§ 30-1433. Specific standards for temporary and permanent signs.

Upon issuance of a building permit or other applicable permit, if required, the following signs may be posted subject to the applicable requirements and standards provided herein.

(1)

Temporary signs.

a.

General requirements for all temporary signs: The following requirements shall be generally applicable to all temporary signs allowed by this division:

1.

Temporary signs shall not be illuminated;

2.

Temporary signs shall not be located in a visibility triangle; and

3.

Temporary signs shall not be attached to trees, vegetation, utility poles or other signs.

b.

Election signs.

1.

All election signs shall be erected no earlier than 30 days prior to an election and shall be removed within seven days following the election to which the sign pertains.

2.

Election signs shall not exceed six square feet per face and four feet in height and are limited to one sign per candidate or issue, per each road frontage of the individual property.

3.

Election signs shall not be located within five feet of any side property yard.

4.

The candidate or campaign shall receive approval of the property owner prior to erecting any sign on private property.

c.

New business signs. Once a complete permit application for a permanent sign is submitted to the village, a new business, or a business in a new location, may erect one temporary banner or temporary sign on the property where the new business is located, not to exceed the lesser of either 32 square feet or the allowable size of the permanent signage pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, for a period not to exceed 90 days from the date of submission of the complete permit application for the permanent sign.

d.

Promotional signs: Signs including banners and temporary A-frame signs posted by the entity conducting an event pursuant to a public assembly or temporary use permit, not exceeding 16 square feet provided that such signs are:

1.

Located on the premises of the event;

2.

Limited to two promotional signs on the premises;

3.

Posted no earlier than 14 days prior to the start of the event and are removed no later than 48 hours after the event; and

4.

Professionally constructed.

(2)

Signs in residential areas. The following signs may be granted a permit:

a.

Residential subdivision or condominium sign. One permanent wall- or ground-mounted sign, for identification purposes only, giving only the name of the subdivision or residential development, may be granted a permit at each main entrance into such subdivision or development from each abutting arterial roadway provided the following provisions are met:

1.

The subdivision or development shall have a homeowner's association or similar entity which will be responsible for permits and maintenance of the signs;

2.

The face of the sign shall not exceed 32 square feet;

3.

The maximum permitted height shall be eight feet;

4.

The sign shall not be internally illuminated; and

5.

The sign may incorporate, or be incorporated into, accessory entrance structural features such as a project wall or landscaping.

b.

Institutional uses and private parks. Institutional uses, private parks and similar uses shall be permitted one ground-mounted and one wall-mounted sign, subject to the following limitations:

1.

Maximum sign area shall be 32 square feet per sign face; and

2.

No ground-mounted sign shall exceed eight feet in height.

(3)

Signs in nonresidential and mixed use zoning districts . Sign allowances in nonresidential and mixed use zoning districts shall be calculated based on the amount of property frontage for ground-mounted signs and business frontage for wall-mounted signs.

a.

Ground-mounted signs. Every nonresidential developed parcel of land shall be permitted a ground-mounted sign. Ground-mounted signs may not exceed 16 feet in height. Businesses which are substantially adjacent to an elevated portion of U.S. 1 (i.e. bridge), as determined by the director of planning and development services, may erect a ground-mounted sign not to exceed 20 feet in height.

1.

Allowable area. The allowable area of the sign faces shall be as indicated in the following table:

TABLE A. PERMITTED SIZE OF NONRESIDENTIAL SIGNS PER U.S. 1 FRONTAGE

Street Frontage (linear feet)		Maximum Area per Sign	Total Signs
Businesses which front on or are visible from U.S. No. 1:
	1 foot to 199 feet	64 square feet	1
	200 feet to 299 feet	80 square feet	1
	OR	40 square feet	2*
	300 feet or greater	110 square feet	1
	OR	50 square feet	2*
Businesses which front on other roads:
	1 foot to 199 feet	32 square feet	1
	200 feet to 299 feet	40 square feet	1
	300 feet or greater	48 square feet	1

 

*Signs must be separated by at least 100 feet.

2.

Manual changeable copy signs . Manual changeable copy signs may be permitted as follows:

i.

Any nonresidential developed property shall be allowed to use up to 12 square feet of their permitted wall- or ground-mounted signage allowable pursuant to subsection (3) of this section for the purpose of manual changeable copy signage.

ii.

A school, house of worship, day care center or other similar use shall be allowed to include an additional 32 square feet of signage to the ground-mounted sign for the exclusive use of a manual changeable copy sign.

iii.

Businesses dispensing fuel to the public shall be allowed an additional 20 square feet of signage to the ground-mounted sign for the exclusive use of a manual changeable copy sign for posting fuel prices.

3.

Vacancy signs. Hotels, motels and campgrounds may have up to an additional four square feet of sign face area for a vacancy sign, which may be neon.

4.

Charter signs. Individual charter boats shall be allowed a ground-mounted sign at the charter boat's dock slip provided the sign does not exceed 12 square feet.

5.

Drive-through signs. Drive-through or carryout services may have a sign which carries only the name of the establishment and the current list and price of goods or services available in the establishment, not visible from any right-of-way, and provided that the sign is limited to a maximum of 20 square feet.

6.

Multi-business center signs. In addition to the signage allowed above, businesses within a multi-business center, whereby the individual businesses are not visible from any public right-of-way, will be allowed an additional five square feet of sign area per business, up to an additional 30 square feet.

7.

Multiple frontage signs. If the rear of a commercial building has permitted access to a public street or is adjacent to a designated bike or pedestrian way, an eight-square-foot ground-mounted sign no taller than six feet, or a wall-mounted sign up to a maximum of eight square feet, may be installed.

8.

Water frontage signs. Every commercially developed parcel of land which has access to navigable waters whereby no other existing or proposed signage is visible from the waterway may have one additional ground-mounted sign not to exceed 16 square feet, not to exceed 12 feet in height.

9.

Wayfinding signs, highway. Any nonresidential developed property with frontage on U.S. 1 shall be allowed to use any of the wall- or ground-mounted signage allowable pursuant to subsection (3) of this section for the purpose of identifying and providing directions to establishments which are not readily visible from U.S. 1 but which are accessed from U.S. 1 by an intersecting side street. Said wayfinding signage shall be limited to one sign face per direction on U.S. 1 and located no more than one-half mile from the nearest property line of the establishment identified by the sign. Highway wayfinding signage permitted pursuant to this subsection shall be subtracted from the total amount of signage permitted for the nonresidential developed property on which it is located.

10.

Time and temperature signs. Banks and lending institutions may have one additional ground-mounted sign not to exceed 12 square feet to be used solely for the display of time, date and temperature.

11.

Hospitals or other emergency facilities. Hospitals or other emergency medical facilities, excluding individual medical offices, shall be considered the same as for individual establishments. One additional illuminated ground or wall sign not to exceed 16 square feet to identify each emergency entrance shall be permitted.

b.

Wall-mounted signs.

1.

Allowable area. Each individual business frontage shall be entitled to a total area of wall-mounted signage equal in area to two square feet times the length of the individual business frontage. This signage may be distributed on the front and/or sides of the building in which the business is located. The height may not exceed 20 feet.

2.

Multiple frontage signs. If the rear of a commercial building has permitted access to a public street or is adjacent to a designated bike or pedestrian way, a wall-mounted sign, up to a maximum of eight square feet, or an eight-square-foot ground-mounted sign no taller than six feet, may be installed between the building and the right-of-way.

3.

Water frontage signs. Every commercially developed parcel of land which has access to navigable waters, and no other existing or proposed signage is visible from the waterway, may have one additional wall-mounted sign not to exceed 16 square feet and a height not to exceed 12 feet. This sign shall not be visible from any public street.

4.

Special entertainment and assembly facility signs. Theaters, museums, auditoriums, houses of worship and fairgrounds shall be permitted an additional 32 square feet of a manual changeable copy, wall-mounted sign. Along the wall adjacent to the ticket windows, a theater may display, without requiring a sign permit, one poster per screen up to 12 square feet.

5.

Neon signs. Neon copy can be utilized in lieu of other copy for wall signs. However, the use of neon will result in a 50 percent reduction in the wall sign area allowed under this section.

c.

Canopy signs. One sign per business entrance may be placed underneath, extending downward from a canopy along the front of a building, to clearly serve the purpose of providing business identification for pedestrians provided:

1.

The sign does not exceed five square feet per face;

2.

The sign is permanently attached and does not swing;

3.

The sign is perpendicular to the facade of the building; and

4.

The sign is located above a walkway.

d.

Awning signs. Each business may, in lieu of wall signage, erect an awning sign. The copy area of the awning sign shall be limited to an area two square feet times the business frontage. The lighting must be consistent with the provisions of this chapter.

e.

Fence signs. Each business may, in lieu of ground-mounted signage, erect a fence sign provided the sign is:

1.

Limited to the size permitted for a ground-mounted sign under this section. More than one sign may be erected provided the cumulative total does not exceed the permitted square footage;

2.

Not located on chainlink or wire type fence;

3.

Permanently and securely fastened;

4.

Not internally illuminated; and

5.

Not exceeding the maximum permitted height of the fence.

f.

Projecting signs. Each business may erect one projecting sign. The copy area of each face of the projecting sign shall be subtracted from the total allowable area of wall-mounted signs, less any existing wall-mounted signs, awning signs and projecting signs. Projecting signs shall adhere to the following criteria:

1.

The sign shall not extend more than 48 inches perpendicularly from the plane of the building wall;

2.

The sign shall not project above the facade of a building, be mounted on top of a roof, nor be affixed to the top of any awning; and

3.

Any sign lighting shall be consistent with the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 15-01, § 3, 1-8-2015)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 15-01, § 3, adopted Jan. 8, 2015, amended § 30-1433 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former § 30-1433, pertained to signs requiring permit; specific standards, and derived from Ord. No. 02-20, § 1(6.9.4), adopted Feb. 21, 2002; Ord. No. 02-27, § 1(6.9.3), adopted Nov. 14, 2002; Ord. No. 05-03, § 1(6.9.3), adopted March 24, 2005; and Ord. No. 10-01, § 7, adopted Jan. 14, 2010.