Ordinance 2010-25 Ordinance No. gyp\
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS,
AMENDING THE DEFINITION AND DURATION OF BANNERS AND PROVIDING FOR A
DEPOSIT FOR TEMPORARY BANNER SIGNS
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall
County, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1. Title 8, Chapter 11, Section 4 of the United City of Yorkville Code of Ordinances is
hereby amended by deleting the definition of "Banner" and replacing it with the following:
BANNER: Any sign made of vinyl, fabric, or similar material that is displayed on a pole
or building. National, state or municipal flags, and official flags of any institution or
business shall not be considered banners.
Section 2. Title 8, Chapter 11, Section 12 of the United City of Yorkville Code of Ordinances is
hereby amended by deleting Subsection A in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
A. Permit Required: No sign shall be erected, enlarged, expanded, altered or
relocated unless the person proposing to erect, alter or move such sign shall obtain
a permit from the code official. Such permit shall be issued only when the sign
complies with all of the applicable provisions of this chapter.
The fee for granting such a permit for signs shall be established by the city
council. The schedule of fees for signs shall be posted in the city offices and may
be amended only by the city council. A deposit of fifty dollars ($50) shall be
required at the time of permit application for any temporary banner sign, which
deposit shall be returned to the applicant upon removal of the temporary banner
sign, unless the applicant is in violation of the provisions of this chapter.
Routine sign maintenance, changing of parts designed for change, or changing the
content of a sign in any manner which does not change the functional
classification of the sign shall not, standing alone, be considered an alteration of
the sign requiring the issuance of a permit, unless such change of parts or content
relates to or is occasioned by a change in the ownership or nature of the activity to
which the sign relates or which is conducted on the premises on which the sign is
located.
Section 3. Title 8, Chapter 11, Section 12, Subsection C of the United City of Yorkville Code of
Ordinances is hereby amended by amending the maximum duration for "Banners" from 14 days to 30
days.
Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances conflicting with any of the provisions of this
Ordinance shall be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section S. If any Section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for
any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be
deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions hereof.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval, and
publication as provided by law.
Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois this
day of , A.D. 2010.
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ROBYN SUTCLIFF DIANE TEELING
GARY GOLINSKI ARDEN JOSEPH PLOCHER �, g
WALTER WERDERICH MARTY MUNNS
ROSE ANN SPEARS GEORGE GILSON JR.
Approved by me, as Mayo f the United City of Yorkville, Kendall Co ,Illinois, this
day of J U 46- 2010.
MAYOR
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