§ 152.302. PERMITTED SIGNS IN ALL DISTRICTS.

The following signs are permitted in all districts without a sign permit, provided no sign shall be located within a public right-of-way, except as noted, or located in a manner that distracts or obstructs the vision or movement of motorists or pedestrians.

(A) Name and address signs. Nameplates containing only a resident's name and address, and not exceeding two square feet in size.

(B) Directional signs. On-premise directional signs which indicate the direction of pedestrian or vehicular traffic flow on private property. Directional signs shall not exceed two square feet in size and six feet in height, shall contain no advertising, and may be illuminated.

(C) Ingress and egress signs. One sign is permitted at each point of ingress and one sign is permitted at each point of egress. The signs shall not exceed two square feet in area and two feet in height, and shall be setback at least five feet from the road right-of-way.

(D) Street numbers. Street numbers.

(E) Placards. No hunting, no fishing, no trespassing signs unless less than two square feet in area and spaced no less than 100 feet apart.

(F) History signs. Historical markers.

(G) Interior signs. Signs in the interior of a building, with the exception of window signs.

(H) Public interest signs. Signs of a non-commercial nature and in the public interest, erected by, or on the order of, a public officer in the performance of his or her public duty, including but not limited to directional signs, regulatory signs, and information signs.

(I) Structural information signs. Names of buildings, dates of erection, monument citations, commemorative tablets, and the like, when carved into stone, concrete, or similar material or made of other permanent type construction and made an integral part of the structure.

(J) Political signs. Political signs shall be permitted on all lots regardless of zoning, provided that such sign is located and placed with the permission of the owner or lawful occupant of the lot or parcel where such sign is located, and provided that such sign does not violate any other provision of this subchapter. No more than one sign may be erected on a lot within the village for each candidate and/or ballot proposal, and all such signs shall be removed within five days following the election. The signs shall not exceed 16 square feet in area and four feet in height.

(Ord. 37, passed 8-28-2005; Am. Ord. 72, passed 4-4-2006; Am. Ord. 75, passed 11-13-2006; Am. 82, passed 5-12-2008; Am. Ord. 107, passed 12-12-2011) Penalty, see § 152.999