No sign shall hereafter be located, erected, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, converted or structurally altered without a zoning permit, except those signs excepted in § 560-71 below, and without being in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
A. 
Application for sign permit. See § 560-16, Zoning permit, of this chapter.
B. 
Fee. A fee as set forth in § 560-78, Permit fees, shall be paid to the Clerk-Treasurer with the application.[1]
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
All signs are prohibited in all residential, agricultural and conservancy districts, except the following:
A. 
Signs over show windows or doors of a nonconforming business establishment announcing, without display or elaboration, only the name and occupation of the proprietor and not to exceed two feet in height and 10 feet in length.
B. 
Real estate signs not to exceed eight square feet in area which advertise the sale, rental or lease of the premises upon which said signs are temporarily located.
C. 
Name, occupation and warning signs not to exceed two square feet located on the premises.
D. 
Bulletin boards for public, charitable or religious institutions not to exceed 12 square feet in area located on the premises.
E. 
Memorial signs, tablets, names of buildings and date of erection when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of metal and affixed flat against a structure.
F. 
Official signs or banners when authorized by the Village Board.
G. 
Signs advertising a permitted home occupation or professional office shall be permitted. Such signs shall not exceed six square feet in gross area and, if illuminated, shall be indirectly lighted. No more than one such sign for each use located on the premises shall be permitted.
The following signs are permitted in all commercial and industrial districts, subject to the following restrictions:
A. 
Wall signs. No wall signs placed against the exterior walls of buildings shall:
(1) 
Extend more than six inches outside of a building's wall surface.
(2) 
Exceed 500 square feet in area for any one premises.
(3) 
Exceed 20 feet in height above the mean center line street grade.
B. 
Projecting signs. No projecting sign fastened to, suspended from or supported by structures shall:
(1) 
Exceed 100 square feet in area for any one premises.
(2) 
Extend more than six feet into any required yard.
(3) 
Extend more than three feet into any public right-of-way.
(4) 
Be less than 10 feet from all side lot lines.
(5) 
Exceed a height of 20 feet above the mean center line street grade.
(6) 
Be less than 10 feet above the sidewalk nor 15 feet above a driveway or an alley.
C. 
Ground signs. Ground signs shall:
(1) 
Not exceed 10 feet in height above the roof.
(2) 
Not exceed 300 square feet on all sides for any one premises.
(3) 
Meet all the yard and height requirements for the district in which they are located.
A. 
Signs shall not resemble, imitate or approximate the shape, size, form or color of traffic signs, signals or devices.
B. 
Signs shall not obstruct or interfere with the effectiveness of traffic signs, signals or devices.
C. 
No sign shall be erected, relocated or maintained so as to prevent free ingress to or egress from any door, window or fire escape.
D. 
No sign shall be placed or lighted so as to obstruct or interfere with traffic visibility.
Signs lawfully existing at the time of adoption or amendment of this chapter may be continued although the use, size or location does not conform with the provisions of this chapter. However, it shall be deemed a nonconforming use or structure and the provisions of Article VII, Nonconforming Uses, Structures and Lots, of this chapter shall apply.