(1) No sign shall be constructed, erected or installed in the Village without administrative approval.

(2) Exemptions. Signs of the following types shall be exempt from administrative approval, but such signs must otherwise comply with this section:

(a) Real estate signs not exceeding eight square feet in area which advertise the sale, rental or lease of the premises upon which said signs are located and are temporary in nature;

(b) Professional nameplates not exceeding two square feet in area;

(c) Signs denoting the architect, engineer or contractor when placed upon work under construction during such period of construction and not exceeding 32 square feet in area;

(d) Occupational sign denoting only the name or profession of an occupant in a commercial building, public institution, building or dwelling house and not exceeding two square feet in area;

(e) Memorial signs or tablets, names of buildings and date of erection when cut into a masonry surface or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible materials;

(f) Traffic or other municipal signs, legal notices, railroad crossing signs, danger and such temporary, emergency or nonadvertising signs;

(g) Displays of automotive maintenance merchandise by gasoline stations, located between the principal building and a gasoline pump on the premises;

(h) Signs integral to gasoline pumps and racks for the display of automotive maintenance merchandise. The display of automotive fuel prices upon signs other than those integral to fuel pumps shall be considered as signs; and

(i) Names on a building or building complex which are permanently placed on a building.

Application contents. Applications shall be made on forms provided by the Director and shall include:

(1) Name, address and telephone number of the applicant;
(2) Location of the building, structure or lot to which or upon which the sign is to be attached or erected;
(3) Position of the sign or advertising structure in relation to nearby buildings or structures;
(4) A scaled drawing showing the lettering, images, graphics, etc., composing the sign, its plans, specifications, materials and method of illumination, its size and height above any sidewalk or public thoroughfare and the setback distance from the curbline;
(5) Name of the person, firm, corporation or association erecting the structure;
(6) Written consent of the owner of the building, structure or land to which or on which the structure is to be erected; and
(7) Such other information as the Director shall require to determine compliance with this section.

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Transferal of permits. A sign permit granted under the regulations of this section may be transferred, providing the sign remains unchanged. Alterations to sign components as regulated by this section will require review and an approval of an amendment of the sign permit.

Expiration. If the erection, relocation or alteration of the sign has not been completed within six months of the date of issuance of the sign permit, such permit shall be null and void.

See § 106-86: Signage design standards. for complete, detailed information.