[R.O. 2006 §530.100; CC 1986 §48.210]
A. The following sign standards by district shall apply in the City of Willow Springs. The districts are as defined by the zoning ordinance and official Zoning Map. Only signs as described herein and as may be described under Section
425.080 "Exemptions" shall be permitted in each particular district.
1. Districts "R-1", "R-2" and "R-3". Developments
shall be permitted two (2) non-illuminated detached signs identifying
the name of the project only for each entrance of the development.
Such sign shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet in area and not
more than five (5) feet in overall height. Said sign shall be maintained
on private property, no closer than ten (10) feet to the property
line.
2. Districts "B-1" and "B-2".
a. Any single-family, duplex or multi-family units existing in these
districts must comply with "R-1", "R-2" and "R-3".
b. Each business or commercial establishment shall be permitted only
one (1) wall sign mounted on the building, the total area of which
shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total area of the
facade upon which it is placed. No such sign shall extend above the
height of the wall upon which it is mounted. In addition, each business
shall be permitted one (1) "Class B" sign the surface area of which
shall not exceed two (2) square feet for each lineal foot of street
frontage, provided no single sign shall exceed a gross surface area
of one hundred (100) square feet, however, "Class B" signs located
within two thousand six hundred forty (2,640) lineal feet of the centerline
of the public right-of-way may have a gross surface area not to exceed
seven hundred (700) square feet. One (1) freestanding sign with total
measurements not to exceed one hundred (100) square feet per side
may be placed at one (1) major entrance to a shopping area. This sign
shall reflect the shopping center name only. Awnings shall be permitted
in this district.
c. An office building shall be permitted not more than two (2) non-illuminated
wall signs, not more than nine (9) square feet in area per sign and
shall indicate only the name of the building or establishments housed
therein. In lieu of one (1) non-illuminated wall sign, each office
building may be permitted one (1) illuminated wall sign, but said
sign shall not be erected within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a
residential district unless lighting is shielded from view.
d. No sign shall be placed closer to the front property line than one-half
(½) the distance of the front yard. In addition, no sign shall
exceed district height limitations of thirty (35) feet.
3. Districts "I-1" and "I-2".
a. Signs for commercial uses shall be permitted as provided in District
"B-2", however, "Class B" signs located within two thousand six hundred
forty (2,640) lineal feet of the centerline of the public right-of-way
may have a gross surface area not to exceed seven hundred (700) square
feet.
b. Only the name of the establishment shall be placed on a sign for
an industrial use. The total area of the sign shall not exceed twenty-five
percent (25%) of the total area of the facade upon which it is placed.
c. No sign shall exceed forty-five (45) feet in height unless the building
exceeds forty-five (45) feet in height. In such event, the sign may
be equal to the height of the building. No sign shall exceed three
hundred (300) square feet in area. Signs shall not turn, move or flash.
[R.O. 2006 §530.110; CC 1986 §48.220; Ord. No. 1301 §1, 7-8-2002]
A. Billboards
shall not be located within three hundred (300) feet of any residentially
zoned property.
B. Billboards
shall not be erected within one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet
of one another on the same side of the road. Double-faced sign structures
having parallel sign surfaces and adjacent sign structures having
touching sign surfaces with an angle no greater than ninety degrees
(90°) between sign surfaces, provided they do not exceed the sign
surface requirements, shall not be prohibited by this requirement.
Such minimum spacing distance shall be measured along the centerline
of the City road or street or U.S. highway from any point opposite
any edge of a billboard and perpendicular to the centerline of such
highway.
C. The
maximum gross area of any billboard shall not exceed three hundred
(300) square feet. For the purposes of this Subsection, each side
of a billboard shall be considered a separate sign.
D. No
billboard shall be attached to the roof or wall of any building.
E. No
new billboard shall be erected having more than one (1) viewable sign
face which is directed toward the same lane of traffic.
F. Billboards
may be illuminated by electrical lighting of the surface of the sign
face; however, no flashing, blinking or intermittent lighting of billboard
sign faces shall be allowed.
G. Billboards
shall not exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet above the nearest
adjacent street level.
[R.O. 2006 §530.120; CC 1986 §48.230]
Signs that were erected before the adoption of this Chapter
may continue to exist and be maintained in a safe manner, however,
such non-conforming signs may not be replaced, expanded, enlarged,
modified to denote the change in the type of business or a change
in ownership or substantially improved other than in compliance with
these regulations.
[R.O. 2006 §530.130; CC 1986 §48.240]
A. In
obtaining a sign permit, the applicant may apply to the Administrator
for a variance from the specific requirements of this code. A variance
may be granted by the Board of Aldermen, after receiving a recommendation
from the Planning Commission, where the literal application of the
code would create a particular hardship for the sign user and the
following criteria are met:
1. The granting of the requested variance would not be materially detrimental
to the property owners in the vicinity.
2. Hardship caused the sign user under a literal interpretation of the
code is due to conditions unique to that property, does not apply
generally to other properties in the City and is not based solely
upon economic hardship.
3. The granting of the variance would not be contrary to the general
objectives of this code.
B. In
granting a variance, the Board of Aldermen may attach additional requirements
necessary to carry out the spirit and purpose of this Chapter in the
public interest.
[R.O. 2006 §530.140; CC 1986 §48.250; Ord. No. 1488 §II, 9-25-2014]
A. The following signs are prohibited in all districts and shall be removed in accordance with Section
425.190, Removal.
1.
Signs containing any indecent, obscene or immoral matter, as
determined by the Board of Aldermen.
2.
Signs which are located on any public right-of-way, except that traffic or other non-advertising signs as provided in Section
425.080(A)(6) and temporary signs as provided in Section
425.080(A)(9), Exemptions, shall be allowed in rights-of-way.
3.
Signs illuminated to an intensity to cause glare or brightness
to a degree that could constitute a hazard or nuisance. Revolving,
flashing, intermittently lighted or changing color signs shall be
a minimum of five-second intervals. Beacons or similarly constructed
signs shall not be allowed.
4.
Any detached sign when any portion thereof extends beyond a
vertical plane two (2) feet inside the right-of-way line.
5.
Illuminated signs erected within one hundred fifty (150) feet
of a residential district, unless lighting is shielded from view.
6.
Signs which are of a size, location, movement, content, coloring
or manner of illumination which may be confused with or construed
as a traffic control device or which hide from view any traffic, street
sign or signal or which obstruct the view in any direction at a street
or road intersection.
7.
Signs which advertise an activity, business or service that is no longer conducted or advertises a product that is no longer produced shall be removed as provided for in Section
425.190, Removal, except where the owner or lessor of a premises is seeking a new tenant, such signs may remain in place for not more than ninety (90) days from date of vacancy.