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Sign Ordinance Update Sign Ordinance Update 2010 2010‐ ‐11 11

January 3, 2011

Village of Niles Staff

Discussion Overview Discussion Overview

• Purpose & Design Guidelines
• Measurement of Sign Copy Area
• Prohibited Signs
• Exempt Signs
• Signs Requiring Permits

– Permitted, Special Use, & Temporary

• Administration

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Purpose Purpose

• Purpose List

– Protect the health, safety, and general welfare; – Protect the constitutional right to free speech while not creating a nuisance to neighboring properties and upon the Village as a whole; – Support the desired visual character of the Village; and – Prevent traffic hazards.

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Design Guidelines Design Guidelines

• Provide general standards to support the

purpose statement, include

– Legibility – Relationship of signs to their surroundings – Relationship of signs to the building and site locations – The quality and craftsmanship of signs

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Area of Sign Copy Area of Sign Copy

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Prohibited Signs Prohibited Signs

• For the most part maintained existing

provisions.

• Refined definition of vehicular signs.

– Vehicular signs shall not be parked on a public right-of-way, public property or private property so as to be visible from a public right-of-way where the apparent purpose is to advertise a product or direct people to a business or activity located

• n the same or nearby property
• Prohibited neon window borders.
• Prohibited video signs (i.e. televisions)

except in conjunction with gasoline pumps.

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Exempt Signs 1 Exempt Signs 1

• Made refinements & additions.
• Political Signs

– 3 signs with a total area of 20 sq. ft. – Not to be displayed longer than 15 days after the election on non-residential property. – New State law “prohibits” time limits for display on residential property.

• Holiday Decorations

– 45 days before and 90 days after holiday.

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Exempt Signs 2 Exempt Signs 2

• Celebratory Signs

– Allowed in residential districts for a 14 day period.

• Window Signs – Temporary

– 2 per window for not more than 30 days. – 50% of any business window; 75% of a supermarket window.

• Home Occupation Sign (Nameplate)

– 48 sq. inches in R-1 & R-2.

• Added Public Notice Board Kiosks.

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Signs Requiring a Permit 1 Signs Requiring a Permit 1

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Signs Requiring a Permit 2 Signs Requiring a Permit 2

• Signage in Business & Manufacturing Districts

– Total Signage =

• Qualifying for Ground Sign =

3 Times the Wall Frontage of a Building.

• Not Qualifying for Ground Sign =

2.5 Times the Wall Frontage of a Building

– 1 frontage = 500 sq. ft. maximum 2 frontages = 800 sq. ft. maximum 3 or more frontages = 1,000 sq. ft. maximum – Sites require a Comprehensive Signage Plan.

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Wall Signs Wall Signs

• Can be on any wall or R.O.W. frontage.
• No specific limit on number.
• Every sign after 1st must be no more

than 50% the area of the 1st.

• Cannot extend above

roof line.

• No stacking of

signage from different businesses.

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Ground Signs Ground Signs

• Number of signs

– 0 - 99 feet of R.O.W. frontage: No sign – 100 - 599 feet of R.O.W. frontage: 1 sign – 600 feet of R.O.W. frontage: 2 signs

• Area – As part of overall total signage
• Height –

– 10 Tenants or less: 20 ft. – 10 Tenants or more; 120K sq. ft.: 22 ft. – 500K sq. ft.: 32 ft. – In a manufacturing district: 20 ft.

• Materials for Monument Signs –

– Brick, stone, or decorative masonry

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Other Signs Other Signs

• Window Signs – Permanent:

– Area as part of overall total signage. – Neon sign not more than 15% of window area.

• Electronic Message Center Sign

– Allowed as a permitted sign if it meets certain conditions, otherwise it requires a special use permit. – Max. 25% of ground sign without a special use permit.

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Special Use Signs Special Use Signs

• Any sign not covered in the ordinance.
• Painted wall signs.
• Drive through reader board signs

– Exempt, if

• It has an attached sign that is not greater than six (6) square

feet in area;

• It is internal to the lot; and
• The lot upon which the sign located does not abut a lot zoned

in a residential district.

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Temporary Signs Temporary Signs

• Types of Temporary Signs

– Banners, Bunting, Flags, Inflatables, Pennants, & Searchlights,

• Permits issued by Community Development Director for:

– Public Interest Occasions –

• 14 Days Before & 7 Days After

– Grand Openings

• 90 Days

– Special Events

• 4 week period maximum 4 times per year with 1 month

between events.

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Administration Administration

• Existing signs that received permit are legal non-

conforming.

– Must be removed - Neon window borders – within 5 years. All other signs – by 2025.

• As is currently, any sign that required a permit

that does not have one is ‘unlawful’ and can be taken down.

• Implementation will be incremental and occur as

signs are updated.

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Discussion Discussion

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