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VILLAGE OF LEMONT
ORDINANCE NO. 76
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
TEMPORARY SIGNS AND THEIR PLACEMENT
ADOPTED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT
This 7 day of
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the President and
Board of Trustees of the Village
of Lemont, Counties of Cook, Will
and DuP, ge, this ca, (1- day of
44,74 , 1992.
, 1992.
ORDINANCE NO. 7567
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
TEMPORARY SIGNS AND THEIR PLACEMENT
BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Lemont,
Counties of Cook, Will and DuPage, State of Illinois, as follows:
The regulation of temporary signs and their placement is intended to promote and
protect the public health, safety and welfare, by enhancing and protecting the physical
appearance of the Village; by protecting signs from obstruction by other signs; and by
reducing the distractions, obstructions, and hazards to pedestrians and automobile traffic
caused by indiscriminate placements of such signs.
This Ordinance shall govern and control the placement of temporary signs in the
Village for both private and public properties.
SECTION I - DEFINITION.
Temporary signs as regulated by this ordinance shall include any sign, banner,
pennant, valance or advertising display constructed of cloth, canvas, light fabric,
cardboard, wall board or other light materials, with or without frames, intended to be
displayed for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days.
SECTION II - TEMPORARY SIGNS PERMITTED.
The following signs shall be permitted anywhere within the Village and shall not
require a permit.
A. Construction Signs. Not more than two (2) construction signs with a total
combined surface area not to exceed thirty -two (32) square feet and a maximum height, to
the top of each sign, of eight (8) feet identifying the architects, engineers, contractors and
other individuals or firms involved with the construction of the building and announcing
the character of the building enterprise or the purpose for which the building is intended,
but not including the advertisement of any product. The signs shall be confined to the site
of construction and shall be removed within seven (7) days after the issuance of an
occupancy permit.
B. Real Estate Signs. Real estate signs not exceeding a total area of twelve (12)
square feet and a maximum height, to the top of each sign, of five (5) feet advertising the
sale, rental or lease of all, or part, of the premises on which the signs are displayed. Such
signs shall be removed within seven (7) days after the sale is closed or the lease is signed.
C. Political Campaign Signs. Political campaign signs, announcing the candidates
seeking public political office and other data pertinent thereto, not exceeding sixteen (16)
square feet in area for each lot. These signs shall be confined within private property
and shall be erected not more than thirty (30) days before an election and shall be removed
within five (5) days after the date of the election.
D. Street Banners. Street banners advertising a public entertainment or event, if
specifically approved by the Board of Trustees and only for locations designated by the
Board of Trustees, during and for the fourteen (14) days before and three (3) days after
the event.
E. Window Signs. Window signs shall be permitted in Business Districts provided
the sum total of all window signs shall not exceed forty percent (40 %) of the total area of
the windows in which they are located and provided further that such window signs shall
not be illuminated or have any moving parts. A series of windows which are separated by
frames and supporting material of less than six inches (6 ") in width shall be considered
as a single window for the purpose of computation.
F. Development Signs. Development signs, containing only the name of the
development, the address and telephone number of the owner or agent, the number, size,
type and price of lots and /or units, not exceeding one hundred (100) square feet in area.
Maximum height to the top of such signs shall be fifteen (15) feet. One such sign shall be
permitted for each thoroughfare or highway frontage of the development. Development
signs shall be removed within seven (7) days after the last lot or unit is sold.
SECTION III - OBSTRUCTIONS AND TRAFFIC HAZARDS.
Signs shall not be placed in the vision corridor as it is defined in the Village of
Lemont's Fence Ordinance pertaining to corner lots or alleyways. (See Exhibit A).
SECTION IV - PROSECUTION OVER PUBLIC PROPERTY.
Temporary signs shall only be placed on private property at least five (5) feet from
a sidewalk or street and shall not be posted, attached, or placed on any tree, utility pole,
street sign post, light post, or any official traffic control sign or signal post, whether on the
public right -of -way or on private property. Signs located within the public right -of -way
shall be removed by the Village.
SECTION V - PENALTIES AND FINES.
Any such violation of this Ordinance shall cause the sign to be removed and the
expense of the removal to be billed to the property owner, and /or a fine of not less than
Fifty Dollars ($50) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500) to be imposed on the
property owner.
SECTION VI. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES,
OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTIES OF COOK, WILL AND DUPAGE,
ILLINOIS, on this day of r ., �� , 1992.
NAYS PASSED A1NNF
Kenneth S. Bromberek
Barbara Buschman
Bert Ercoli
Richard Kwasneski
William Margalus
Ralph Schobert
Approved by me this oZ q day of
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