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Sign Ordinance Update Sign Ordinance Update 2010 ‐ ‐ 11 11 2010 Village of Niles Staff January 3, 2011

Discussion Overview Discussion Overview • Purpose & Design Guidelines • Measurement of Sign Copy Area • Prohibited Signs • Exempt Signs • Signs Requiring Permits – Permitted, Special Use, & Temporary • Administration 01/03/11 Niles Sign Ordinance Update 2

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. 01/03/11 Niles Sign Ordinance Update 3

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 01/03/11 Niles Sign Ordinance Update 4

Area of Sign Copy Area of Sign Copy 01/03/11 Niles Sign Ordinance Update 5

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 on the same or nearby property • Prohibited neon window borders. • Prohibited video signs (i.e. televisions) except in conjunction with gasoline pumps. 01/03/11 Niles Sign Ordinance Update 6

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. 01/03/11 Niles Sign Ordinance Update 7

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. 01/03/11 Niles Sign Ordinance Update 8

Signs Requiring a Permit 1 Signs Requiring a Permit 1 01/03/11 Niles Sign Ordinance Update 9

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. 01/03/11 Niles Sign Ordinance Update 10

Wall Signs Wall Signs • Can be on any wall or R.O.W. frontage. • No specific limit on number. • Every sign after 1 st must be no more than 50% the area of the 1 st . • Cannot extend above roof line. • No stacking of signage from different businesses. 01/03/11 Niles Sign Ordinance Update 11

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 01/03/11 Niles Sign Ordinance Update 12

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. 01/03/11 Niles Sign Ordinance Update 13

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. 01/03/11 Niles Sign Ordinance Update 14

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. 01/03/11 Niles Sign Ordinance Update 15

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. 01/03/11 Niles Sign Ordinance Update 16

Discussion Discussion 01/03/11 Niles Sign Ordinance Update 17