§ 6-38. Temporary signs.
(a)
The following temporary signs shall be permitted, subject to the permit requirements of this article, in addition to signs otherwise permitted by this article:
(1)
Real estate signs (nonilluminated), advertising the sale or lease of the lot or premises on which they are maintained, shall be less than ten square feet in area for residential zoned lots and less than 64 square feet in area for commercial, office, and industrial zoned lots. No one property shall be allowed to have more than one sign on the lot or premises, except, on corner lots, one such sign may face each street. Said signs shall be removed within seven days after the sale or lease of the premises. These temporary signs, referred to in this subsection (a)(1) shall be reviewed on an annual basis regarding their permissibility. In addition, signs advertising the sale of residential lots or premises are exempt from paying the established sign application fee.
a.
Real estate signs (nonilluminated) advertising the sale or lease of a residential zoned lot or premises may be posted off the premises to be sold or leased on Sundays only. This type of sign referred to in this subsection (a)(1)a is not subject to annual review.
b.
Real estate signs (nonilluminated) advertising the sale or lease of a commercial, office, or industrial lot or premises may be attached to the side of such building facing the street. The area of the sign shall not exceed 15 percent of the total area of the side of the building to which it is attached up to a maximum of 64 square feet. A sign as described in this subsection (a)(1)b shall not be subject to annual review.
(2)
Construction site signs (nonilluminated) identifying the parties engaged in the design and construction on the lot or premises on which they are displayed, and being less than ten square feet in area on a lot or premises located in any R-1 or R-2 residential district, established by the zoning ordinance, as set forth in chapter 82, or 32 square feet in area on a lot or district or CN, CC, CG, OF, IL, IG, IH district established by the zoning ordinance, as set forth in chapter 82, where new construction or remodeling work is in progress and not in excess of one sign on the lot or premises; such signs to be removed within seven days after completion of such work as determined by the designated village official.
(3)
Decorations displayed in connection with civic, patriotic or religious holidays, except that they shall be removed within 14 days after the appropriate holiday.
(4)
Flags, emblems, and signs of political, civic, philanthropic, or educational organizations temporarily displayed with respect to an election or event for noncommercial purposes, to be removed seven days after such election or event.
(5)
Garage sale signs (nonilluminated) placed on the lot or premises on which such sale is conducted or off premises less than ten square feet in area and not in excess of one sign on the lot or premises, except that on corner lots one such sign may face each street, and such signs shall be removed within 72 hours after posting.
(b)
A temporary sign described in subsection (a) of this section shall be removed within the stipulated time limits by the person posting or displaying such sign. The village is authorized and empowered to remove any such sign upon the expiration of the stipulated time limit, whereupon the person who posted or displayed such sign shall pay the sum to the village of $20.00, or the actual cost incurred by the village, for the removal of the sign, whichever is greater.
(Code 1974, § 3-14; Ord. No. 2016-20, § 18, 5-17-2016)