HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 271 - 2/21/1963 - SIGN ORDINANCEORDINANCE NO. 271
AN ORDINAACE REGULATING SIGNS AND AWNINGS, AMENDING
CHAPTER 12 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and
Dupage, Illinois:
Section 1. That Sections 12.001 to Section 12.009 inclusive
of Chapter 12 of the Municipal Code of Elk Grove Village is hereby
repealed.
Section 2. That Chapter 12 of the Municipal Code of Elk Grove
Village is hereby amended by adding the following:
"12.001 Permits required.
(A) Requirements, No person, firm or corporation shall
hereafter erect, construct, relocate, structurally
alter or maintain any sign, billboard or other
advertising device, as defined herein, within the
Village of Elk Grove Village, without having
obtained a permit as provided in this Article.
The provisions of this Article shall not apply to
signs not exceeding 10 square feet in surface area
which advertise the sale or lease of the premises
on which they are located, nor shall they apply to
luminous window signs or borders or portable signs
which are erected for less than 6 days.
(B) No person, firm or corporation shall hereafter
erect, construct, relocate, structurally alter or
maintain any sign, billbo.ay.d or advertising device,
as defined ei n) c or ovC9 Pahlie �coperty without
first having c,—rair_ee 0rlo pe.jaission from the
President and inTcd. c:' :rus`ees of the Village of
Elk Grove Village
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erection permits undef this Article shall be made upon
forms proV4&,c, by t' c Bi!ildia., coir-miseicner and shall
contain e: hays a ached thefetc the following inCor-
mation:
1, i\lama, address and tsiephc_ce nu.bar of the owner
of the premises and sign .
2. Location cf buildinE;; si:-`zcture, or lot to which
or upon which the sign or otar advertising device
is to Le a.t ached or erected,
3. A ohotogrz:?h or accurate scale drawing of the
property nvol•::'. and adjoining property on each
side in which to sign will be within 15 feet of
the side '.ot line, and showing accurate placejLent
thereon co: the proposed -ign_
4, Blueprin-.: or ink drx.ving of the plans and speci-
fication& and method of construction and attach-
ment to i:ae building cr in the ground.
5, Copy of s'.,ress sheets and calculations showing
the structure is designed for dead load and wind
pressure in any direction in the amount required
by this Articie.
6. liame of person, firm or corporation erecting
ctrnr tare.
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7. A bond as required by Section 12.006.
8. Such other information as the Building Commissioner
shall require to show full compliance with this and
all other laws and ordinances of the Village.
9. An agreement signed by the owner as to the provis-
ions set forth in sub paragraph G hereof.
(D) Permit Fees: Every applicant before being granted an
original permit hereunder shall pay to the Village the
following permit fee for each sign structure:
1. Non -illuminated signs --$10.00 plus 10¢ per square
foot of sign surface area of the proposed sign.
2. Illuminated signs -415.00 plus 10¢ per square foot
of sign surface are a of the proposed sign.
3. Retractable awnings -43.00.
Q. No permit fee shall be charged for portable or
temporary signs or for nameplates or other non -
illuminated identification signs or awnings permitted
to be placed in Residential Use Districts in this
Article.
(E) Permit Issued if Application in Order:
It shall be the duty of the Building Commissioner,
upon the filing of an application for a sign erection
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permit, to have examined such application, and if
all requirements as set forth in this Article and
other Village Ordinances are compl'.eel with, thereiipnn
said permit shall be issued if in the opinion of
the Building Commissioner the application is in
good form and all ordinances have been complied
with. If the work authorized under said permit
has not been completed within one year after date
of issuance the said permit shall be null and void.
(F) Annual Inspection Fees:
The Building Commissioner shall inspect annually
or at such other times as he deems necessary, each
sign or other advertising structure regulated by
this Article and for which a permit is required, for
the purpose of ascertaining whether the same is secure
or insecure and whether it is in need of removal or
repair. To meet the expense of such inspection the
permittee thereof shall pay to the Village the sum
of one-half of the then required permit fee for said
sign. do inspection fee as required by this para-
graph shall be charged during the fiscal year in
which the sign or other advertising structure is
erected.
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(G) Unsafe and Unlawful Signs:
If the Building Commissioner shall find that any
sign or other advertising structure regulated herein
Is unsafe or insecure or has been erected or is being
maintained in violation of the provisions of this
Article; he sh ll give written notice to the permittee
thereof. If the permittee fails to remove, relocate
or alter the structure so as to comply with the
standards herein set forth within 10 days after such
notice, such sign or other advertising structure may
be removed by the Building Commissioner at the expense
of the permittee or owner of the property upon which
it is located.
1112.002 Definitions. As used in this Ordinance, unless the
context otherwise indicates:
(A) "Sign" shall mean any device, including exterior
clocks, temperature indicators, marquees, canopies,
placards or other representations containing words,
printing, pictures, designs or combinations thereof
used in the nature of advertisement, announcement,
or directions calculated to attract the attention
of the public.
(B) "Advertising Sign" (Billboard) shall mean any sign
which directs attention to a business, commodity,
service or activity not necessarily conducted, sold
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or offered upon the premises where such sign is
located.
(C) "A Banner Sign" shall mean any sign printed or painted
on cloth or canvass and used for attracting the
attention of the public. All Banner signs shall
also be considered as temporary signs.
(D) "Business Sign" shall mean any sign which directs
attention to a business or profession or to a
commodity, service or entertainment sold or offered
upon the premises where such sign is located.
(E) "Flashing Sign" shall mean any illuminated sign on
which such illumination is not kept stationary or
constant in intensity and color at all times.
Illuminated signs which indicate the time, tempera-
ture, weather or other similar information shall not
be considered "flashing signs."
(F) "Ground Sign" shall mean any sign supported by posts,
uprights, braces or other supports placed upon the
ground, and not attached to any building.
(G) "Illuminated Sign" shall mean any sign which is
illuminated by electric lights or luminous devices
as part of the sign proper.
(H) "Illuminated Traffic Signal" shall mean any official
traffic control device or sign which is illuminated
by electric lights or luminous devices.
(I) "Lot" shall mean any property, improved or unimproved.
(J) "Unimproved Lot." An unimproved lot shall mean any
plated lot or tract of land used as a whole which is
completely unoccupied by a building or structure and
upon which no building or structure has been commenced.
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(K) "Moving Sign" shall mean any sign that has any
external or visible part or parts that move,
rotate or spin.
L) "Premise" shall mean any property, improved or
unimproved.
(M) "Permittee" shall mean any person, firm or corpora-
tion holding a permit pursuant to this Article.
(N) "Person" shall mean any person, firm, partnership,
association, corporation or organization of any
type or kind.
(0) "Portable Sign" shall mean any sign designed to be
moved from place to place and not exceeding 10 sq.
ft. in area.
(P) "Projecting Sign" shall mean any sign which is
attached directly to the building wall and which
extends more than 18 inches from the face of the
wall.
(Q) "Roof Sign" shall mean any sign erected, constructed
or maintained wholly or partially upon or over the
roof of any building with the principal support on
the roof of the building.
(R) "Surface Area of Sign" shall mean the entire area
within a single continuous perimeter enclosing the
extreme limits of the sign surface. It does not
include any structural elements outside the limits
of such sign and not forming an integral part of the
display. All sides of a multiple faced sign struc-
ture shall be used in computing total surface area.
(S) "Standard Sign" shall mean any ground business sign
erected, constructed or maintained on any single
pole, post, pylon or standard.
(T) "Building Commissioner" shall mean the Building
Commissioner of the Village of Elk Grove Village.
(U) "Temporary Sign" shall mean any sign constructed of
cloth or other light temporary material, with or
without a structural frame, intended for a limited
period of display.
(V) "Wall Sign" shall mean any sign which is painted on
or attached directly to the building wall and which
does not extend more than 18 inches from the face of
the wall.
(W) "Zoning Ordinance" shall mean the Zoning Ordinance
of the Village of Elk Grove Village.
(X) "Car Sign" shall mean, when used in this ordinance,
any sign attached to an automobile which is perma-
nently parked for the purpose of displaying same.
(Y) The term "property line" when used herein shall not
refer to a property line adjacent to a street or alley.
(Z) The use in this Article of the phrase "any sign or
other advertising device" or a similar phrase shall
mean all of the signs and devices above defined in
this section. The word "shall" is mandatory and not
discretionary.
"12.003 Permitted Signs
Signs shall be classified and permitted in accordance
with the regulations set forth in this Article, and
only those signs specifically permitted by the text
of this Ordinance shall be permitted and none others.
The classification for signs hereinafter set forth
shall be in accordance with the various use districts
designated now or hereafter established in the
Zoning Ordinance.
(A) Signs in Residential Use Districts.
In Residential Use Districts, no sign, business sign,
or advertising sign shall be erected except the
following non -flashing, non -illuminated signs:
1. A name sign identifying the owner or occupant of
a building or dwelling unit provided the surface
area does not exceed two (2) square feet.
2. A sign pertaining to the lease or sale of a building
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or property provided such sign shall not exceed
10 square feet in surface area. If more than one
sign is erected, the combined areas of all signs shall :r
not exceed 10 square feet.
3. All Temporary Signs shall be subject to the
obtaining of permission from the President and
Board of Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove
Village.
Q. One sign only identifying an engineer, architect or
contractor engaged in the construction of a
building, provided such sign shall not exceed
12 square feet in surface area, is no more than
10 feet or less than 3 feet above ground and is
removed within 30 days following occupancy of the
building.
5. One identification sign, not to exceed 30 square
feet in area, for the following uses: church,
school, hospital, home for aged or similar insti-
tution,- Such sign shall be solely for the purpose
of displaying the name of the institution and its
activities or services.
6. Permitted signs in Residential Use Districts may
be located in any required yard but not less than
five (5) feet from any property line nor less
than five (5) feet from any lot line, adjacent'T'
to any street. In the case of corner lots permitted
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signs shall not be erected closer than 10 feet from
any lot line adjacent to a street.
7. Advertising signs (billboards) and illuminated
signs shall not be permitted in Residential
Districts.
(B) Signs in B-1 Business Districts.
In the B-1 Business District the following signs
shall be permitted to be erected under the conditions
specified and none other:
1. Wall Signs provided the same do not exceed (3)
square feet for each lineal foot of store frontage.
Any portion of a store fronting or facing toward a
street shall be considered in computing store
.frontage.
2. Standard Signs advertising a shopping center as a
whole provided the said sign or any portion thereof
does not exceed 18 feet in height and maintains a
clearance of 10 feet from the ground to the bottom of
the sign.
(a) Are placed not closer than 300 feet apart.
(b) Observe a set back of 5 feet from any portion
of any street or road and be placed not closer
than 10 feet from any property line.
(c) Does not exceed 96 sq. ft. in area.
3. No advertising sign or billboard shall be painted
upon any wall in a shopping center.
Q. Painted signs on water reservoirs are permitted.
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5. Advertising signs are permitted on unimporved lots
only, the requirements regulating same being the
same as provided in paragraph C-5 and C-6 hereof.
6. Temporary ground signs advertising the construction
and opening of a shopping center are permitted and
shall be subject to the same restrictions as per-
tain to advertising signs.
(C) Signs in B-2 Business District.
In the B-2 Business District only the following signs
shall be permitted to be erected under the conditions
hereinafter specified:
1. Business signs except as specifically prohibited
providing a total surface area of all business
signs on a lot shall not exceed the sum of 3 sq.
ft. for each lineal foot of lot frontage.
2. Wall signs as permitted in the B-1 Business
District.
3. Projecting signs exclusive of projecting advertising
signs provided the same shall not extend more than
36 inches from the building.
4. Standard Signs. Not more than one standard sign
shall be erected upon any premises except on
corner lots, in which case one facing each street
is allowed:
(a) No standard sign shall exceed 96 square feet
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in area.
(b) All standard signs shall maintain a clearance
of 10 feet from the ground to the bottom of
the sign and shall in no case exceed a total
height of 18 feet from the ground to the top
of the sign.
5. Advertising signs shall be permitted on unimproved
lots only in which case they shall be limited to
not more than one for a lot of 75 foot frontage
or less and to only one additional sign for 75 feet
or less of additional lot frontage. Advertising
signs shall be limited to 25 feet in length and
300 square feet in surface area and no advertising
sign shall contain over two signs per facing. No
advertising signs shall be erected within 50 feet
of adjoining residential use district, if designed
to face into and be visible from such district.
6. All advertising signs shall set back 10 feet from
any road and be placed not closer than 5 feet from
any property line. In the case of corner lots
advertising signs shall be set back 30 feet from
any property line which is adjacent to a road.
(D) Signs in Manufacturing District.
idithin the M-1 and 14-2 Manufacturing District signs
are permitted subject to the following regulations.
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1. The total surface of all business signs on a lot
shall not exceed 5 square feet for each lineal
foot of building frontage in the M-2 Manufacturing
District, and 3 square feet for each lineal foot of
building frontage in the M-1 Manufacturing District.
2. Advertising signs shall be permitted only upon unim-
proved lots in the M-1 and M-2 Manufacturing Districts,
and shall be as regulated in the B-2 Business District.
3. Projecting signs provided the same do not project more
than 36 inches from any building.
4. The height provisions of the B-2 Business District
shall apply to the Industrial District.
1112.004 General Provisions and Restrictions applying to all
Districts.
(A) Illuminated Signs
1. Illuminated signs with revolving or rotating beams
or beacons shall not be permitted in any district.
2. All illuminated signs shall be wired in accordance
with regulations as prescribed by the National
Electrical Code currently in force. Gooseneck
reflectors and lights shall be permitted on ground
signs and wall signs, provided, however, that any
lights be installed only in such manner that the direct
rays of such lights be concentrated on the sign and
be prevented from causing a glare on, or striking,
the street or nearby property or the reflector
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shall be provided with proper glass lenses concen-
trating the illumination upon the area of the sign
so as to prevent glare on the street or nearby
property.
3. Illuminated signs located on a lot adjacent to,
across the street from or in the next use district
to any residential district or apartment district,
shall be turned off and not operated between the
hours of 11:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. unless the
premises on which or for which the sign is specifi-
cally operating is engaged in the operation of the
business. In which event, the sign shall not be
operated past the hour of 1:00 A.M.
Q. No illuminated sign shall be placed within one
hundred feet of an illuminated traffic signal if,
in the opinion of the Chief of Police, the same
shall interfere with, confuse or distract driver
compliance with said illuminated traffic signal.
Appeals from rulings of the Chief of Police may be
made to the President and Board of Trustees.
5. Flashing signs and devices are prohibited,
(B) Signs painted on buildings are prohibited.
(C) No sign shall be permitted to obstruct any window,
door, fire escape, stairway or opening intended to
provide light, air, ingress or egress for any building
or structure.
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(D) All signs shall be so constructed, erected and
maintained that all danger to persons or property
shall be eliminated and no sign shall be erected
or maintained so as to obstruct traffic sight lines
or traffic control signals at street intersections,
or traffic sight lines or signals at railroad grade
cross'ir,7s: Signs visible from a street shall not
contai:; arrow or the words "stop" or "danger" or
otherwise resemble or simulate official traffic
control signs.
(E) No roof sign shall be permitted to be erected in the
village.
(F) Projecting signs shall be constructed of metal, in-
combustible materials or materials approved for signs
by the National Electrical Code currently in force in
the Village.
(G) The post or standard supporting a standard sign shall
be concrete or metal and must be securely anchored to
a concrete base.
(E) All signs shall be constructed to withstand a wind
pressure of 30 pounds per square foot, except where
the requirements set forth herein are different.
(I) Every sign shall be plainly marked with the name of
the person, firm or corporation erecting and main-
taining same; such person, firm or corporation and/or
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the owner of the premises on which the sign is
located shall be the responsible party for the
purpose of receiving notice under any section of
this Article.
(J) Car signs as defined herein are prohibited.
(K) No sign shall exceed 26 ft. in height or 6 ft.
above the height of any building on same lot,
whichever is lesser.
(L) Retractable awnings may be permitted provided the
lowest portion thereof shall be not less' than seven
(7) feet above the level of the sidewalk or public
thoroughfare. No awning shall be permitted to extend
beyond a point 60 inches from the building. An
awning shall be no larger than is necessary to
protect and cover the window and/or the extrance over
which it is erected. Awnings shall be constructed
of fire-resistant cloth or metal, provided, however,
that all frames and supports shall be of metal.
Every awning shall be securely attached to and
supported by the building. Posts or columns beyond
the building line shall not be permitted for awnings.
No awnings shall be attached to wood jambs, frames
or other wooden members of a building (frame buildings
excepted). The only advertising that may be permitted
on any awning shall be a business sign identifying
the owner or occupant of the business or industry
connected with the premises, which may be painted
or otherwise permanently placed in a space not
exceeding 6 inches in height on the front and side
portions thereof.
"12.005 Inspection and Removal of Certain Signs.
(A) If the Building Commissioner shall find that any sign
or other advertising structure regulated herein is
unsafe or insecure, or has been constructed or
erected in violation of the provisions of this Article,
he shall give written notice to the permittee thereof.
If the permittee fails to remove or alter the structure
so as to comply with the standards herein set forth
within 10 days after such notice, such sign or other
advertising structure may be removed by the Building
Commissioner at the expense of the premittee or owner
of the property upon which it is located. The
Building Commissioner shall refuse to issue a permit
to any permittee or owner who refuses to pay costs
so assessed. The Building Commissioner may cause any
sign or other advertising structure whidi is an
immediate peril to persons or property to be removed
summarily and without notice.
(p) Any sign now or hereafter existing which has been
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abandoned, fallen into disuse, or which no longer
advertises a bona fide business conducted, product
sold or service rendered, shall be removed by the
owner, agent or person having the beneficial use
of the building, structure or lot upon which such
sign is located within 10 days after written notifi-
cation from the Building Commissioner and, upon
failure to comply with such notice within the time
specified in such order, the Building Commissioner
is hereby authorized to cause removal of such sign,
and any expense incident thereto shall be paid by the
owner of the building, structure or lot upon which
such sign is located.
"12.006 Bond Requirements.
A person engaged in the business of constructing
and erecting billboards or signs shall file
with the Building Commissioner a bond in the penal
sum of Ten Thousand Dollars with a responsible
surety company as surety thereon, said bond to be
approved as to form by the Village Attorney. Said
bond shall indemnify the Village of Elk Grove Village
and its officials, for the full period of time
provided for by the Statutes or Limitations of the
State of Illinois, for any and all loss, cost,
expense or liability of any kind or nature whatsoever,
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which said Village or its officials may suffer or
be put to, or which may be recovered from it or them
by reason of the issuance of such permit.
"12.007 Variations.
All requests for variations in requirements herein
set forth or appeals from any rulings of any officer
of the Village shall be directed to the President
and Board of Trustees of the Village.
1112.008 Penalty
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
provision or failing to comply with any provision of
this Article shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor
more than $200.00 for each offense, and a separate
offense shall be deemed committed on each day,
commencing from date of official notification, during
or on which a violation or failure to comply occurs
or continues.
1112.009 Non -Conforming Signs.
Any sign lawfully existing or under construction
on the adoption date of this Ordinance which does
not conform to the provisions contained herein, may
be continued or maintained, but may not be replaced,
structurally, altered, reestablished (if discontinued)
or continued if destroyed or damaged to the extent
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of 50 per cent or more of its value.
"12.010 Separability
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase
or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held
invalid of unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate,
distinct and independent provision and such holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions.
`12.011 Ordinances Repealed
All other ordinances, or parts of ordinances
heretofore enacted by the Village of Elk Grove
Village in conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval and publication
according to law.
Passed this 21st day of February, 1963.
Approved this 21st day of February, 1963.
Published this 28th day of February, 1963.
James R. Gibson
President
Attest:
Published in pamphlet form
Lleanor G. Turner by authority of the President
Village Clerk and 9oard of Trustees
February 28, 1963