Ordinance 2010-04 ,
Ordinance No. 2010 -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING YORKVILLE CITY CODE
UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF SIGNS
WHEREAS, the City Code of the United City of Yorkville (the "City "), Kendall County,
Illinois, established specific criteria for all signage within its municipal boundaries; and,
WHEREAS, it was determined that the provisions of the City Code regulating signage
should be reviewed and updated providing for certain advertisement signs to be permitted
temporarily on City owned property when sponsoring an event or facility; and,
WHEREAS, after considerable review of all ordinances relating to signage and
preparation of proposed revisions by the Yorkville Community Development Department and
presentation thereof to the Economic Development Committee of the City Council, an
amendment to the chapter regulating signage within the United City of Yorkville is
recommended.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the
United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, that the Yorkville City Code be amended as
follows:
Section 1. Title 8, Chapter 11, Section 4, is hereby amended by deleting said section in
its entirety and replacing with the following:
8 -11 -4 DEFINITIONS.
A. Animated, flashing or moving sign. Any sign that uses lights that flash or alternate or
which include action or motion or the appearance of action or motion either physically or
electronically.
B. Awning, Canopy or Marquee Sign. A sign that is mounted or painted on, or attached
to, an awning, canopy or marquee that is otherwise permitted by this Article. The construction
materials and the manner of construction of all awnings, canopies and marquees shall be in
accordance with the Yorkville Building Code.
C. Banner. Any sign of lightweight fabric or similar material that is displayed on a
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pole or building. National, state or municipal flags, official flags of any institution or business
shall not be considered banners.
D. Billboard. A structure for the permanent display of off - premise advertisement which
directs attention to a business, commodity, service or entertainment conducted, sold, or
offered at a location other than the lot on which the sign is located. For the purposes of this
Chapter, this definition does not include Off - Premise Sponsorship Banners.
E. Business Sign. A sign which directs attention to a business or profession
conducted, or to a commodity or service sold, offered or manufactured, or to an entertainment
offered, on the premises where the sign is located or to which it is affixed. A business sign
shall be a wall, canopy, awning, marquee, or window sign.
F. Cold air Inflatable Device. An inflatable device, without a frame, used as a
portable sign for promotions, sales or special events. A cold air balloon shall be ground
mounted.
G. Construction Sign. A sign erected on a lot on which construction is taking place,
indicating the names of the architects, engineers, landscape architects, contractors, and similar
artisans, and the owners, financial supporters, sponsors and similar persons or firms having a
role or interest with respect to the structure or project. Said sign shall be erected only so long
as construction is occurring on the lot. A construction sign shall be a wall or freestanding
sign.
H. Freestanding Sign. Any sign supported by structures or supports that are placed on or
anchored in the ground and that are independent from any building or other structure.
1. Grand Opening Temporary Sign. A temporary sign used for the purpose of
advertising a grand opening of a new business. A grand opening temporary sign may be a
wall, marquee, canopy, awning, or freestanding sign. Promotions, anniversary sales, special
sales, or going- out -of- business sales do not apply.
J. Ground Mounted/Monument Sign. A sign that is supported on a base that is equal in
width and depth to the frame of the sign itself. A ground mounted /monument sign must be
constructed of materials to match the principal structure.
K. Identification Sign. A sign giving the name and address of a residential building,
business, development, industry, or other building or establishment. Such signs may be
wholly or partly devoted to a readily recognized symbol. An identification sign shall be a
freestanding, wall, canopy, awning, or marquee sign.
L. Menu Board Sign. A sign at a remote location on a lot giving product and price
information about products sold on the lot to motorists in a waiting vehicle.
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M. Message Board Sign. A sign designed so that characters, letters or illustrations can be
changed manually or electronically without altering the face or surface of the sign. Electronic
message boards must have a minimum duration time of twenty -four hours and no transition
effects.
N. Off - Premise Sponsorship Banner. Temporary signs which display advertisement for
sponsors of an event or facility, such as an athletic event or field, on the location where the
sign is located.
O. Pole Sign. A freestanding sign supported by column or columns whose total width is
less than 50 % of the sign face depth.
P. Portable Sign. A movable sign, excluding Trailer Signs, that is not attached to a
structure or affixed to the ground or surface upon which it is located, including A -frame and
sandwich -board signs.
Q. Projecting Sign. A sign which in whole or in part is dependant upon the building
for support and project more than twelve (12) inches from such building, except for awning,
canopy and marquee signs.
R. Real Estate Sign. A sign indicating the sale, rental, lease, or development of the lot, a
portion of the lot, or a building on the lot on which the sign is located. A real estate sign shall
be a wall or freestanding sign.
S. Roof Sign. A sign that is wholly dependant upon a building for support or mounted on
the roof, which project more than six (6) inches above the highest point of a building or roof
to which they are attached.
T. Snipe Signs. A temporary or permanent non - governmental signs in a public right -of-
way which is tacked, nailed, posted, pasted, glazed or otherwise affixed to a pole, stake,
fence, traffic sign, traffic control device, utility pole, tree or the ground.
U. Temporary Signs. Any sign, banner, pennant, streamer, or advertising display
constructed of cloth, canvas, light fabric, cardboard, wallboard, or other lightweight material.
V. Trailer Sign. A sign mounted on a chassis with or without wheels.
W. Vehicle Sign. Any vehicle primarily situated to serve as a sign rather than as
transportation. An automobile, van, or truck displaying the name and/or other information
regarding the related establishment used for normal business operation or for employee
transportation is not a vehicle sign.
X. Wall Sign. A sign fastened to or painted on the wall of a building or structure in such a
manner that the wall becomes the supporting structure for, or forms the background surface
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of, the sign and which does not project more than twelve (12) inches from such building or
structure.
Y. Wind Feather. Also known as Wind Flag, Teardrop Banner and Blade. Fabric or plastic
attention getting devices supported by a single pole and having a tall, narrow orientation
whose rotation is determined by the wind direction.
Z. Window Sign. A sign which is applied or attached to or located within three (3)
feet of the interior of a window, which sign may be seen through the window from the
exterior of the structure.
Section 2. Title 8, Chapter 11, Section 8, Subsection B(3) is hereby amended by deleting
said section in its entirety and replacing with the following new subsection B(3):
3. Residential off -site marketing signs to call attention to and give directions
to residential developments in Yorkville shall be allowed at no more than four (4) off -site
locations, and shall be no greater than one hundred (100) square feet in area and twelve (12)
feet in height, Signs for a given development may be located in any zoning district provided
that there is at least one quarter (1/4) mile separation from the other off -site marketing signs
of that development and that no off -site marketing sign be closer to a residence than one
hundred (100) feet. Off -site marketing signs for different developments must be at least two -
hundred fifty (250) feet from any other off -site marketing sign.
Section 3. Title 8, Chapter 11, Section 8, Subsection B is hereby amended by adding the
following new subsection B(6):
6. Off - Premise Sponsorship Banner. Banners shall be on City property. Individual
Banners shall be mounted on an outfield fence, backstop or scoreboard. Banners mounted on
an outfield fence shall be a dimension of three (3) feet by six (6) feet in size and shall face the
playing field. Banners mounted on a scoreboard or backstop shall be a maximum area of
thirty -two (32) square feet.
Section 4. Title 8, Chapter 11, Section 9, Subsection A(1) is hereby amended by deleting
said section in its entirety and replacing with the following new subsection A(1):
1. Free Standing Business Sign
On lots less than three acres with one (1) street frontage one (1) free standing business sign
thirty -two square feet or less feet in area and eight (8) feet or less in height shall be allowed. If
the lot has more than one street frontage, one (1) free standing business sign thirty -two square
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feet or less in area and eight (8) feet or less in height per street frontage with an entrance /exit
shall be allowed.
On lots three acres or larger with one (1) street frontage, one (1) free standing business sign
sixty -four (64) square feet or less in area and eight (8) feet or less in height shall be allowed.
If the lot has more than one street frontage, one (1) free standing business sign sixty -four (64)
square feet or less in area and eight (8) feet or less in height per street frontage with an
entrance /exit shall be allowed.
On lots three acres or larger that have a street frontage(s) in excess of eight hundred (800) feet
with two entrances /exits at least six hundred (600) feet apart may have two free - standing
business signs sixty -four square feet or less in area and eight (8) .feet or less in height on each
street frontage.
Freestanding signs must be constructed with the base and supporting columns, if present,
constructed of the same brick, stone or masonry material that the exterior walls of the
principal building is made of. The sign panel color and type must match the color and type
used on any wall mounted signage.
No more than 50% of the free standing sign area may be composed of a message board sign.
Section 5. Title 8, Chapter 11, Section 9, Subsection B is hereby amended by adding the
following new subsection B(9):
9. Off - Premise Sponsorship Banner. Banners shall be on City property. Individual
Banners shall be mounted on an outfield fence, backstop, or scoreboard. Banners
mounted on an outfield fence shall be a dimension of three (3) feet by six (6) feet
in size and shall face the playing field. Banners mounted on a scoreboard or
backstop shall be a maximum area of thirty -two (32) square feet.
Section 6. Title 8, Chapter 11, Section 10, Subsection B is hereby amended by adding
the following new subsection B(7):
7. Off - Premise Sponsorship Banner. Banners shall be on City property. Individual
Banners shall be mounted on an outfield fence, backstop or scoreboard. Banners
mounted on an outfield fence shall be a dimension of three (3) feet by six (6) feet in
size and shall face the playing field. Banners mounted on a scoreboard shall be a
maximum area of thirty -two (32) square feet.
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Section 7. Title 8, Chapter 11, Section 12, Subsection C is hereby amended by deleting
said section in its entirety and replacing with the following new subsection C:
C. Temporary Sign Permit Frequency and Duration per business:
Tvpe of Sign Maximum Duration Maximum freauencv
Banners 14 days five times per year
Portable 14 days five times per year
Commercial real estate 6 months renewable
Industrial real estate 6 months renewable
Residential marketing 6 months renewable
Grand opening 45 days once per business
Cold Air Inflatable Device 72 hours once per year !
Searchlights 72 hours once per year
Wind Feather (per property) 30 days ($25 fee) renewable ($5 fee) i
Construction during active building permit issuance
Off - Premise Sponsorship Banner 6 months — March - October
Section 8: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately from and after its
passage and approval according to law.
Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, this
�? day o , A.D. 2010.
ROBYN SUTCLIFF DIANE TEELING
ARDEN JOE PLOCHER WALLY WERDERICH
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GARY GOLINSKI MARTY MUNNS
ROSE SPEARS GEORGE GILSON, JR.
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APPROVED by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois,
this q day of ,� 4 KI u AP V , A.D. 2010.
Mayor
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