[Amended 12-9-1997 by Ord. No. 8-97]
A.
The purpose of these sign regulations is to establish
minimum standards; to encourage the effective use of signs as a means
of communication in the Village; to maintain and enhance the aesthetic
environment and the Village's ability to attract sources of economic
development and growth; to improve pedestrian and traffic safety;
to minimize the possible adverse effects of signs on nearby public
and private property; and to enable the fair and consistent enforcement
of these sign regulations.
B.
The sign ordinance codified in this article is adopted
under the zoning authority of the Village.
This article shall be binding upon the owner
of any property upon which a sign is placed, upon any lessee of such
property and upon any person who constructs or maintains signs within
the Village. This article governs all signs currently in use and those
hereinafter installed in the Village.
A.
A sign may be erected, placed, established, painted,
created or maintained in the Village only in conformity with the standards,
procedures, exemptions and other requirements of this article.
B.
The effect of this article as more specifically set
forth is to:
(1)
Establish a permanent system to allow a variety of
types of signs in commercial and industrial zones and a limited variety
of signs in residential zones, subject to the standards and permit
procedures of this article.
(2)
Allow certain signs that are small, unobtrusive and
incidental to the principal use of respective lots on which they are
located, subject to the substantive requirements of this article but
without the requirements for a permit.
(3)
Provide for small, temporary signs without commercial
messages in limited circumstances in the public right-of-way.
(4)
Prohibit all signs not expressly permitted by this
article.
(5)
Establish reasonable fees.
(6)
Provide for the enforcement of the provisions of this
article.
C.
Permit required. A sign permit is required prior to
the improvement, erection, construction, enlargement, alteration or
repair of any sign unless exempt by this chapter.
[Added 4-11-2006 by Ord. No. 06-02]
A.
Words and phrases used in this article shall have the meaning set forth in Subsection C. Words and phrases not defined in this article but defined in other ordinances of the Village shall be given the meaning set forth in such ordinances. All other words and phrases shall be given their common, ordinary meaning, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
B.
Article and section headings or captions are for reference
purposes only and shall not be used in the interpretation of this
article.
C.
ANIMATED SIGN
BANNER
BEACON
BUILDING INSPECTOR
BUILDING MARKER
CANOPY SIGN
CHANGEABLE-COPY SIGN/READER BOARD
COMMERCIAL MESSAGE
CONSTRUCTION SIGN
DIRECTIONAL SIGN
DISPLAY SURFACE AREA
DISTRICT or ZONING DISTRICT
ERECT
FLAG
FLASHING SIGN
FREESTANDING SIGN
GARAGE/YARD SALE SIGN
IDENTIFICATION AND INFORMATION SIGN
ILLUMINATED SIGN
INCIDENTAL SIGN
JOINT IDENTIFICATION SIGN
LEASE
LOT
LOW-SLOPE ROOF
MANSARD ROOF
NONCONFORMING SIGN
PENNANT
PERSON
PORTABLE SIGN
PRINCIPAL BUILDING
PROJECTING SIGN
PUBLIC EVENT
REAL ESTATE SIGN
RESIDENTIAL SIGN
ROOF SIGN
ROOF SIGN, INTEGRAL
SETBACK
SHOPPING CENTER
SIGN
SPOTLIGHT ILLUMINATION
STREET and SIDEWALK
STREET FRONTAGE
SUSPENDED SIGN
TEMPORARY SIGN
WALL SIGN
WINDOW SIGN
YARD CARD
ZONE LOT
Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the
following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the
meaning given in this subsection:
Any sign that uses movement or change of lighting, either
natural or artificial, to depict action or create a special effect
or scene. For purposes of this article, a sign which consists of an
electronic or mechanical indication of time or temperature shall be
considered a time and temperature sign and not an animated sign. For
purposes of this article, a sign which consists of an electronic or
mechanical written message, including such messages as copy, art,
graphics, time, date, temperature, weather or information concerning
civic or charitable events or the advertising of products or services
for sale on the premises shall be considered an electronic message
unit sign and not an animated sign.
[1]
[Amended 1-12-1999 by Ord. No. 99-01]
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 a banner.
A stationary or revolving light which flashes or projects
illumination, single color or multicolored, in any manner which is
intended to attract or divert attention; except, however, that this
term in not intended to include any kind of lighting device which
is required or necessary under the safety regulations described by
the Federal Aviation Administration or similar agencies.
An agent of the Village of Osceola authorized to permit,
inspect, approve or deny construction within the Village and the authorized
government representative on sign issues.
Any sign indicating the name of a building and date and incidental
information about its construction, which sign is cut into a masonry
surface or made of bronze or other permanent material.[2]
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.
A sign or portion thereof with characters, letters or illustrations
that can be changed or rearranged without altering the face or the
surface of the sign. A sign on which the message changes more than
eight times per day shall be considered an animated sign and not a
changeable-copy sign for purposes of this article.
Any sign wording, logo or other representation that, directly
or indirectly, names, advertises or calls attention to a business,
product, service, sale or sales event or other commercial activity.
Any sign which alerts persons of construction or demolition
activities for a project or which describes the project or the contractors
involved.
A sign of a noncommercial nature which directs the reader
to the location of public or educational institutions or to the location
of historical structures or areas or to the location of public parks
or buildings.
The net geometric area enclosed by the display surface of
the sign, including the outer extremities of all letters, characters
and delineations; provided, however, that "display surface area" shall
not include the structural supports for freestanding signs.
A section or sections of the incorporated area of the Village
of Osceola for which the then-effective zoning ordinance governing
the use of buildings and land is uniform for each class of use permitted
therein.
To build, construct, attach, hang, place, suspend or affix.
Any fabric, banner or bunting containing distinctive colors,
patterns or symbols, used as a symbol of government, political subdivision
or other entity.
An illuminated sign on which artificial or reflected light
is not maintained stationary and constant in intensity and color at
all times when in use.
A sign which is attached to or a part of a completely self-supporting
structure. The supporting structure shall be set firmly in or below
the ground surface and shall not be attached to any building or any
other structure, whether portable or stationary.
Any sign which advertises a private sale of personal property
used to dispose of personal household possessions, not for the use
of any commercial venture.
A sign of an identification or informational nature bearing
no advertising.
Any sign which has characters, letters, figures, designs
or outline illuminated directly or indirectly by electric lights or
luminous tube.
[Amended 1-12-1999 by Ord. No. 99-01]
A sign, generally informational, that has a purpose secondary
to the use of the lot on which it is located, such as "no parking,"
"entrance," "loading only," "telephone" and other similar directives.
No sign with a commercial message legible from a position off the
lot on which the sign is located shall be considered incidental.
A sign which serves as common or collective identification
for a group of persons or businesses operating on the same zone lot
(e.g., shopping center, office complex, etc.). Such sign may name
the persons or businesses included but carry no other advertising
matter.
An agreement by which a property owner conveys, usually for
a specified rent, to other persons permission to erect and maintain
an advertising sign upon his or her property.
Any piece or parcel of land or a portion of a subdivision,
the boundaries of which have been established by some legal instrument
of record, that is recognized and intended as a unit for the purpose
of transfer of ownership.
Any roof with a pitch less than three inches rise per 12
inches horizontal.[3]
Any roof that has an angle greater than 45º and which
derives part of its support from the building wall and is attached
to (but not necessarily a part of) a low-slope roof and which extends
along the full length of the front building wall or 3/4 of the length
of a side building wall.[4]
A sign existing at the effective date of the adoption of
the ordinance codified in this article which could not be built under
the terms of this article.[5]
Any lightweight plastic, fabric or other material designed
to move in the wind, whether containing a message or not.
[Amended 1-12-1999 by Ord. No. 99-01]
Includes any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization, singular or plural, of any kind.[6]
Any sign not permanently attached to the ground or other
permanent structure and designed to be or used in a way that is movable
from one location to another, including, but not limited to, signs
designed to be transported by means of wheels; signs converted to
A- or T-frames; balloons used as signs; umbrellas used for advertising.
[Added 3-12-2013 by Ord.
No. 13-01]
The building in which is conducted the principal use of the
zone lot on which it is located. Zone lots with multiple principal
uses may have multiple principal buildings, but storage buildings,
garages and other clearly accessory uses shall not be considered principal
buildings.
Any sign that shall be affixed at an angle or perpendicularly
to the wall of any building in such a manner to read perpendicularly
or at an angle to the wall on which it is mounted.
Any event that is authorized by the Village of Osceola, whether
funded in part, total or not at all.
A temporary sign placed upon property for the purpose of
advertising to the public the sale or lease of said property.
Any sign located in a district zoned for residential uses
that contains no commercial message except advertising for goods or
services legally offered on the premises where the sign is located,
if offering such service at such location conforms to the requirements
of the Village of Osceola.
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.
Any sign erected or constructed as an integral or essentially
integral part of a normal roof structure of any design, such that
no part of the sign extends vertically above the highest portion of
the roof and such that no part of the sign is separated from the rest
of the roof by a space of more than six inches.
The distance from the property line to the nearest part of
the applicable building, structure or sign, measured perpendicularly
to the property line.
A cohesive unit of stores or other commercial businesses
arranged and constructed according to a plan and contained within
a separate parcel of land.
Includes every device, frame, letter, figure, character,
mark, plane, point, design, picture, logo, stroke, stripe, trademark
or reading matter which is used or intended to be used to attract
attention or convey information, when the same is placed out of doors
in view of the general public, and, in addition, any of the above
which is not placed out of doors but which is illuminated with artificial
or reflected light, and also the above when near the inside surface
of a window in such a way as to be in view of the general public and
used or intended to be used to attract attention or convey information
to motorists.
Illumination which comes from lamps, lenses or devices designed
to focus or concentrate the light rays of the source.
A strip of land or accessway subject to vehicular traffic
and/or pedestrian traffic that provides direct or indirect access
to property, including but not limited to alleys, avenues, boulevards,
courts, drives, highways, lanes, places, roads, sidewalks, terraces,
trails or other thoroughfares.
The distance for which a lot line of a zone lot adjoins a
public street, from one lot line intersecting said street to the furthest
distant lot line intersecting the same street.
A sign that is suspended from the underside of a horizontal
plane surface and is supported by such surface.
Any sign intended to be displayed for a period of not more
than 60 days in a twelve-month period or until construction or sale
of property is completed, including real estate, political or construction
site signs and banners, decorative-type displays or anything similar
to the aforementioned.
Any sign that shall be affixed parallel to the wall or printed
on the wall of any building in such a manner as to read parallel to
the wall on which it is mounted; provided, however, that said wall
sign shall not project above the top of the wall or beyond the end
of the building. For the purpose of this article, any sign display
surface that is affixed flat against the sloping surface of a mansard
roof shall be considered a wall sign. Any sign that is affixed to
the building marquee, building awning or a building canopy shall be
considered a wall sign.
Any sign, pictures, symbol or combination thereof designed
to communicate information about an activity, business, commodity,
event, sale or service that is placed inside a window or upon the
window.
Any sign, pictures, symbol or combination thereof designed
to be temporarily placed in a residential or commercial lot for purposes
of commemorating a personal event, such as a birthday, graduation
or anniversary.
A parcel of land in single ownership that is of sufficient
size to meet minimum zoning requirements for area, coverage and use
and that can provide such yards and other open spaces as required
by the zoning regulations.
[1]
Editor's Note: The definition of "area identification
sign," which immediately followed this definition, was repealed 4-11-2006
by Ord. No. 06-02.
[2]
Editor's Note: The definitions of "building
sign" and "bulletin board," which immediately followed this definition,
were repealed 4-11-2006 by Ord. No. 06-02.
[3]
Editor's Note: The definition of "mall," which
immediately followed this definition, was repealed 4-11-2006 by Ord.
No. 06-02.
[4]
Editor's Note: The definitions of "marquee"
and "marquee sign," which immediately followed this definition, were
repealed 4-11-2006 by Ord. No. 06-02.
[5]
Editor's Note: The definitions of "off-premises
sign," "on-premises sign" and "outdoor menu board," which immediately
followed this definition, were repealed 4-11-2006 by Ord. No. 06-02.
[6]
Editor's Note: The definitions of "portable
sign," "portable swinger sign and A-frame or sandwich sign" and "portable
temporary attraction sign board," which immediately followed this
definition, were repealed 4-11-2006 by Ord. No. 06-02.
[Amended 7-27-2010 by Ord. No. 10-09]
The Building Inspector shall have the following
powers and duties. The Police Department shall assist the Building
Inspector in matters of noncompliance. The Building Inspector shall:
A.
Interpret
this article with guidance and policy direction from the Plan Commission.
B.
Issue or
deny permits.
C.
Assist
persons desiring such assistance with permit application, interpretation
and compliance.
D.
Receive
and file all applications for variances or appeals.
E.
Maintain
records relevant to this Code.
F.
Issue notices
of noncompliance with this Code.
G.
Remove
dangerous or abandoned signs in accordance with this article.
H.
Enforce
this article.
The following signs shall not be permitted:
A.
Signs painted on, attached to or supported by a tree,
stone, cliff or other natural object.
B.
Spotlights or beacons.
C.
Signs placed upon metal light poles, stop signs or
traffic signs.
D.
Flashing, blinking or animated signs.
E.
Signs in the public right-of-way, except signs erected
by a governmental agency, a franchise public utility company or a
contractor doing authorized or permitted work within the public right-of-way
and banners for nonprofit organizations which are approved by the
Village Board, subject to limitations on the type of material, the
minimum height and any other restrictions the Board shall impose.
F.
Revolving, rotating or otherwise moving signs.
G.
Illuminated signs and spotlights which are directed
at motorists or adjacent properties.
It shall be unlawful to use a vehicle or trailer
as a sign in circumvention of this article.
The following signs are exempt from the provisions
of this article and require no sign permit:
A.
Traffic signs or signals, street signs or railroad
signs or any other safety-related signs placed by a utility or any
unit of government.
B.
Christmas or other seasonal decorations on residential
lots and with no commercial message.
C.
Any public notice or warning required by a valid and
applicable federal, state or local law, regulation or ordinance.
D.
Any sign inside a building, not attached to a window
or door, that is not legible from a distance of more than three feet
beyond the lot line of the zone lot or parcel on which the sign is
located.
E.
Works of art that do not include any commercial message.
The following signs shall require no sign permit
but must otherwise comply with the provisions of this article:
A.
Address number.
B.
Residential nameplates.
C.
On-premises commemorative, historical or similar types
of signs.
D.
Convenience signs: enter, exit, parking, rest rooms
or directional, provided that no advertising other than a logo or
the name of the business is placed upon the sign. Such signs shall
not exceed six square feet in area.
E.
Political signs or posters, provided that they are
not posted until 45 days prior to an election and are removed three
days following the election. Persons or committees authorizing the
distribution or posting of campaign materials shall be responsible
for compliance with this article. Such signs shall not be placed in
a right-of-way or upon public lands or property.
F.
Real estate signs advertising a property for sale,
rent or auction. Such signs shall be unlighted and shall not exceed
nine square feet for single- and two-family residences and 32 square
feet for multiple-family residences and nonresidences and shall be
removed not more than 10 days after a transaction is complete.
G.
Construction signs. Such signs shall be unlighted
and shall not exceed 16 square feet for residential lots or 32 square
feet for nonresidential lots and shall be removed not more than 10
days after final inspection by the Building Inspector.
H.
Private garage, lawn or rummage sale signs. Such signs
shall not exceed five square feet and are permitted for a period of
not more than five consecutive days in residential districts only.
I.
Banners used for seasonal events, sales and special
events, provided that such signs are displayed for a maximum period
of 30 days and are removed within three days following the event or
sale.
J.
The flag, pennant or insignia of any government or
any religious or fraternal organization. Such flag, pennant or insignia
shall not exceed 200 square feet.
K.
Temporary open house signs. Such signs shall be in strict compliance with § 219-36 of this article.
L.
Yard cards, provided that such signs are displayed
for a maximum period of five days and only one such sign is displayed
no greater than 60 days in any twelve-month period.
M.
Copy change. Change copy or message on a sign which
is designed to have changeable copy, provided there are no changes
to the physical structure or area of the sign (e.g., gas station price
signs).
[Added 4-11-2006 by Ord. No. 06-02]
N.
Signs
for charitable, educational, governmental, public, or religious facilities.
Bulletin boards or ground signs or wall signs for public, charitable,
or religious institutions not to exceed 32 square feet in area located
on the premises. Such signs shall meet the setback requirements and
illumination provisions of the district in which they are located.
[Added 9-8-2009 by Ord. No. 09-09]
Temporary signs advertising an event or candidate
or election information may be posted upon wooden light or utility
poles with permission of the utility, provided that such signs are
secured firmly to the poles and are removed within three days after
the event or election.
A sign shall be removed by the owner or lessee
of the premises upon which the sign is located when a business which
it advertises has not been conducted for a period of six months or
when, in the judgment of the Inspector, such sign is old and dilapidated
or has become so out of repair as to be dangerous or unsafe, whichever
occurs first. The Village Building Inspector shall give the owner
and/or lessee written notice specifying the location of the sign and
the reason(s) requiring removal and allowing the owner a period of
30 days in which to remove it. The Village Building Inspector may
remove the sign at the cost of the owner and assess the costs of such
removal against the property.
All signs shall be properly secured, supported
and braced and shall be kept in reasonable structural condition and
shall be kept clean and well painted at all times. Bolts or screws
shall not be fastened to window frames. Every sign and its framework,
braces, anchors and other supports shall be constructed of such material
and with such workmanship as to meet standard engineering practice
and be safe and satisfactory to the Village Building Inspector.
All wiring, fittings and materials used in the
construction, connection and operation of electric signs shall conform
to the National Electric Code as adopted by Village ordinance.
[Amended 9-8-2009 by Ord. No. 09-09]
A.
Without
regard to the zoning district in which they are located, charitable,
educational, fraternal, governmental, public, or religious facilities
are permitted signs as follows:
B.
Signage
totaling 32 square feet or greater is permitted in the Public Institution
District when approved by the Planning Commission as a part of the
site plan review process.
No signs are permitted in the triangle formed
by the point at the corner of an intersection and points 15 feet from
the corner along each street.
A.
Any sign located in the Village on the date of adoption
of this code, or located in an area annexed to the Village hereafter,
which does not conform to the provisions of this code is a nonconforming
sign and may be continued, except as provided below:
(1)
The sign is structurally altered in any way except
for normal maintenance and repair;
(2)
The sign is structurally altered for purposes of maintenance
and repair in such a way that the sign will be less in compliance
with the requirements of this code than it was before alteration;
(3)
The sign is relocated;
(4)
The sign is replaced;
(5)
The sign fails to conform to the code regarding maintenance
and repair, construction standards or dangerous and abandoned signs;
or
(6)
There is a change in use or occupancy.
[Amended 4-11-2006 by Ord. No. 06-02]
B.
On the date of the occurrence of any of the above,
the sign shall be brought immediately into compliance with this code
and a new permit secured or the sign shall be removed.
C.
The Village Building Inspector shall maintain a record
of and notify the owner or lessee of the property on which a nonconforming
sign is located, in writing, of the following:
[Amended 4-11-2006 by Ord. No. 06-02]
A.
Illumination. Directly illuminated signs are prohibited
within areas zoned residential.
B.
Permitted signs. In residential areas, only the following
signs may be permitted:
(1)
Address numbers.
(2)
Residential nameplates.
(3)
Political signs or posters.
(4)
Temporary open house signs.
(5)
Real estate signs.
(6)
Construction signs.
(8)
Home occupation signs.
(10)
On-premises commemorative, historical or similar
types of signs.
(11)
Private garage, lawn or rummage sale signs.
(12)
The flag or insignia of any government, religious
or fraternal organization.
(13)
Yard cards.
(14)
Multifamily unit signs.
(15)
Charitable, educational, fraternal, governmental, public, or religious
facilities.
[Added 9-8-2009 by Ord. No. 09-09]
C.
Election signs. Political signs are permitted to be
placed on private property, subject to the following conditions:
D.
Temporary open house signs.
(1)
Such signs shall not be illuminated and shall not
exceed six square feet. Such signs may be placed at a rate of one
per intersection per company and shall only be displayed for a period
from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the day of the open house. No more
than four directional open house signs may be placed within the Village
limits for any one house.
E.
Subdivision signs. In any subdivision, one subdivision
identification sign, not illuminated, not to exceed 32 square feet,
may be erected at any principal entrance. (A subdivision shall not
have more than two principal entrances for purposes of this article
only.)
F.
G.
Multifamily unit signs. Multifamily units may be allowed
one on-premises freestanding sign for each street frontage where the
linear street frontage on corner lots exceeds 175 feet, subject to
the following conditions:
C.
Height and setback requirements. Height and setback
requirements shall be as follows:
|
District
|
Height
(feet)
|
Side
(feet)
|
Rear
(feet)
|
Front
(feet)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
B-1
|
45
|
None
|
None
|
None
| |
|
B-2
|
45
|
20
|
20
|
50
| |
|
I-1 and I-2
|
45
|
25
|
25
|
25
|
D.
Wall signs. No wall sign shall extend beyond the building
more than 18 inches. No wall sign shall extend above the second-story
windowsill or extend above the roofline, whichever is lower.
E.
Mansard roof signs. Mansard roof signs are permitted,
provided that no wall sign is located on the facade. No mansard roof
sign shall extend above the highest point of the roof.
F.
Canopies and awnings. No canopy or awning shall extend
more than 60 inches from the face of the building or closer to the
curb than 24 inches. No canopy or awning shall be less than eight
feet or an average of 10 feet in height from the sidewalk. No sign
shall be installed above or below the canopy. Any lettering or other
signage placed on the face of an awning or canopy shall be counted
against the maximum signage area for the parcel on which it is located.
G.
Column-mounted and multiple-column-mounted signs.
(1)
Number. One column-mounted or one multiple-column-mounted
sign shall be allowed for each parcel of frontage, provided that no
projecting sign or ground-mounted sign is on the parcel frontage.
(2)
Clearance from ground. There shall be a clear, open
area of 10 feet from the ground to the bottommost part of the sign.
H.
Projecting signs.
(1)
Number. One projecting sign may be permitted for each
parcel, provided that no ground sign is located on the property.
(2)
Projection from face of building. No part of any projecting
sign shall extend further than 60 inches from the face of the building
or closer to the curb than 24 inches.
(3)
Maximum signage area. No projecting sign shall exceed
nine square feet in area.
(4)
Illumination. Projecting signs shall not be directly
illuminated.
(5)
Minimum clearance. No part of any projecting sign
shall be less than 10 feet from the grade underneath.
(6)
Extension. No projecting sign shall extend above the
second-story windowsill or extend above the roofline, whichever is
lower.
I.
Application of maximum signage area. The display surface
area of any permitted sign shall be counted against the maximum signage
area for the parcel on which it is located.
J.
Joint occupancy or multiple-use building. A joint
occupancy or multiple-use building shall be a building occupied by
a single occupant who engages in more than one activity within the
building or which contains two or more activities engaged in by different
occupants. Each such building shall be allowed one column-mounted
sign per parcel and no more. All other restrictions with regard to
multiple-column-mounted, column-mounted, ground-mounted, wall or projecting
signs shall apply as if dealing with a single structure.
A.
Total signage area. The total signage area for a parcel
in the B-1 District shall not exceed in area, in square feet, three
times the linear front footage of the building the sign is attached
to or directs attention to.
B.
Corner lots. Corner establishments are permitted an
additional 25% of signage area, provided that this additional 25%
of signage area is not to be located on the front facade of the building.
The Historic Preservation Code, Chapter 130 of the Village of Osceola Code, is hereby adopted by reference and included.
A.
Total signage area.
(1)
Total signage area in the B-2 District shall not exceed
in area, in square fleet, three times the linear front footage of
the building the sign is attached to.
(2)
Corner establishments are permitted an additional
25% of this total signage area, provided that such additional 25%
(this 25% may be based on linear footage of building side) of the
total signage area is not located on the front facade of the building.
B.
Column-mounted signs and ground-mounted signs. In
addition to the total signage area above, an establishment not located
in the shopping center in the B-2 District may have one column-mounted
or one ground-mounted sign not to exceed a maximum of 60 square feet
of display surface area for a column-mounted sign or 32 square feet
of display surface area for a ground-mounted sign.
C.
Shopping center signs. In addition to the general
provisions of this article, the following regulations shall apply
to shopping centers:
(1)
A shopping center is permitted one column-mounted
or ground-mounted sign for each street for which the center has frontage
which bears the name of the shopping center only and which may be
erected on the lands occupied by the center. The maximum square footage
of each such sign may not exceed 150 square feet for a single-faced
sign or 150 square feet per face of a double-faced sign.
(2)
Each shopping center shall be allowed one column-
or ground-mounted sign for each street for which the center has frontage
which bears the name of the businesses located within the center.
Such sign shall have a maximum square footage of 150 square feet for
a single-faced sign or 150 square feet per face for a double-faced
sign.
A.
Total signage area.
(1)
Total signage area in the industrial districts shall
not exceed in area, in square feet, three times the linear front footage
of the building the sign is attached to or directs attention to.
(2)
Corner establishments are permitted an additional
25% of this total signage area, provided that such signage is not
located on the front facade of the building.
B.
Column-mounted or ground-mounted signs. In addition
to the total signage area above, establishments within the industrial
districts may have one column-mounted or one ground-mounted sign,
provided that a column-mounted sign shall have a maximum display area
of 150 square feet and any ground-mounted sign shall have a maximum
display area of 100 square feet.
A.
Permits required. No persons shall erect, relocate
or reconstruct, or cause the aforementioned, within the Village of
Osceola, any signs without first having obtained and having in force
and effect a permit therefor from the Village Building Inspector.
B.
Permit application and fees. No permit shall be granted
until an application has been filed with the Village Building Inspector
to assure compliance.
(1)
The permit fee shall be as follows: the fee shall
be established by resolution.
(2)
The Village Building Inspector may require that the
application be accompanied by a plan or design of the sign showing
its weight, dimensions, electrical or gas equipment and details of
its position relative to the building and to all property lines.
C.
Inspection. The applicant shall, upon completion of
the installation, relocation or alteration of the sign, notify the
Village Building Inspector, who will assure that the sign complies
with the regulations of this article.
D.
Revocation of permit. The Village Building Inspector
may at any time revoke a permit for a violation of this article. The
holder of a revoked permit shall be entitled to an appeal before the
Board of Appeals.
A.
Written notice of violation of the provisions of this
article will be given to the person, firm or corporation held in violation.
If within 30 days of such notification the violation(s) is (are) not
corrected, the violator shall be subject to a fine of $25 per day
for each separate violation of the provisions of this article until
such violation(s) is (are) corrected. If the condition(s) of violation
still persists after the aforementioned 30 days of written notice,
the Village may correct the violation at the owner's expense.
B.
Repeated refusal to comply with the provisions of
this article shall subject the violator to suspension of the privileges
of this article.
