§ 30-16.4. Location.

(a)

Installation of Signs.

(1)

The placement of signs on public property is controlled by the following provisions of the Village Code: Sections 24-165, 14-205, 20-58, 20-90, and 20-91.

(2)

No signs may be placed on any private property without prior consent of the owner thereof and, where applicable, the issuance of a sign permit.

(3)

No sign mounted on the exterior of a structure may cover any windows, doors or architectural features other than doorway transoms.

(b)

Required Sign Orientation.

(1)

An awning or canopy sign must be oriented to the street which is most nearly parallel to the face of the sign, or where a use has frontage on two (2) streets that intersect, a sign may be oriented half to one (1) street and half to the other street.

(2)

A ground sign must be oriented to the street on which the activity has frontage and from which the information displayed on such sign may readily be seen.

(3)

A projecting sign must be oriented to the street that is most nearly perpendicular to the face of the sign; or where a use has frontage on two (2) streets that intersect, a sign may be oriented half to one (1) street and half to the other street.

(4)

A wall or window sign must be oriented to the street which is most nearly parallel to the face of the sign.

(5)

If an activity has no public street frontage, the entrance intended for use by the general public determines sign orientation.

(6)

A public parking lot or shopping center plaza is considered a street for the sake of this section.

(Code 1993, § 20-16.4)