(A) Signs and billboards.
(1) General regulations. The following regulations apply to signs in all zoning districts.
(a) No person shall place, maintain or display within the village any sign, signal, marking, device, blinking, oscillating or rotating light or lights, decoration or banner which is or purports to be or is in imitation of or resembles or which can be mistaken for a traffic control device or railroad sign or signal, which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal, and no person shall place or maintain nor shall any public authority permit upon any street any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising.
(b) No person shall place, maintain or display along any street any blinking, oscillating or rotating light or lights sufficiently similar in color and design that may be mistaken for the distinguishing lights authorized by law for emergency vehicles or that creates a hazard for the safety of drivers using said highways.
(c) No permanent or temporary business sign, billboard or other type of permanent or temporary sign shall be constructed, erected or attached to or painted upon a building prior to the issuance of a permit for such a sign by the Zoning Administrator.
(d) All signs shall be maintained in good condition and repair. All nonconforming signs may be maintained until such time as the sign structure must be replaced, after which the sign shall conform to the provisions of this chapter. This division (A)(1)(d) is not intended to prevent the painting or re-lettering of a sign.
(e) Tourist-oriented directional signs provided such signs are otherwise permitted by the State Transportation Department pursuant to 1996 PA 299 as amended.
(2) Signs in residential districts. In all residential districts, only the following shall be permitted:
(a) One non-illuminated professional or nameplate sign not more than 288 square inches in area;
(b) One non-illuminated temporary sign pertaining to an election, or the lease or sale of the premises upon which it is placed, not to exceed eight square feet in total area. Such sign shall be removed upon completion of a purchase or lease agreement. Election and campaign signs shall be removed within 48 hours of the election;
(c) A sign of not more than 35 square feet identifying the name and activities of a permitted nonresidential use when located on the same lot as the permitted use; and
(d) No sign permitted in any residential district shall be erected closer to any street or road than half the setback required for the principal building to be erected on said lot, provided that a nameplate or mailbox sign not more than 72 square inches in area may be placed anywhere within the front yard.
(3) Signs in the C-1 and C-2 Commercial Districts.
(a) Only signs pertaining to the use or occupancy of the building structure or premises to which such signs are attached are permitted in the commercial districts.
(b) Billboards are specifically prohibited in these districts.
(c) The total area of all signs located on a lot shall not exceed 100 square feet in size.
(d) All signs must be attached flat against the building, except that one freestanding or pylon sign may be permitted, not to exceed 35 square feet in area, provided said freestanding sign is located at least five feet from the street right-of-way.
(e) A sign facing residentially zoned property shall not be located within 50 feet of a residential lot line.
(f) Signs shall not project above the roof line or parapet wall around the roof.
(g) Gasoline service stations, automotive sales areas and automotive repair shops may display in addition to the foregoing signs, the following signs which are deemed customary and necessary to their respective business:
1. One freestanding or pylon sign, provided that such sign shall not exceed 35 square feet in area on a side;
2. Two temporary signs located inside the property line advertising special seasonal servicing or gas pricing, provided that each such sign does not exceed nine square feet in area;
3. Directional signs or lettering displayed over individual entrance doors or bays;
4. Customary lettering insignias which are a structural part of a gasoline pump island;
5. A non-illuminated credit card sign; and
6. The Planning Commission may authorize the display of temporary banners or signs sponsored by a nonprofit organization advertising a community event, even though said sign or banner may not conform to the regulations of this district. Temporary signs shall be removed within five days of the completion of the event.
(4) Signs in the Industrial District. The following signs are permitted in the Industrial District:
(a) Any sign permitted, as regulated, in the commercial districts; and
(b) Billboards are permitted, provided they shall not exceed 300 square feet in area. No billboard shall be erected closer than 300 feet to any other billboard. The yard requirements for a principal building shall be met.
(B) Home occupation requirements.
(1) Applications for approval of home occupations shall provide the following information:
(a) A written description of the nature of the occupation;
(b) Number and type of vehicles involved;
(d) A site drawing showing the structures to be used;
(e) Number of employees; and
(2) All activities shall be conducted within the dwelling or accessory buildings.
(3) No more than three persons who are not residents of the dwelling shall be employed on premises.
(4) No more than 25% of the floor area of the dwelling shall be devoted to such home occupation.
(5) Such home occupation shall not require external alterations of construction features not customary to dwelling.
(6) Home occupation shall be compatible with residential uses or same and/or adjacent lots.
(Ord., § 6.3, passed 8-5-1991; Ord., passed 5-14-2018)
Penalty, see § 153.999
