Ordinance 2021-02 UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-02
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,KENDALL COUNTY,
ILLINOIS,AMENDING THE YORKVILLE ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING
SIGN MAINTENANCE AND REGULATIONS FOR NONCOMFORMING SIGNS
Passed by the City Council of the
United City of Yorkville,Kendall County,Illinois
This 26'day of January, 2021
Published in pamphlet form by the
authority of the Mayor and City Council
of the United City of Yorkville,Kendall
County,Illinois on February 5, 2021.
Ordinance No. 2021-02
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,KENDALL COUNTY,ILLINOIS,
AMENDING THE YORKVILLE ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING SIGN MAINTENANCE
AND REGULATIONS FOR NONCONFORMING SIGNS
WHEREAS, the United City of Yorkville (the "City") is a duly organized and validly
existing non home-rule municipality created in accordance with the Constitution of the State of
Illinois of 1970 and the laws of the State; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 10-4-10 of the Yorkville Zoning Ordinance, the City
may initiate amendments thereto; and,
WHEREAS, the City requested an amendment to the Yorkville Zoning Ordinance to
redefine the maintenance requirements for signs and permitted changes to legal non-conforming
signs; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on January 13,
2021, to consider the request and made a recommendation to the City Council to approve the
following text amendments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the
United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1: The above recitals are incorporated herein and made a part of this Ordinance.
Section 2: That Title 10, Chapter 20, Section 10-20-4 of the United City of Yorkville
Zoning Ordinance of the Yorkville City Code is hereby amended by inserting the following
definition:
"MAINTENANCE: Care associated with the general upkeep of a sign which
includes minor repair of rusted or damaged components, including nailing,
cleaning and replacement of nuts and bolts, repainting, replacing of
malfunctioning parts, and re-facing of existing signs when the re-facing does not
result in any structural alterations, additional signs or additional sign appendages.
Lighting fixtures may be repaired or replaced with fixtures of a similar size,
including, but not limited to, repairs or replacements that increase energy
efficiency. Routine maintenance of a nonconforming sign shall not include any
addition of or increase in illumination, structural alterations, enlargements or
expansions unless the alteration, enlargement or expansion will result in the
elimination of the nonconforming aspects of the signs."
Section 3: That Title 10, Chapter 20, Section 10-20-11 is hereby amended by adding the
following:
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"G. The replacement of an existing non-conforming freestanding static message
board signs with an electronic message board sign is permitted if such
replacement does not increase the overall existing sign size."
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage, publication,
and approval as provided by law.
Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois this
26t'day of January, 2021.
City Clerk
KEN KOCH AYE DAN TRANSIER AYE
JACKIE MILSCHEWSKI AYE ARDEN JOE PLOCHER AYE
CHRIS FUNKHOUSER ABSENT JOEL FRIEDERS AYE
SEAVER TARULIS AYE JASON PETERSON AYE
Approved by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois,this
34 day of F46R UAR-K , 2021.
Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
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