Accessory buildings and uses shall be compatible with, and incidental to, the principal building or use and shall not be established prior to establishment of the principal building or use.

When a principal use requires a conditional use permit, any accessory use to such principal use shall also require a conditional use permit.

Accessory uses shall not include the keeping, propagation or culture of poultry (except racing, homing and show pigeons, which are permitted as accessory uses in all districts), rabbits, bees, livestock or other nonhousehold animals, whether or not for profit.

For the purpose of providing fire separation, a detached accessory building shall:

Garages attached to the principal building shall:

The following accessory buildings and uses are permitted and may be obstructions in yards and courts, as follows:

Accessory buildings and uses not included in the listing as set forth above or specifically permitted by other provisions of this chapter shall not be permitted in required yards and courts.

No person shall store firewood in the front yard on residentially zoned property, except that firewood may be temporarily stored in the front yard for a period of 15 days from the date of its delivery.

Firewood should be raised off the ground and neatly stacked not closer than one foot to any lot line and not higher than four feet from grade.

All brush, debris and refuse from processing of firewood shall be disposed of within seven days and shall not be allowed to remain on the premises.

Woodpiles that contain diseased wood that is capable of transmitting disease to healthy trees and woodpiles that harbor or are infested or inhabited by rats or other vermin are public nuisances and may be abated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

Not more than 10% of the side or rear yard may be used for storage of firewood at any given time.

Firewood may not be stored in any area determined to lie within the boundaries of a designated floodplain.

For the purpose of this section, the term "fence" shall include plantings, such as hedges and shrubbery. No fence shall be constructed of unsightly or dangerous materials which would constitute a nuisance.

Permit required.

General provisions. Fences, walls and other similar structures anchored to the ground shall be considered permanent structures and shall be subject to the following:

Security fences. Security fences are permitted on the property lines in all districts except residential districts, but shall not exceed 10 feet in height and shall be of an open type similar to woven wire or wrought iron fencing.

Prohibited fences. No fence shall be constructed which is in a dangerous condition or which conducts electricity or is designed to electrically shock or which uses barbed wire; provided, however, that barbed wire may be used in industrially zoned areas if the devices securing the barbed wire to the fence are 7 1/2 feet above the ground and project toward the fenced property and away from any public area.

Fences to be repaired. All fences shall be maintained and kept safe and in a state of good repair, and the finished side or decorative side of a fence shall face adjoining property.

Temporary fences. Fences erected for the protection of planting or to warn of construction hazard, or for similar purposes, shall be clearly visible or marked with colored streamers or other such warning devices at four-foot intervals. Such fences shall comply with the setback requirements set forth in this section. The issuance of a permit shall not be necessary for temporary fences as described herein, but said fences shall not be erected for more than 45 days.

Scope. This section shall apply to all new, remodeled, altered and relocated private swimming pools in the Village, except that the protective enclosure requirements shall be retroactive to all existing swimming pools.

Exempt pools. Storable children's swimming or wading pools, with a maximum dimension of 15 feet and a maximum wall height of 15 inches, and which are so constructed that they may be readily disassembled for storage and reassembled to their original integrity, are exempt from the provisions of this section.

Permit required. A building permit is required for the installation, alteration or addition of a swimming pool. A building permit shall be applied for and obtained prior to the installation, alteration or addition of any private residential swimming pool. The application for a permit shall be accompanied by a plot plan drawing of the premises upon which the proposed pool is to be installed. The plot plan shall show the size and shape of the lot, location and size of buildings, structures and fences existing or proposed and any other information affecting the premises. The plot plan shall be accurate and dimensioned. Plumbing and electrical permits are required for applicable installations for the operation of the swimming pool. Plumbing installations for the operation of a swimming pool are required to be done in compliance with the State Plumbing Code under a plumbing permit. Electrical installations made for the operation of the swimming pool are required to be done in compliance with the Wisconsin Electrical Code, Ch. SPS 316, Wis. Adm. Code, under an electrical permit.

Construction requirements. In addition to such other requirements as may be reasonably imposed by the Building Inspector, the Building Inspector shall not issue a permit for construction as provided for in Subsection G(3) unless the following construction requirements are observed:

Setbacks and other requirements.

Fence.

Compliance. All swimming pools existing at the time of passage of this chapter not satisfactorily fenced shall comply with the fencing requirements of this section when water is placed in the pool.

Draining and approval thereof. No private swimming pool shall be constructed so as to allow water therefrom to drain into any sanitary sewer or septic tank nor to overflow upon or cause damage to any adjoining property. Provisions may be made for draining the contents of any swimming pool into a storm sewer, but such installation shall be subject to prior approval by the Building Inspector. In all cases where a private swimming pool is to be constructed on premises served by a private sewage disposal system, approval of the State Department of Health Services shall be necessary before the construction of any such pool may commence.

Filter system required. All private swimming pools within the meaning of this chapter must have some filtration system to assure proper circulation of the water therein and maintenance of the proper bacterial quality thereof.

Dirt bottoms prohibited. All swimming pools of a permanent nature shall have the sides and bottom of a smooth finish, and no sand or dirt bottom shall be permitted.

Lighting. Any area lighting for swimming pools shall be shielded to prevent the lighting of neighboring properties.

Purpose. It is the intent of this chapter to strike a balance between the federal interest in promoting amateur operations and the legitimate interest of the Village of Tigerton in regulating local zoning; to permit antennas without creating adverse aesthetic impacts, particularly in residential neighborhoods, by specifying the number, location and size of antennas; to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the community through the issuance of a building permit to assure installation as recommended by the antenna manufacturer; to preserve the rights of property owners by confining appurtenant equipment within the boundaries of the property on which the antenna is located; to protect the integrity of public utility installations by prohibiting the installation of appurtenant equipment within easements so reserved for the public benefit.

Permit required.

Equipment installation. Antennas shall be installed pursuant to the manufacturer's specifications. The combined windload area of an antenna shall not exceed the manufacturer's recommendations.

Appurtenant equipment.

Prohibited signs or devices. The attachment of any flag, decorative or commercial sign, streamers, pennants, ribbons, spinners or waving, fluttering or revolving device to an antenna is prohibited. This regulation does not include weather devices nor stationary seasonal decorations which are displayed for less than 45 days.

Variances and exceptions. A permit for any proposed antenna not conforming to the requirements of this chapter may be granted with the approval of the Zoning Board of Appeals pursuant to § 585-22 of this chapter. When considering a permit, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall strike a balance between the federal interest in promoting amateur operations as stated by the Federal Communications Commission in its declaratory ruling entitled PRB-1 and the legitimate interest of the Village in regulating local zoning and strive to make a reasonable accommodation between those two interests. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall also explore alternatives to a blanket denial of a permit by means of seeking a compromise, whenever possible, with the amateur operator and the local zoning authority. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall deny a request for a variance only in cases where it makes a specific finding that this chapter constitutes the minimum practicable regulation necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public and to avoid creating adverse aesthetic impacts on the neighborhood.

Existing antennas grandfathered. All antenna that exist at the time of adoption of this chapter shall be considered to be grandfathered in and, therefore, not subject to the regulations of this chapter. Such existing systems may be taken down for repair if set up again within a one-year period but may not be replaced by a similar noncomplying system without approval of the Zoning Board of Appeals. A permit shall be required for the reinstallation, but no fee shall be charged for the permit.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

The definitions contained within § 66.0406(1), Wis. Stats., and as from time to time amended, are hereby incorporated into this chapter as if fully set forth herein.

The purpose of this section is to establish general guidelines for the siting of towers and antennas. The public health and safety objectives of this section are to:

Pursuant to § 66.0406(2), Wis. Stats., this section reflects the minimum practical regulation that is necessary to accomplish the Village objectives. Furthermore, this section shall reasonably accommodate radio broadcast services and does not prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting such services in the Village.

Towers shall maintain a galvanized steel finish or, subject to any applicable standards of the FAA, be painted a neutral color so as to reduce visual obtrusiveness.

At a tower site, the design of the buildings and related structures shall, to the extent possible, use materials, colors, textures, screening and landscaping that will blend the tower facilities to the natural setting and built environment.

If an antenna is installed on a structure other than a tower, the antenna and supporting electrical and mechanical equipment must be of a neutral color that is identical to, or closely compatible with, the color of the supporting structure, so as to make the antenna and related equipment as visually unobtrusive as possible.

Towers shall not be artificially lighted, unless required by the FAA or other applicable authority. If lighting is required, the governing authority may review the available lighting, alternatives and approve the design that would cause the least disturbance to the surrounding views.

Towers and antennas shall not be used for displaying any advertising. If FCC rules require that the owner's name be shown on the tower or antenna, it shall be posted no more than six feet above the ground on a placard no larger than 1 1/2 square feet.

Generally. The uses listed in this section are deemed to be permitted uses and shall not require a zoning permit. Nevertheless, all such uses shall comply with this section and all other applicable provisions.

Specific permitted uses. The following uses are specifically permitted:

Generally. The following provisions, in addition to § 585-15 of this chapter, shall govern zoning permits:

Information required. Each applicant requesting a special exception permit under this section shall submit a scaled site plan and a scaled elevation view and other supporting drawings, calculations and other documentation, signed and sealed by appropriate licensed professionals, showing the location and dimensions of all improvements, including information concerning topography, coverage, tower height requirements, setbacks, drives, parking, fencing, landscaping, adjacent uses, and other information deemed by the governing authority to be necessary to assess compliance with this section.

Factors considered in granting zoning permits. The governing authority shall consider the following factors in determining whether to issue a zoning permit, although the Village may waive or reduce the burden on the applicant of one or more of these criteria if the Village concludes that the goals of this chapter are better served thereby:

No existing towers or structures are located within the geographic area required to meet applicant's engineering requirements.

Existing towers or structures are not of sufficient height to meet applicant's engineering requirements.

Existing towers or structures do not have sufficient structural strength to support applicant's proposed antenna and related equipment.

The applicant's proposed antenna would cause electromagnetic interference with the antenna on the existing towers or structures, or the antenna on the existing towers or structures would cause interference with the applicant's proposed antenna.

The fees, costs or contractual provisions required by the owner to share an existing tower or structure or to adapt an existing tower or structure for sharing are unreasonable. Costs exceeding new tower development are presumed to be unreasonable.

The applicant demonstrates that there are other limiting factors that render existing towers and structures unsuitable.

Towers must be set back a distance at least equal to the height of the tower from any off-site residential structure or any parcel of land zoned as a residential-type zoning district.

Towers, guys and accessory facilities must satisfy the minimum zoning district setback requirements.

Road setbacks:

Vision clearance triangle, see § 585-17A.

The siting and construction of any new mobile service support structure and facilities;

With regard to a Class 1 co-location, the substantial modification of an existing support structure and mobile service facilities; and

With regard to a Class 2 co-location, co-location on an existing support structure which does not require the substantial modification of an existing support structure and mobile service facilities.

Application process.

Application process.

Application process.

Mobile towers must be set back a distance at least equal to the height of the tower from any off-site residential structure or any parcel of land zoned as a residential-type zoning district.

Towers, guys and accessory facilities must satisfy the minimum zoning district setback requirements.

Road setbacks:

Vision clearance triangle, see § 585-17A.

At all street intersections where there is no traffic light control, no fence, wall, parking, vegetation, hedge, planting or structure shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to obstruct vision between a height of 2 1/2 feet and 10 feet above the grade of the sidewalk adjacent to the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the street lines of such corner lots and a line joining the points along said street lines 20 feet from the point of intersection.

Allowable obstacles in the vision clearance triangle are: utility and streetlight poles when no safer alternative is available; trees with growth characteristics which develop no significant foliage which would obstruct view in the clearance area; official signs and signals; signs in accordance with § 585-18; and on-street parking when traffic controls exist which permit decreased sight lines.

No direct private access shall be permitted to the existing or proposed right-of-way of any controlled access arterial street without permission of the highway agency that has access control jurisdiction. No driveway openings shall be permitted within 100 feet of the intersection of an arterial street right-of-way line.

Access barriers, such as curbing, fencing, ditching, landscaping or other topographic barriers, shall be erected to prevent unauthorized vehicular ingress or egress to the above-specified streets or highways.

Scope of regulations. The off-street parking and off-street loading provisions of this chapter shall apply as follows:

Existing parking facilities. Off-street parking facilities in existence on the effective date of this chapter and located on the same lot as the building or use served shall not hereafter be reduced below the requirements for a similar new building or use under the provisions of this section.

Permissive parking and loading facilities. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prevent the voluntary establishment of off-street parking and loading facilities to serve any use of the land or buildings, provided that all regulations herein governing the design and operation of such facilities are observed.

Damage or destruction. When a building or use which is nonconforming in terms of the parking and loading requirements of this section is destroyed or damaged by any cause, restoration or reconstruction of such building or use shall include sufficient off-street parking and loading to bring it into compliance with this section.

Control of off-site parking facilities. Where all or part of required parking facilities are to be provided on private land other than the lot on which the building or use to be served is located, the Zoning Administrator shall approve the use of such off-site parking only when written assurance is made that the private off-site parking will continue to be available to the building or use it is intended to serve.

Required spaces. The minimum number of off-street parking spaces required for land uses or activities permitted by this chapter shall be as set forth in the Schedule of Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements which is hereby adopted and made a part of this chapter. Notwithstanding the above, in the B-1 District off-street parking space shall not be required, except for buildings containing dwelling units or lodging rooms hereafter erected, enlarged or structurally altered or converted.

Use. Off-street parking facilities provided in accordance with the requirements of the Schedule of Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements shall be used solely for the parking of automobiles of patrons, occupants or employees.

Exemption. When application of the provisions of Schedule of Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements in Subsection F below results in a requirement of three or less spaces on a single lot in B-1 Districts, such parking spaces need not be provided if approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals. However, where two or more uses are located on a single lot, only one of these uses shall be eligible for the above exemption. This parking exemption shall not apply to dwelling units in commercial zones.

Combined facilities. Off-street parking facilities for separate uses may be combined if the total number of spaces provided is not less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use, and provided that all regulations governing location of the side parking spaces in relation to the use served are adhered to.

Area and access. Each required off-street parking space shall have a size of not less than nine feet by 18 feet, exclusive of access drives or aisles, and shall be provided with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley. Up to 25% of the required parking spaces may be sized for small cars with a size of eight feet by 16 feet. Off-street parking shall include handicapped parking spaces per state code.

Yards. Off-street parking spaces open to the sky may be located in a yard, except that:

Design and maintenance.

Location. All required off-street parking spaces in residential districts shall be located on the same lot as the building or use to be served. In other districts, required off-street parking spaces may be provided in a private or public parking facility located within 500 feet walking distance from the building or use they are intended to serve.

Extension into adjacent districts. Other provisions of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, a commercial parking area located in a B-1 or B-2 District may extend into an adjacent residential district by a distance of 300 feet if a plan for such extension is approved by special use permit. The periphery of such extension shall be heavily landscaped to provide visual screening from the residential district.

Location. All required off-street loading berths shall be located on the same lot as the use to be served, and no portion of the vehicle shall project into a street or alley. No permitted or required loading berth shall be located less than 25 feet from the nearest point of intersection of any two streets, nor shall it be located in a required front yard or side yard adjoining a street.

Size. Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, a required off-street loading berth shall be at least 10 feet in width by at least 65 feet in length, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space, and shall have a vertical clearance of at least 15 feet.

Access. Each required off-street loading berth shall be provided with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movements and shall be subject to approval of the Plan Commission.

Surfacing. After January 1, 1997, all open off-street loading berths that have entrances and/or exits from an improved street shall be improved with a compacted base and asphaltic or concrete surface which complies with Wisconsin Highway Department standards and recommendations for the anticipated traffic classification subject to approval by the Plan Commission.

Repair and service. No storage or motor vehicle repair/service work of any kind shall be permitted within any required loading berth area.

Space allocation. Space allocated to any off-street loading berth shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off-street parking facilities or portions thereof.

Space requirements.

To establish the relationship between standards used in the design, erection and display of signs and public safety and the value and economic stability of property;

To enhance and protect natural beauty, aesthetic quality and neighborhood values;

To acknowledge that the reasonable display of signs is appropriate as a public service and necessary to the conduct of competitive commerce and industry; and

To set forth minimum standards regulating the design, erection and display of signs based on the use of land and intensity of development permitted in the zoning districts established by this chapter.

Permit required. Except as specified elsewhere in this section, no sign shall be erected, relocated or structurally modified until a sign permit has been issued by the Zoning Administrator after application therefor has been properly made. Written notice of any denial action shall be given by the Zoning Administrator along with a brief written statement of the reasons for denial.

Conformity. No certificate shall be issued by the Zoning Administrator for a sign on any lot unless such sign is designed, erected and displayed in conformance with the provisions set forth in this section and all other applicable provisions of this chapter.

Exceptions. The provisions of this section shall not apply to signs erected and maintained pursuant to and in discharge of any function of government or required by law, including public or quasi-public signs which are intended to welcome visitors to the Village or advertise the Village, provided that such signs are designed, erected and maintained in a manner so as to be compatible with the surrounding development.

Number of signs. The total number of signs permitted on any lot shall be as set forth in the Schedule of Requirements for Signs attached to this chapter.

Maximum size of sign.

Projecting wall signs. Signs affixed to a building wall shall not extend beyond the property line. Such signs shall not project from the surface to which the sign or sign structure is attached a horizontal distance greater than specified in the Schedule of Requirements for Signs, nor shall such signs extend above the building wall more than 1/5 the total height of said wall. No part of any projecting sign shall be less than 10 feet above the ground except as may be set forth in the Schedule of Requirements for Signs. Wall signs may project 12 inches from the wall of buildings, including instances when a building is set on a zero lot line.

Painted signs. Signs shall not be painted on the wall of any building with glue or mastic, except those signs normally affixed in such manner to the windows of businesses or office establishments.

Illuminated signs. Any illuminated sign or lighting device shall employ only lights emitting constant intensity, and no sign shall be illuminated by or contain flashing, intermittent, rotating or moving light or lights. In no event shall an illuminated sign or lighting device be so placed or so directed as to permit the beams and illumination therefrom to be directed or beamed upon a public street, highway, sidewalk, waterway or air corridor, or premises adjacent to any of these as to cause glare or reflection that may constitute a traffic hazard or nuisance.

Vision clearance triangle. On corner lot signs, when located within the vision clearance triangle, a maximum of two posts or standards not to exceed eight inches in diameter shall be so located that they shall not obscure the vision of motorists who are approaching the street intersection, and the body of the sign shall be located at least 10 feet above the grade of the intersection of the street center lines.

Roof signs. Roof signs shall not be permitted in any zoning district without a permit issued by the Plan Commission.

Removal. In any district all on-premises signs must be removed by the owner or lessee of the premises on which said signs and their pylons or other structural members are located when the business or activity identified or advertised by such signs has not been conducted for a period of six months or more. Removal shall be accomplished within 60 days from the date of mailing of a removal notice by the Zoning Administrator. If not removed by the owner or lessee within the sixty-day period such signs may be removed by the Village at the owner's expense.

Advertising sign. No off-premises advertising sign shall hereafter be erected in any part of the Village unless approved by the Plan Commission.

Open lots. Where the land use involves an open lot rather than a building and the maximum gross surface area of permitted signs is specified as a percentage of the main building facade, the maximum gross surface area permitted shall be 1/2 of that specified in the Schedule of Requirements for Signs multiplied by the width of the lot in feet, but in no case shall the area of such sign exceed the maximum size set forth in the Schedule of Requirements for Signs.

Height. No sign shall exceed the maximum specified height above the grade of the adjacent street.

Sign area. Sign area shall be calculated as follows:

Real estate. One real estate sale or lease sign for each frontage street, provided such sign is located entirely on the property to which it relates. The area of such sign shall not exceed six square feet in any residential zone and 32 square feet in all other zones.

Construction. Three signs identifying a construction project and listing other pertinent information about such project are permitted, provided that there is not more than one sign per premises and that such signs does not exceed 96 square feet in area. Construction signs shall be removed immediately upon completion of the project or after a period of 18 months from the date of issuance of a zoning permit for the project, whichever may come first.

Small identification signs. Nameplates denoting the name and address of occupants of the premises when such signs do not exceed 168 square inches.

Directional and instructional. Signs which provide direction and instruction (entrance, exit, parking, etc.) and are located entirely on the property to which they relate. Such signs shall not exceed four in number, and none shall exceed three square feet in area or over four feet in height. No more than 30% of the area of any such sign shall be used to advertise a business, logo or product.

Temporary signs. Signs of a temporary nature, such as special events posters, banners and similar signs, may be erected without a permit for a period not exceeding 30 days, provided the consent of the property owner or occupant is obtained and that such signs do not overhang a public right-of-way and are not attached to fences, trees, utility poles or the like and that such signs are not illuminated or placed in such a position as may obstruct or impair vision or traffic or in any manner create a nuisance, hazard or disturbance to the health and welfare of the general public. Pursuant to Wis. Stats. § 12.04, temporary political posters may not be regulated as to size, shape, placement or content of any sign containing political message placed upon residential property during an election campaign period. All temporary signs must identify the name and address of the sponsoring person or organization which shall be responsible for their removal.

Memorial signs and plaques. Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and date of erection, which are cut into masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of a building or when constructed of bronze or other noncombustible material, which is not more than four square feet in area.

Institutions. Signs customarily related to bona fide places of worship, libraries, museums, historic agencies, social clubs or societies, when such signs are not illuminated, do not exceed 25 square feet in area and are located on the premises of such institution.

Awnings. Awnings with signs consisting of one line of copy on the border and a logo or symbol on the awning proper.

Contain statements, words or pictures of an obscene or pornographic nature or which contain advertising matter which is untruthful.

Operate or employ any stereopticon or photographic projection or media in conjunction with any advertisements or have visible moving parts or any portion of which moves or gives the illusion of motion.

Emit audible sound or odor or visible matter.

Purport to be or are an imitation of or resemble an official traffic sign or signal or bear the words "Stop," "Go Slow," "Caution," "Danger" or similar words.

May be confused with or construed as a traffic control sign, signal or device.

In this chapter signs are categorized according to function, as follows:

The Schedule of Permitted Signs by District and Category and the Schedule of Requirements for Signs attached to this chapter set forth design standards which must be complied with before a zoning permit will be issued for any sign in any zoning district and the zoning districts in which signs are permitted by category.

No signs are permitted within the B-2 District except signs which advertise the name of the establishment. Only one such sign shall be permitted for each lot, except that lots which back up to U.S. Highway 45 may also contain a sign along the highway. No sign in any front yard shall exceed a total height of eight feet above grade or a total area of 50 square feet per side. Front yard signs may be located within the front setback area. Signs located along U.S. Highway 45 shall not exceed a total height of 20 feet above grade or a total of 100 square feet per side.

Signs may be illuminated, but lights shall not project outward so as to shine towards or cause glare for persons or vehicles located off of the subject property. No flashing, blinking, moving, neon or animated signs or lights are permitted. Mobile signs are not permitted, nor is it permitted to use trucks, trailers, wagons or other objects as signs. No sign may emit smoke or other visible matter, nor may any sign emit sound.

New development. Signs advertising a new subdivision or residential or nonresidential development shall not exceed two in number, the total aggregate area of which shall not exceed 64 square feet. Such signs may be illuminated and, if self-supported, shall be set back at least 10 feet from any property line. New development signs shall be removed within one year following the first occupancy in the development or within three months after final occupancy of the development, whichever is sooner.

Subdivision or neighborhood name. In addition to the new development sign permitted above, a subdivision may erect one permanent sign which designates the place-name of the development or area. Such sign shall not exceed 20 square feet in area, exclusive of any masonry walls or posts associated therewith, shall not be illuminated, and shall be placed in a landscaped location. Such sign shall be at least five feet from any property line.

Streamers, pennants and similar devices. No sign or part thereof shall contain or consist of streamers, pennants, ribbons, spinners or similar waving, fluttering or revolving devices, unless such sign is temporary as provided in Subsection C of this section.

Portable or mobile sign. No illuminated portable or mobile sign shall be permitted on any premises unless authorized by the Plan Commission. Such portable or mobile signs shall not be flashing, shall be authorized only in a nonresidential district and only for a special community event. No portable or mobile sign shall remain on any premises for more than 15 days.

Marquees. Where otherwise permitted in this chapter, marquees and canopies shall be subject to review by the Plan Commission and shall be permitted only after a finding that:

Construction specifications.

Maintenance.

Signs eligible for characterization as legal nonconforming. Any sign located within the Village limits on the date of adoption of this chapter or located in an area annexed to the Village hereafter, which does not conform with the provisions of this section, is eligible for characterization as a legal nonconforming sign and is permitted, providing it meets the following requirements:

Loss of legal nonconforming status. A sign loses its nonconforming status if one or more of the following occurs:

Legal nonconforming sign maintenance and repair. Nothing in this section shall relieve the owner of use of a legal nonconforming sign or the owner of the property on which the sign is located from the provisions of this section regarding safety, maintenance and repair of signs.

Revocation. In the event of a violation of any of the foregoing provisions, the Zoning Administrator shall give written notice specifying the violation to the named owner of the sign and the named owner of the land on which the sign is located. The sign shall thereupon be brought into conformance by the owner or removed, within 90 days from the date of said notice. In the event the violation is not corrected within said ninety-day period, the Building Inspector may thereupon revoke the permit. Within 30 days after notice of permit revocation has been mailed, the sign shall be removed by the owner or by the Village at the owner's expense.

Repairs and alterations. The total structural repairs or alteration in such a nonconforming building, premises, structure or fixture shall not during its lifetime exceed 50% of the assessed value of the building, premises, structure, or fixture unless permanently changed to a conforming use. Repair, maintenance, renovation or remodeling may not be prohibited or limited because of cost of a nonconforming structure which is a dwelling or other building that existed lawfully before the current ordinance was enacted or amended, but that does not conform with one or more of the development regulations in the current ordinance. Ordinary repairs, maintenance and interior alterations may be made to a nonconforming building or structure, provided that the provisions of this section are complied with. Ordinary repairs and maintenance shall be determined by the Zoning Administrator and shall include painting, repair of roof or steps, re-siding, landscaping and similar activities.

Additions and enlargements.

Such nonconforming use of land and incidental accessory buildings or structures thereon shall not be expanded, extended or enlarged to another lot or beyond the area it occupies on the effective date of this chapter or any applicable amendment thereto, except that a residential accessory building or structure may be enlarged, expanded or rebuilt on a larger area if, after such expansion, extension or enlargement, the accessory building structure clearly remains accessory to the principal use of the land and is approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals.

If such a nonconforming use of land is discontinued or abandoned for a period of 12 consecutive months, it shall not thereafter be renewed, and subsequent use of such land shall conform to the regulations of the district in which it is located.