businesses are not allowed projecting signs.

(b) Maximum area of signs: 15 square feet in C-1; 20 square feet in C-2 and C-3.

(c) Maximum height of signs: eight feet shall be the minimum clearance above ground and the sign shall not extend above that portion of the roof immediately adjacent to the sign.

(d) Location of the signs: to be permitted only in the older Main and Oak Street areas of the village. No sign shall project more than three and a half feet from the face of the building to which it is attached or extend over any public right-of-way.

(4) On-premises roof signs.

(a) Maximum number of signs: one sign per premises, except no roof sign is permitted if a freestanding sign or projecting sign exists on the same frontage.

(b) Maximum area of signs: 50 square feet in C-2 and C-3 Districts, not permitted in C-1.

(c) Maximum height of signs: nine feet, as measured from that part of the roof immediately below the sign, but in no case shall the height exceed the maximum height authorized in the zoning district.

(d) Location of signs: sign must be located wholly within the roof area of structure.

(5) Signs attached to or part of canopies, awnings and entrance structures.

(a) Maximum number of signs: one sign per business frontage.

(b) Maximum area of signs: 15 square feet in C-1, 20 square feet in C-2 and C-3, provided, however, that if the sign is the only sign for the business, then the maximum area for the sign may be increased up to a maximum area of no more than 30% of the total area of any canopy, awning or entrance structure if the writing, representation, emblem, or other figure of similar character constituting the display of the sign is an integral part of any canopy, awning or entrance structure. Any display shall be deemed an integral part of the canopy, awning or entrance structure if the display does not project more than one-half inch from any canopy, awning or entrance structure.

(d) Location of signs: no sign may project more than two feet from any canopy, or awning or other structure.

(e) A canopy or awning may extend within the limits of the right-of-way by a distance not to exceed 12 feet. A canopy or awning may not extend closer than six inches from the back of the curb or edge of the pavement, whichever case applies.

(6) Real estate sale/auction and rental signs. See § 152.068.

(7) Signs directed toward users of interstate highway.

(a) Maximum number of signs: one sign per location-eligible business.

(b) Maximum area of signs: 220 square feet per face with a maximum number of faces being limited to two per sign.

(c) Height of signs: not greater than 80 feet, and all signage shall be positioned on the structure so that the lowest point of any sign face shall have a height of not less than 50 feet as measured from the ground.

(d) Location of signs: signs shall be directed primarily toward the users of an interstate highway and shall be located within 600 feet of the right-of-way of the interstate highway and more than 150 feet from any residential zoning district (in residential use), school, park, church, hospital or nursing home.

(e) Use of signs: signs shall be limited to on-premises uses only.

(8) Freestanding shopping center signs.

(a) Maximum number of signs: one sign per lot frontage per shopping center.

(b) Maximum area of signs: establishments which are part of a recognized and identifiable shopping center complex in the commercial districts may have individual store identification signs on shopping center’s freestanding sign(s) not to exceed one square foot per lineal foot of establishment frontage. Shopping center identification signs may not exceed 75 square feet in the C-1 District and 150 square feet in the C-2 and C-3 Districts.

(c) Maximum height of signs: 30 feet to setback line plus one additional foot per two feet additional setback thereafter; up to 40 feet maximum.

(d) Location of signs: no freestanding signs permitted within 50 feet of any residential district where the nearest lot contains a dwelling unit, school, park, hospital or nursing home.

(9) Construction signs. See § 152.068.

(10) Subdivision/commercial development identity sign. Signs announcing the name of a commercial subdivision or development shall conform to the following requirements.

(a) Maximum number of signs: one sign per street bordering or entering the subdivision, or two signs if framed as a symmetrical “gateway” to the subdivision.

(b) Maximum area of sign: 75 square feet (not including structures); and

(11) Street clock/temperature signs. Any sign which displays the time or outdoor temperature or both, and which displays no other matter other than the business name. Allowed in commercial and industrial districts only. See sign type (freestanding, wall and the like) for regulations.

(Ord. passed 7-23-2002; Ord. 17-09-02, passed 9-26-2017)

§ 152.073 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS.

(A) The following types of signs shall be allowed or permitted in I-1 and I-2 Industrial Districts when the advertising on same is for the business or activity being conducted on the premises, including time and temperature signs. Outdoor advertising signs (OASs) shall be permitted pursuant to § 152.074 and the table called “outdoor advertising signs”.

(B) No business shall be permitted to have more than three permitted signs which are visible to the public from a public street or from a parking area serving one business, with the exception of on-premises directional signs.

(1) On-premises freestanding signs.

(a) Maximum number permitted: two signs per business. Each business is permitted one sign per business frontage (see figures in Appendix A), except that no freestanding sign is permitted if a projecting or roof sign exists on the same frontage.

(b) Maximum area of sign: 100 square feet.

(e) Location of sign: no freestanding signs shall be permitted within 50 feet of any residential district, where the nearest lot contains a dwelling unit, school, park, hospital or nursing home.

(2) On-premises wall signs and wall mounted signs.

(a) Maximum number permitted: no more than three per wall, but must meet area limit below.

(b) Maximum area of all wall signs per frontage: 15% of wall area, not to exceed 200 square feet.

(c) Maximum height and location of signs: signs shall not extend beyond the top or ends of the wall surface on which they are placed.

(3) On-premises projecting signs.

(a) Maximum number of signs: one sign per business frontage, except that no projecting sign is permitted if a freestanding or roof sign exists on the same frontage. Upper level businesses are not allowed projecting signs.

(b) Maximum area of signs: 20 square feet.

(c) Maximum height of signs: eight feet shall be the minimum clearance above ground and the sign shall not extend above that portion of the roof immediately adjacent to the sign.

(d) Location: to be permitted only in the older Main and Oak Street areas of the village. No sign shall project more than three and one-half feet from the face of the building to which it is attached or extend over any public right-of-way.

(4) On-premises roof signs.

(a) Maximum number permitted: one sign per premises, except no roof sign is permitted if a freestanding sign or projecting sign is on the same business frontage (see figures in Appendix A).

(b) Maximum area of sign: 50 square feet.

(c) Maximum height of signs: nine feet, as measured from that part of the roof immediately below sign, but in no case shall the height exceed the maximum height of building authorized in the zoning district.

(d) Location of signs: signs must be wholly located within the roof area of the structure.

(5) Signs attached to canopies, awnings and entrance structures.

(a) Maximum number permitted: one sign per business frontage (See figures in Appendix A).

(b) Maximum area of signs: 25 square feet, provided, however, that if the sign is the only sign for the business, then the maximum area of the sign may be increased up to a maximum area of no more than 30% of the total area of any canopy, awning or entrance structure, if the writing, representation, emblem or other figure of similar character constituting the display of the sign is an integral part of any canopy, awning or entrance structure. Any like display shall be deemed an integral part of the canopy, awning or entrance structure if the display does not project more than one-half inch from any canopy, awning or entrance structure.

(d) Location of signs: no sign may project more than two feet from any canopy, awning or other structure.

(6) Real estate sale/auction and rental signs. See § 152.068.

(7) Signs directed toward users of interstate highway.

(a) Maximum number of signs: one sign per location-eligible business.

(b) Maximum area of signs: 220 square feet per face with a maximum number of faces being limited to two per sign.

(c) Maximum height of signs: not greater than 80 feet, and all signage shall be positioned on the structure such that the lowest point of any sign face shall have a height of not less than 50 feet, as measured from the ground.

(d) Location of signs: signs shall be directed primarily toward the users of an interstatehighway and shall be located within 600 feet of the right-of-way of the interstate highway and more than 150 feet from any residential zoning district (in residential use), school, church, park, hospital or nursing home.

(e) Use of signs: signs shall be limited to on-premises uses only.

(8) Freestanding shopping center signs.

(a) Maximum number of signs: one sign per lot frontage.

(b) Maximum area of signs: establishments which are part of a recognized and identifiable shopping center complex in the industrial district may have individual store identification signs on shopping center not to exceed one square foot per lineal foot of establishment frontage. Shopping center identification signs may not exceed 150 square feet in the industrial districts.

(c) Maximum height of signs: 30 feet to setback line plus one additional foot per two feet additional setback thereafter, up to 40 feet maximum.

(d) Location of signs: no freestanding signs permitted within 50 feet of any residential district where the nearest lot contains a dwelling unit, school, park, hospital or nursing home.

(9) Construction signs. See § 152.068.

(10) Subdivision/industrial development signs. Signs announcing the name of an industrial subdivision or development shall conform to the following requirements.

(a) Maximum number of signs: one sign per street bordering or entering the subdivision, or two signs if framed as a symmetrical “gateway” to the subdivision.

(b) Maximum area of sign: 100 square feet (not including structures).

(Ord. passed 7-23-2002; Ord. 17-09-02, passed 9-26-2017)

§ 152.074 OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGNS.

New outdoor advertising signs shall be allowed only along Federal Aid Primary (FAP) (U.S. Route 150 and Illinois Route 47) or Federal Aid Interstate (FAI) (Interstate 74) routes, as designated by IDOT, as of January 1, 1998, in areas zoned commercial, or industrial and within 500 feet of either side of FAP/FAI routes.

(A) Outdoor advertising sign (OAS) facing interstate Highway I-74. If an outdoor advertising sign (OAS) is directed primarily towards users of a highway in the National Interstate and Defense Highway system (i.e., Interstate Highway I-74); within 500 feet of the right-of-way of the highway; and more than 500 feet from any residential district, school, park, church, hospital, nursing home or other outdoor advertising sign, then the sign may be erected to a height as to be visible from a distance of one-half mile on the highway or a maximum height of 45 feet, whichever is less, and the sign may have an area not greater than 300 square feet. These regulations do not apply to outdoor advertising signs facing federal aid-primary (FAP) Highways. “Interstate Highways” and “Federal Aid Primary (FAP) Highways” are as used in the Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971 (ILCS Ch. 225, Act 440, §§ 1 et seq.) as of January 1, 1998.

(B) Outdoor advertising signs (OAS) facing FAP routes 150 and 47.

(1) Maximum number of signs: one wall-type sign per wall provided no other exterior wall signs are on display. Two freestanding signs per outdoor advertising sign structure.

(2) Maximum area of sign:150 square feet (back-to-back displays shall be deemed to be a single structure).

(3) Maximum height: for wall sign, not to project above roofline or edges of wall upon which sign is mounted; for freestanding sign, 30 feet in commercial and industrial districts.

(4) Not to be located within 150 feet of any Residential, Conservation, Forest Preserve or Agriculture Zoning District. Shall not be located within 300 feet of any other freestanding or wall-mounted outdoor advertising sign structure.

(C) Compliance. Compliance with these regulations, or those contained in the Illinois Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971, as amended (ILCS Ch. 225, Act 440, §§ 1 et seq.), whichever is stricter, shall be required.

(Ord. passed 7-23-2002)

§ 152.075 NONCONFORMING SIGNS.

(A) Nonconforming signs lawfully erected prior to adoption of this chapter which do not meet the standards of this chapter may be continued if properly repaired and maintained as provided in this chapter and continue to be in conformance with other village ordinances.

(B) A nonconforming sign may not be:

(1) Changed to another nonconforming sign;

(2) Structurally altered as to prolong the life of the sign;

(3) Expanded;

(4) Subsequently re-established or replaced after its having been removed for 90 days or more;

(5) Re-established after damage or destruction, if the estimated expense of reconstruction exceeds 50% of the appraised replacement cost at the time of the damage or destruction;

(6) Routinely maintained where the cost of the repair or maintenance is 5% of the current replacement costs for any period of 12 months. However, nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the strengthening or restoring to a safe condition of any sign or part thereof declared to be unsafe by any official charged with protecting the public safety; or

(7) Relocated, unless relocation brings the sign into conformance with all the requirements of this chapter, except that where a nonconforming sign is located within a right-of-way taken or acquired by a public body for street improvement purposes, then the relocation of such a sign is permitted.

(C) All permanent nonconforming signs shall be removed or brought into conformity with this chapter by January 1, 2009 (approximately ten years of the effective date of the ordinance). The owner of a nonconforming sign may request approval for continuance as per division (D) below. All existing nonconforming temporary or portable signs shall be removed within 30 days of adoption of this chapter.

(D) The Zoning Board of Appeals after receiving the recommendation of the Plan and Zoning Commission shall have the power to grant a variance from the provisions of division (B) above, so as to permit change, alteration, re-establishment or more than routine maintenance of a nonconforming sign, where the change, alteration, re-establishment or maintenance shall not increase the size of the sign, make it radiate or reflect more light, or otherwise make it visually more objectionable. No variance granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals shall in any way postpone the time for removal of the nonconforming sign as provided in division (C) above beyond the time when the original sign, which was permitted to be changed, altered, reestablished or maintained hereunder, would have been required to be removed.

(Ord. passed 7-23-2002)

§ 152.076 EXISTING SIGNS.

(A) When a sign becomes unsecured, in danger of falling or otherwise unsafe, or if any sign shall be unlawfully installed, erected or maintained in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, the owners thereof or the person or firm maintaining the sign shall, upon written notice of the administrating official, forthwith in the case of immediate danger and in any case within not more than ten days, make the sign safe, eliminate the dangerous condition or remove it. If the owner does not improve or remove the sign, then the village reserves the right to do so and to seek reimbursement from the owner for related expenses.

(B) An abandoned sign, including any support pole, mounting base, mounting brackets and the like, must be removed by the owner of the property upon which the sign is located. If the owner does not remove the sign, then the village reserves the right to do so and to seek reimbursement from the owner for related expenses.

(C) The owner of any sign shall ensure that the sign be kept in good repair and shall provide that the sign is properly painted or otherwise cleaned and washed, and that all parts and all supports of the sign be cleaned or painted, unless the same are galvanized or treated to prevent rust.

(Ord. passed 7-23-2002)

§ 152.077 STANDARDS BY SIGN TYPE.

Subdivision/Mobile Home Park/Apartment and Development Identity Signs
Districts Permitted	Maximum Number Permitted	Maximum Area of Sign	Maximum Height of Sign	Location of Sign
R-1A	One sign per street bordering or entering the subdivision, or two signs if framed as a symmetrical gateway to the subdivision, mobile home park or apartment	35 square feet (not including structures)	10 feet	Signs shall not extend over the public right-of-way. Signs shall not be located to obstruct views within the visibility triangle of any street or driveway intersection
R-1B
R-2
R-1C
R-3
C-1		75 square feet (not including structures)	15 feet
C-2
C-3
I-1		100 square feet (not including structures)	20 feet
1-2

Property Sale and Rental Signs
Districts Permitted	Maximum Number Permitted (1)	Maximum Area of Sign	Maximum Height of Freestanding Sign (2)	Location of Sign
R1A	One per dwelling	6 square feet	5 feet	Locate on the property to which it pertains. No sign shall be located upon the public right-of-way. 10-foot minimum setback from curb line
R-1B
R-2
R-1C
R-3	One per apartment building or dwelling	10 square feet	10 feet
C-1	One per frontage	32 square feet	15 feet
C-2	One per frontage	50 square feet	20 feet
C-3		50 square feet
I-1		50 square feet
1-2		50 square feet
Notes: (1) An apartment complex, shopping center, highway plaza, or industrial complex is permitted one sign per frontage, up to 200 feet, and one additional sign for each 300 feet thereafter. (2) Wall signs shall not extend beyond the top or ends of the wall surface on which they are placed.

Freestanding Signs (3)
Districts Permitted	Maximum Number Permitted	Maximum Area of Sign	Maximum Height of Sign (4)	Location of Sign
C-1	Two signs per business. Each business is permitted one sign per business frontage up to 300 feet, and one additional sign for each 300 feet of business frontage thereafter; except that no freestanding sign is permitted if a projecting or roof sign exists on the same frontage	32 square feet	15 feet to setback line and 1 foot per 2 feet additional setback, up to 20 feet maximum	Signs shall not extend over the public right-of-way. Signs shall be subject to sight distance visibility requirement. No freestanding signs permitted within 50 feet of any residential district where the nearest lot contains a dwelling unit, school, park, hospital, church or nursing home.
C-2		50 square feet	20 feet to setback line and 1 foot per 2 feet additional setback, up to 30 feet maximum
C-3
I-1		100 square feet	25 feet to minimum setback line and 1 foot per 2 feet additional setback, up to 35 feet maximum
I-2
Notes: (3) See “Freeway-Oriented Sign Standards” for freestanding signs that are directed primarily toward the users of an interstate highway. See “Shopping Center Signs” for freestanding signs that are advertising a multi-tenant commercial complex. (4) Unless any freestanding sign has a minimum clearance of 8 feet above ground, the area surrounding the base of any such sign shall be maintained as a green area of not less than 100 square feet and planted in grass, shrubs or plants.

Freeway-Oriented Signs
Districts Permitted	Maximum Number Permitted	Maximum Area of Sign	Maximum Height	Location of Sign
C-1	Not permitted	-	-	-
C-2 C-3	One sign per location-eligible business	220 square feet per face with a maximum number of faces being limited to two per sign.	80 feet (all signage shall be positioned on the structure such that the lowest point of any sign face shall be at not less than 50 feet above ground)	Limited to on-premises uses only. Must be located within 600 feet of the right-of-way of an Interstate highway and more than 150 feet from any residential zoning district (in residential use), school, park, church, hospital or nursing home.
I-1 I-2	One sign per location-eligible business

Wall Signs and Wall-Mounted Signs
Districts Permitted	Maximum Number Permitted	Total Maximum Area of Wall Signs per Frontage	Maximum Height and Location of Signs
C-1	No more than three per wall, but must meet area limits	10% of wall area, not to exceed 150 square feet maximum. For every 100 feet from the right-of-way line of an adjacent street, the sign area may increase by 10% (measured from the sign to the right-of-way line).	Signs shall not extend beyond the top or ends of the wall surface on which they are placed.
C-2 C-3		10% of wall area, not to exceed 175 square feet maximum. For every 100 feet from the right-of-way line of an adjacent street, the sign area may increase by 10% (measured from the sign to the right-of-way line)
I-1 I-2		15% of wall area, not to exceed 200 square feet maximum.

Projecting Signs
Districts Permitted	Maximum Number Permitted	Maximum Area of Sign	Maximum Height and Projection of Sign	Location of Sign
C-1	One per business frontage, except that no projecting sign is permitted if a freestanding or roof sign exists on the same frontage. Upper level businesses are not allowed projecting signs	15 square feet	8-foot minimum clearance above ground. No sign shall extend above that portion of the roof immediately adjacent to the sign. No sign shall project more than 3-1/2 feet from the face of the building to which it is attached	Not to extend over any public right-of-way
C-2		20 Square Feet
C-3
I-1
I-2

Roof Signs
Districts Permitted	Maximum Number Permitted	Maximum Area of Sign	Maximum Height of Sign	Location of Sign
C-1	Not permitted	-	-	-
C-2 C-3	One per premises, except no roof sign is permitted if a freestanding sign or projecting sign exists on the same frontage	50 square feet	9 feet, as measured from that part of roof immediately below sign, but in no case shall the height exceed maximum height authorized in zoning district	Sign must be located wholly within the roof area of structure
I-1 I-2		50 square feet	9 feet as measured from that part of roof immediately below sign, but in no case shall height exceed maximum height authorized in zoning district

Signs Attached to Canopies and Entrance Structures
Districts Permitted	Maximum Number Permitted	Maximum Area of Sign (5)	Height of Sign	Location of Sign
C-1	One sign per business frontage	15 square feet	8-foot minimum clearance to ground	No sign may project more than 2 feet from any canopy, or other structure. A canopy or awning may extend within the limits of the right-of-way by a distance not to exceed 12 feet. A canopy or awning may not extend closer than 6 inches from the back of the curb or edge of the pavement, whichever case applies
C-2 C-3		20 square feet
I-1 I-2		25 square feet
Notes: (5) If the sign is the only sign for that business, then the maximum area for the sign may be increased up to a maximum area of no more than 30% of the total area of any such canopy, awning or entrance structure if the writing, representation, emblem or other figure of similar character constituting the display of the sign is an integral part of any canopy, awning or entrance structure. Any like display shall be deemed an integral part of the canopy, awning or entrance structure if the display does not project more than 1/2 inch from any canopy, awning or entrance structure

Freestanding Shopping Center Signs
Districts Permitted	Maximum Number Permitted	Maximum Area (6)	Maximum Height	Location	Individual Business May List (7)
C-1	One freestanding sign per frontage	75 square feet	30 feet to setback line plus one additional foot per 2 feet additional setback thereafter, up to 40 feet maximum.	Signs shall not extend over the public right-of-way. No freestanding signs permitted within 50 feet of any residential district where the nearest lot contains a dwelling unit, school, park, hospital or nursing home	Yes
C-2 C-3 I-1 I-2		150 square feet
Notes: (6) Maximum area refers to combined area of both signs, or of one sign if there is only one. (7) Individual businesses establishments may list, but an individual listing may not exceed 50% of the area of any face of the sign or 1 square foot per lineal foot of establishment frontage.

Outdoor Advertising Signs (OAS)
Districts Permitted (8)	Type	Maximum Number Permitted	Maximum Area of OAS	Maximum Height of OAS	Location of OAS and Separation
C-1 C-2 C-3 I-1 I-2	Wall	One per wall provided no other exterior wall signs are on display	150 square feet/ (300 square feet if directed to interstate) (back-to-back Displays shall be deemed to be a single structure)(9)	Not to project above roofline or edges of wall upon which OAS is mounted.	OAS shall not be located in the public right-of-way and shall not be located to obstruct views within the visibility triangle of any street or driveway intersection. No OAS shall be permitted within 150 feet of any Residential, AC, F or AG Zoning District. Further, the OASs shall not be located within 250 feet of any other freestanding or wall mounted OAS (11) (12) (10)
	Freestanding	2 per OAS structure		30 feet (10)
Notes:
(8) Those new OASs shall be allowed only along Federal Aid Primary (FAP) or Federal Aid Interstate (FAI) routes, as designated by IDOT, as of January 1, 1998, in areas zoned Commercial or Industrial and within 500 feet of either side of the routes. Interstate 74 is an FAI; Illinois Route 47 and U.S. Route 150 are considered FAPs.
(9) “Back-to-back” shall mean faces erected at a parallel plane separated by no greater than 3 feet, or faces erected at no greater than a 45 degree angle to each other.
(10) If an OAS is: directed primarily towards users of a highway in the National Interstate and Defense Highway System (i.e. Interstate Highway 74); within 500 feet of the right-of-way of the highway; and more than 500 feet from any residential district, school, park, hospital, nursing home or other OAS, then the sign may be erected to a height as to be visible from a distance of 1/2-mile on the highway or a maximum height of 45 feet, whichever is less, and the sign may have an area not greater than 300 square feet. These regulations apply only to OASs facing Interstate Highway 74; they do not apply to OASs facing Federal Aid-Primary Highways.
(11) For purposes of determining separation measurements, the following shall apply:
a. Separation measurements between OASs shall be measured along same side of a street.
b. Measurements from wall OASs shall be made from the closest edge or projection of the OAS to the structure from which it is being separated.
c. Measurements from freestanding OASs shall be made from the closest ground projection or support of the structure to the structure from which it is being separated.
(12) Compliance with these regulations, or those contained in the Illinois Advertising Control Act of 1971, as amended (ILCS Ch. 225, Act 440, §§ 1 et seq.), whichever is stricter, shall be required.

(Ord. passed 7-23-2002; Ord. 17-09-02, passed 9-26-2017)

§ 152.078 ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES.

(A) The Village Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to administer and enforce all the provisions of this section.

(1) Whenever necessary, the employees of other departments of the village shall give assistance as is consistent with the usual duties of their respective departments.

(2) Upon presentation of proper credentials, the Village Administrator or his or her duly authorized representative may enter at reasonable times any premises when necessary to perform any duty imposed upon him or her by this section.

(B) Whenever it shall appear to the Village Administrator or representative that any sign has been constructed or erected, or is being maintained in violation of any of the terms of this chapter, or after a permit for a sign has been revoked or become void, or that a sign is unsafe or in a condition as to be a menace to the safety of the public, the Village Administrator or representative shall issue a notice in writing to the owner or lessee of the sign, or the owner of the premises upon which the sign is erected or maintained.

(1) The notice shall inform the person of the violation, and shall direct him or her to make the alteration, repair or removal, if necessary to secure compliance with this chapter within a reasonable time limit, which shall not be more than 60 days.

(2) Upon failure of the sign owner to comply with the terms of the notice of violation, the Village Administrator or representative is authorized and empowered to remove the sign at cost to the owner or lessee, if necessary to prevent an immediate threat to the safety of the public.

(C) A sign shall be removed by the owner or lessee of the premises upon which the sign is located when the business which the sign advertises is no longer conducted on the premises. If the owner or lessee fails to remove the sign, the Village Administrator or representative shall notify the owner or lessee in writing, and allow 15 days for removal. Upon failure of the owner or lessee to comply with the notice, the Village Administrator or representative may remove the sign, at cost to the owner or lessee.

(D) Signs may be inspected periodically by the Village Administrator or representative for compliance with this chapter, and with other ordinances of the village. All signs and their component parts are to be kept in good repair and in safe, sanitary condition.