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ORDINANCE NO. 5750
AN ORDINANCE TO AMENDING CHAPTER 7, SIGN REGULATIONS OF THE
OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS
Passed and approved by
the President and Board of Trustees
the 21st day of July, 2009
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the corporate
authorities of the Village of
Mount Prospect, Illinois,
the 22nd day of July, 2009
ORDINANCE NO. 5750
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7, SIGN REGULATIONS, OF THE
VILLAGE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS
BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount
Prospect, Cook County, Illinois, pursuant to its home rule powers, as follows:
SECTION 1: Section 7.205, "Exempt Signs", of Article 2, Scope, of Chapter 7 of the Mount
Prospect Village Code is amended as follows:
A. Sub-subsection 3, General Requirements, of Subsection E, Flags shall be amended by
inserting the following, the remaining Sub-sub-subsections to be letter alphabetically, to be and
read as follows:
b. Flags shall not exceed fifty (50) square feet in area.
B. Subsection G, "Banners" shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
G. Banners: Banners applied to paper, plastic or fabric used to decorate or attract
attention to a business establishment located on the property, provided:
1. The signs are displayed in conjunction with a grand opening celebration for a
period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or
2. The signs are displayed in conjunction with a special sale for a period not to
exceed thirty (30) days, or
3. The signs are displayed no more than two (2) times per calendar year per
establishment.
4. The banner shall be securely attached to the wall of the establishment,
freestanding signs or parking light poles on private property.
C. Subsection K, "Windows", shall be amended by inserting the phrase "each covering no
more than 20% of the window surface", to be and read as follows:
K. Windows: When permitted, window signs; provided the total area of permanent
and temporary window signs occupy no more than forty percent (40%) of the window
surface area, each covering no more than 20% of the window surface area.
SECTION 2: Section 7.301, "Prohibited Signs", of Article 3, General Provisions, of Chapter 7
of the Mount Prospect Village Code, is amended as follows:
A. Subsection F, "Light Poles", is amended by deleting the phrase "of gas stations", to be
and read as follows:
"F. Light Poles: Signs on light poles."
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B. Subsection G, Roof Signs, shall be amended by deleting the last sentence to be and read
as follows:
"G. Roof Signs: Signs which are attached or affixed to a roof and project above the
ridgeline or parapet of a building are prohibited."
C. New Subsections for "Pennants and Streamers", "Inflatable Signs" and "Signs on Parked
Vehicles" shall be inserted, to be and read as follows:
H. Pennants and Streamers: Pennants, streamers, tethered balloons, or stringed
fringe are prohibited.
I. Inflatable Signs: Signs or other devices, which are inflated by cold air, hot air, or
other inflatable gas, are prohibited.
K. Signs on Parked Vehicles: Signs placed on or affixed to vehicles and/or trailers
which are parking on a public right of way, public property, or private property so as to
be visible from a public right of way where the apparent purpose is to advertise a product
or direct people to a business or activity located on the same or nearby property.
However, this is not in any way intended to prohibit signs placed on or affixed to vehicles
and trailers, such as lettering on motor vehicles, where the sign is incidental to the
primary use of the vehicle or trailer.
SECTION 3: Section 7.305, "Permitted On-Premises Signs", of Article 3, General Provisions,
of Chapter 7 of the Mount Prospect Village Code, is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
7.305: PERMITTED ON-PREMISES SIGNS:
The following signs shall be permitted in the Village as accessory structures, subject to
all applicable standards:
A. Freestanding Signs:
1. Number:
a. No more than one freestanding sign per street frontage per lot shall be
permitted with the following exception:
(i) freestanding identification signs in lieu of wall signs shall be
permitted in a multi-tenant office or industrial building provided
that each tenant has a separate at-grade entrance. The sign shall be
located at the entrance to the tenant's space. No sign shall exceed
ten (10) square feet or six feet (6') in height from finished grade.
b. Sign copy for single tenant freestanding sign shall contain no more than
ten (10) items of information. For changeable copy signage refer to
subsection 7.325E of this Article.
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c. Sign copy for a multi-tenant freestanding sign may contain the names of
no more than six (6) tenants on a sign face for a retail or service business
center. A maximum of eighteen (18) items of information is permitted.
Changeable copy signage shall not be combined with multi-tenant signs.
d. Freestanding signs on properties with multiple street frontages shall be
oriented perpendicular to the street right of way.
2. Height: No freestanding sign shall exceed twelve feet (12') in height from
finished grade. Berms shall not be considered finished grade. If located within one
hundred feet of a residential property, the maximum height permitted shall not
exceed ten feet (10'). (See Section 7.805 of this Chapter for illustration.)
3. Area: No freestanding sign for a commercial use shall exceed the maximum
area of seventy-five (75) square feet per sign face. Freestanding signs for all
other uses shall not exceed a maximum area of fifty (50) square feet per sign face.
If a freestanding sign is located within one hundred (100) feet of a residential
property line, the maximum area permitted for a freestanding sign shall be
reduced by twenty (20%).
4. Business Identification: No freestanding sign shall be closer than one hundred
feet (100') to another freestanding sign on the lot except as otherwise permitted in
this Section (Temporary Signs).
5. Setback: No freestanding signs shall be located closer than five feet (5') to an
exterior property line.
6. Distance Measurement: The location of a freestanding sign shall be measured
as the distance between the point of reference specified and the closest point on
the sign.
7. Sight Triangle: Freestanding signs within any sight triangle shall be a
maximum of three feet (3 ') in height.
8. Overhang: No freestanding sign may overhang any part of a structure, parking
or loading space, driveway or maneuvering aisle.
9. Landscaping: All freestanding signs must be located in a landscaped area
separated and protected from vehicular circulation and parking areas. A minimum
of two (2) square feet of landscaping will be required for everyone square foot of
sign face required. When located in a parking area, perimeter curbing is required.
10. Gas Station: Changeable copy used in a gas station freestanding sign shall be
included in the maximum sign area for allowable freestanding signs.
B. Wall Signs:
1. Number: There shall not be more than one wall sign for each principal tenant or
use contained within a building except:
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a. Where a tenant or use abuts two (2) or more streets, additional wall
signs, one oriented to each abutting street, shall be permitted.
b. One wall sign may be permitted on walls not facing a street, provided
the wall is at least fifty feet (50') from the nearest residential property line.
c. One wall sign may be permitted on walls not facing a street provided
the wall is adjacent to nonresidential property and is visible from the
street. The sign may not encroach upon adjacent nonresidential property
except as provided in subsection B5 of this section
d. The director may authorize additional wall signs for distinct uses within
an establishment, provided there is a separate entrance from the exterior of
the building.
e. Wall signs may be permitted which identify the rear entrance of an
establishment provided such sign does not exceed ten (10) square feet.
f. Where a multi-tenant office-industrial building greater than two (2)
stories in height seeks to install a wall sign(s) identifying a primary tenant,
only one such tenant may display their identification on the building.
g. Sign copy for a single tenant or business wall sign shall contain no
more than ten (10) items of information. If the name of the tenant is
longer than ten words, then additional items of information are permitted
to display the entire name of the tenant.
2. Area: The gross surface area of a wall sign shall not exceed ten percent (10%)
of the area of a building wall, including doors and windows, to which the sign is
to be affixed or one hundred fifty (150) square feet, whichever is smaller. The
gross surface area of a wall sign may be increased to twenty percent (20%) if the
sign consists of only individual, outlined alphabetic, numeric, and/or symbolic
characters without background besides the building surface to which the sign is
affixed, provided the increase in size does not exceed one hundred fifty (150)
square feet in area.
If the building is setback 250 feet from the public right-of-way, the Director of
Community Development or his authorized representative may authorize the wall
sign to exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet, but measure no more than
three hundred (300) square feet subject to compliance with the percentage
requirements discussed above.
3. Projections: No wall SIgn shall project from the building wall more than
eighteen inches (18 ").
4. Displays: Time/temperature displays may be permitted as part of a wall sign.
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5. Encroachment: In instances where an exterior wall sign encroaches less than
one foot (1 ') upon an abutting property, a sign permit may be permitted provided
the abutting property owner has granted written permission for the encroachment.
C. Projecting Signs: (Rep. by Ord. 5507,9-6-2005)
D. Mansard Signs:
1. Number: There shall not be more than one mansard sign for each principal
tenant or use contained within a building, provided no wall sign is directed to the
same street frontage.
2. Location: A mansard sign shall be located on a decorative mansard and shall be
single faced and be mounted directly vertical as a wall sign, with no visible angle
iron, guywires, braces or secondary supports and all hardware concealed. No
mansard sign shall extend above the highest point of the mansard structure.
3. Area: The gross surface area of a mansard sign shall not exceed ten percent
(10%) of the area of a building wall, including doors, windows, and mansard, to
which the sign is to be affixed or one hundred fifty (150) square feet, whichever is
smaller. The gross surface area of a mansard sign may be increased to twenty
percent (20%) if the sign consists of only individual, outlined alphabetic, numeric,
and/or symbolic characters without background besides the building surface to
which the sign is affixed, provided the increase in size does not exceed one
hundred fifty (150) square feet in area.
4. Projection: No mansard sign shall project from the building surface more than
eighteen inches (18 It) as measured at right angles from the lower edge of the sign.
E. Canopy, Awning, and Marquee Signs: Canopy, awning, and marquee signs shall
be permitted subject to the following:
1. Location: Canopy signs may be mounted on the face of the canopy proper,
provided no wall signs are directed to the same street frontage. The area of such
canopy sign shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the gross surface area of the
face of the canopy to which the sign is to be affixed, or a maximum of one
hundred fifty (150) square feet, whichever is less. Canopy, awning, and marquee
signs not exceeding an aggregate surface area of four (4) square feet are exempt
from the provisions of this code.
2. Under Canopy Signs: An additional canopy sign may be mounted on the
underside of a canopy, perpendicular to the building wall, provided no more than
one such sign is installed per establishment. The area of such canopy sign shall
not exceed four (4) square feet.
3. Projection: No canopy sign shall project more than eighteen inches (18") from
the canopy proper.
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4. Clearance: A clearance of eight feet (8') shall be maintained from finished
grade to the lowest point on the sign.
5. Time/Temperature/Directional: These displays may be incorporated into a
canopy sign if located and technical requirements are met as outlined in
subsection 7.330A of this article.
F. Awning Signs: Individual letters, words or symbols may be affixed or applied to
any awning surface, provided the area of the awning sign does not exceed the fifteen
percent (15%) of the exterior surface area of the entire awning.
SECTION 4: Section 7.310, "Permitted Outdoor Advertising Signs", of Article 3, General
Provisions, of Chapter 7 of the Mount Prospect Village Code is deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
7.310: PERMITTED OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGNS:
Outdoor advertising signs shall be permitted on unimproved lots only, subject to the
following conditions:
A. Number: No more than one advertising sign per street frontage per lot
shall be permitted. Outdoor advertising signs shall only be permitted along street
frontages for roadways designated as either major or secondary arterials in the
Village's Comprehensive Plan.
B. Area: The area of an outdoor advertising SIgn shall not exceed one
hundred fifty (150) square feet in size.
C. Height: No outdoor advertising sign shall exceed twelve feet (12') m
height from finished grade. Berms shall not be considered finished grade.
D. Distance To Residential: No advertising sign shall be located closer than
one hundred feet (100') to a residential property (lot) line.
E. Setback: No outdoor advertising sign shall be located closer than five feet
(5') to an exterior property line, nor closer than seventy five feet (75') to an
interior property line.
SECTION 5: Section 7.315, "Table of Sign Requirements", and Section 7.320, Bonuses, of
Article 3, General Provisions, of Chapter 7 of the Mount Prospect Village Code are deleted in
their entirety.
SECTION 6: Section 7.325, "Special Signs", of Article 3, General Provisions, of Chapter 7 of
the Mount Prospect Village Code is amended as follows:
A. Subsection B, "Gasoline Price Signs", is deleted m its entirety with the remammg
provisions relettered alphabetically.
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B. Subsection D, "Menu Board", (relettered E) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
"E. Menu Board: One menu board for a drive-in or drive-through restaurant shall be
permitted in addition to other signs permitted under these regulations, provided such sign
does not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area or eight feet (8') in height from
finished grade, and light from the menu board is contained to the drive-thru lane only."
C. Subsection F, "Flags", is deleted in its entirety, the remaining provisions to be relettered
alphabetically.
D. Sub-subsection 2, "Special Events/Grand Opening Signs", of Subsection G, "Temporary
Signs", is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
2. Balloon or Searchlight Signs
a. Balloon or searchlight devices shall be permitted in conjunction with a
temporary special event or grand opening for a total of four (4) events per year.
b. Ground/roof secured balloons shall be permitted provided they do not exceed
forty feet (40') maximum height and twenty feet (20') maximum diameter, and are
limited to spheroid shapes only. Such temporary balloon display shall be limited
to a maximum period of four (4) consecutive days.
c. Ground/vehicular mounted searchlights may be displayed on private property
for a maximum period of four (4) consecutive days.
d. Hours Of Operation: Illumination of balloons and searchlight devices shall be
turned off between the hours of eleven o'clock (11 :00) P.M. and seven o'clock
(7:00) A.M.
SECTION 7: Section 7.330, "Special Use", of Article 3, General Provisions, of Chapter 7 of the
Mount Prospect Village Code, is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
7.330: SPECIAL USE:
The following signs may be allowed by special use permit issued in accordance with the
general objectives outlined in sections 7.1 Oland 7.720 of this chapter.
A. Electronic Message Centers: Any sign with any copy, graphics, or display that
changes by electronic or mechanical means, when the copy, graphics or display remains
fixed, motionless and non-flashing for a period of thirty (30) seconds or more shall be
considered a changeable copy/reader board and not require Special Use approval. A
display period of less than thirty (30) seconds requires Special Use approval.
1. The electronic message center shall serve the public convenience at that
location and shall be located no closer than six hundred feet (600') to another such
device directed to the same street.
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2. The message on the electronic message center may include public service
information such as time, temperature, date, weather, traffic conditions or other
messages of interest to the traveling public.
3. The electronic message center shall conform to the following requirements:
a. It shall be designed and located so that the entire message is legible to
motorists intended to view it;
b. It shall be constructed from nonreflective materials and illuminated in a
manner that does not create a glare, and
c. The amount of text shall be limited so as to display a message that is
legible to motorists intended to view it.
4. The size of the electronic message center shall conform to all applicable
regulations as specified in this chapter. No more than six (6) permanent items of
information will be allowed on a sign, which incorporates an electronic message
center. The electronic message center portion of the sign shall be limited to less
than fifty percent (50%) of the total area of the sign face.
5. The message format shall conform to the following requirements:
a. The message shall not consist of flashing, scintillating, chasing or
animated lights, or include animated pictorial graphics;
b. Text shall be uniform in color, appearance, and font;
c. The message, including single and multiple lines of text, shall not
change more frequently than once every ten (10) seconds;
d. A display time, shorter or longer than that provided in subsection 5( c)
of this section, may be required due to site specific circumstances, traffic
patterns, and/or volume warranting a shorter or longer display time; and
e. The operation of an electronic message center under a special use
permit for an electronic message center, which was granted prior to the
effective date of subsection 5( c) of this section and permitted a message
display to change more frequently than as provided in that subsection,
shall be a nonconforming use and require a new special use permit upon
the extension, expansion, enlargement, increase in intensity or destruction
over fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the electronic message
center.
6. Electronic message center signs must not exceed a maximum illumination of
5,000 nits (candelas per square meter) during daylight hours and a maximum
illumination of 500 nits (candelas per square meter) between dusk to dawn as
measured from the sign's face at maximum brightness. All signs shall have an
ambient light monitor that will automatically adjust the brightness levels based on
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ambient light conditions. Prior to applying for a special use permit, the applicant
shall submit photos of the proposed electronic message center, as it would appear
during daytime and evening hours.
7. Menu boards used at drive-through lanes and signs used by gas stations to only
display gasoline prices do not require a special use permit. Such information shall
be displayed in a static manner (no motion permitted), have a uniform color, and
illumination levels shall not exceed surrounding light levels.
8. All electronic message center signs must be equipped with a default mechanism
that will stop the messaging or freeze the image in one position when a
malfunction in electronic programming occurs.
B. Development Identification Signs:
1. Size:
a. Single-family (attached and detached) subdivision SIgns shall be a
maximum of thirty five (35) square feet.
b. Business and multi-family residential signs shall be a maximum of
seventy five (75) square feet in area; provided, however, that in any
development which exceeds seventy five (75) acres, an additional one
square foot of sign area for each additional acre of such development shall
be allowed, to a maximum of one hundred fifty (150) square feet in area.
2. Height:
a. Single-family subdivision and multi-family residential signs shall be a
maximum of eight feet (8') in height from established grade.
b. Business signs shall not exceed twelve feet (12') III height from
established grade nor nine feet (9') from finished grade.
3. Location:
a. Single-family subdivision and multi-family residential signs shall be
located a minimum of five feet (5') from any property line.
b. Business signs shall be located a minimum of twelve feet (12') from any
property line. The distance from the property line shall increase one foot
(1 ') for each six and one-fourth (6.25) square feet of sign area over seventy
five (75) square feet.
C. Large Scale Development: Application for a special use may be made for large
scale developments that increase the height and area of signs above the maximum
standards in this chapter, provided that the following minimum criteria and the standard
for special use set forth in section 7.720 of this chapter are met:
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1. Street Frontage: Five hundred (500) linear feet of street frontage.
2. Minimum Lot Size: Four (4) acres.
3. Highway Oriented Business: Business must qualify or be classified as a
highway oriented business serving a community or greater market base.
D. Equity Option: If specific standards or requirements contained in the sign
ordinance preclude a proposed sign from being erected and the applicant can meet the
standards for special use set forth in section 7.720 of this chapter, a request can be made
to the Planning & Zoning Commission, provided the applicant can propose an equitable
alternative to the requirements of this chapter which:
1. Reduces the overall area of permitted or existing signs on the property and
building; or
2. Will not exceed the maximum permitted sign area; or
3. Will not increase the total number of signs permitted on a single lot or unified
business center.
E. Off Premises Business Identification Signs: The following standards shall apply:
1. The sign must direct attention to a business on a lot adjacent to the lot on which
the sign is located.
2. The sign must be located on a lot which is adjacent to a major arterial street.
3. The number of freestanding signs permitted by this article shall not be
increased by the placement of the off premises sign.
4. The lot on which the business to be benefitted by the off premises sign must not
have any frontage on an arterial street.
5. An easement or license must be granted allowing the placement of the off
premIses SIgn.
6. The sign may contain changeable copy as provided for in subsection 7.325E of
this article.
F. Projecting Signs:
1. Number: One projecting sign per street frontage per establishment shall be
permitted, provided no other signs for such establishment are located on the same
building wall. Projecting signs will not be permitted on industrial buildings or on
street frontages of buildings located along major arterial roadways.
2. Area: The area of a projecting sign may not exceed sixteen (16) square feet.
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3. Height: No projecting sign shall extend above the roofline of the building on
which it is located or fourteen feet (14') from finished grade, whichever is less.
4. Projection: No projecting sign shall project from the building wall more than
four feet (4').
5. Clearance: Projecting signs shall be located such that a clearance of eight feet
(8') is maintained from finished grade to the lower edge of the sign face. (Ord.
4519,1-19-1993; amd. Ord. 5507,9-6-2005; Ord. 5515, 10-18-2005)
SECTION 8: Section 7.335, "Special Area of Control", of Article 3, General Provisions, of
Chapter 7 of the Mount Prospect Village Code, is amended by deleting Sub-sub-subsection a,
"Number", of Subsection 1, "Projecting Signs", of Subsection B, and replacing it with the
following:
1. Projecting Signs:
a. Number: One projecting sign shall be permitted per business establishment. A
projecting sign and a wall sign may be placed on the same wall provided that the
projecting sign complies with subsections 7.330F2 through F5 of this article and the size
of the wall sign does not exceed twenty five percent (25%) of the maximum size
permitted by this code.
SECTION 9: Section 7.405, "Specific Guidelines By Design Element", of Article 4, Sign
Design, of Chapter 7 of the Mount Prospect Village Code, is amended as follows:
A. Sub-subsection 1, "Freestanding Signs", of Subsection B, "Shape and Silhouette," is
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
1. Freestanding Signs: The silhouette and outlined shape of freestanding signs shall be
simple and compatible with the building to which it relates. Signs of excessively
complicated outline or composed of many different connected shapes are unacceptable.
Freestanding signs should have an attractive combination of pole skirts, landscaping,
berms and/or similar treatments to provide a visual base for the sign and integrate the
sign into the overall architecture, landscaping and topography on the site. Materials used
for pole skirts shall match the primary material utilized on the building or buildings they
identify. Brick, wood, precast, stone walls or properly treated metal will be acceptable
materials to be used for pole skirts and must be compatible with the material used in the
sign. Freestanding signs may not obstruct or limit the sight distance of motorists within
any sight triangle as defined in this Code.
B. Sub-subsection 3, "Freestanding Signs", of Subsection H, "Illumination", is deleted in its
entirety, the remaining Sub-subsections renumbered numerically.
SECTION 10: Section 7.410, "Additional Guidelines for Special Signs and Situations",
of Article 4, Sign Design, of Chapter 7 of the Mount Prospect Village Code, is amended by
inserting a new Sub-subsection 5 in Subsection B, "Signs In Shopping Centers And Other
Unified Business Centers", to be and read as follows:
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5. In shopping centers where a written sign criteria has not been established, and a
mixture of sign types, colors, and design has been utilized for existing wall signs, then the
sign criteria for any future wall signs proposed for that shopping center shall be
established by the maximum percentage of signs currently installed on the site.
SECTION 11: Section 7.501, "Illumination", of Article 5, Illumination And
Maintenance, of Chapter 7 of the Mount Prospect Village Code, is amended by inserting a new
Subsection F, "Brightness Limitations", to be and read as follows:
F. Brightness Limitations: In no instance shall the lighting intensity of any sign, whether
resulting from internal or external illumination, exceed seventy five (75) food-candles
when measured with a standard light meter perpendicular to the face of the sign from a
distance equal to the narrowest dimension of the sign.
SECTION 12: Section 7.605, "Submission Requirements", of Article 6, Administration
and Enforcement, of Chapter 7 of the Mount Prospect Village Code is amended as follows:
A. Deleting the phrases "( 1 copy"), "(4 copies") and "(4 copies, 1 of which is colored") as
they appear in Subsections B.l., "Site Plan or Survey", B.2, "Building Elevation", B.3, "Sign
Elevation", Subsection B.4, "Site Photo(s)", C.l., "Site Plan", C.2., "Sign Elevation", C.3, "Site
Photo(s)", and D.l., "Electrical wiring diagram", are amended by deleting the phrase "(4
copies)" .
B. In Subsection B.2., "Building Elevation", deleting the phrase "or photograph."
SECTION 13: Section 7.701, "Scope of Appeals, Variations and Special Use and Text
Amendment", of Article 7, Appeals, Variations and Special Uses, of Chapter 7 of the Mount
Prospect Village Code is amended by deleting the phrase "provided that no variation shall
exceed the maximum height, sign area, and distance requirements by more than twenty five
percent (25%)", and deleting the phrase "sign review board" and replacing it with the phrase
"Planning and Zoning Commission", to be and read. as follows:
VARIATIONS AND SPECIAL USE AND TEXT AMENDMENT:
An appeal from a staff decision made in interpreting, applying and/or enforcing the
regulations contained in this chapter may be taken to the Planning & Zoning
Commission. A variation may be requested from the height, area, and minimum distance
requirements contained in this chapter. A special use may be requested to allow for an
electronic message center, development identification signs, nonconforming wall signs
and the equity option and off-premises business identification signs. The Planning &
Zoning Commission shall hear text amendment requests and make a recommendation to
the village board for final action.
SECTION 14: Subsection C.2. of Section 7.705, "Notice Requirement", of Article 7,
Appeals, Variations and Special Uses, of Chapter 7 of the Mount Prospect Village Code, is
amended by inserting the phrase "and Property Identification Number (PIN)", to be and read as
follows:
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2. The commonly known location (address) of the subject property and Property
Identification Number (PIN).
SECTION 15: The phrase "sign review board" shall be deleted and replaced with the
phrase "Planning & Zoning Commission" as they appear in the following Sections of Article 7,
Appeals, Variations and Special Uses, of Chapter 7 of the Mount Prospect Village Code:
Subsections Band C of Section 7.705, Notice Requirements; Subsections A, B, and C of Section
7.715, Action on Appeal, Variation or Special Use; Subsections A, B and C of Section 7.720,
Standards for Special Use; Subsections A and B of Section 7.725, Standards for Variations; and
Subsection A of Section 7.750, Standards for Text Amendments.
SECTION 16: Section 7.801, "Definitions", of Article 8, Definitions and Illustrations, of
Chapter 7 of the Mount Prospect Village Code, is amended as follows:
A. The definition of "Item of Information" is inserted alphabetically, to be and read as
follows:
ITEM OF INFORMATION: A word, an abbreviation, a single number, a series of
numbers, a symbol or a geometric shape greater than two inches in height contained in a
sign. A sign which combines several different geometric shapes or shapes of unusual
configuration, is assessed one item of information for each noncontiguous plane.
Punctuation marks and hyphenations are exempt.
B. The phrase "sign review board" shall be deleted and replaced with the phrase "Planning
& Zoning Commission" in the definition of "Text Amendment" to be and read as follows:
TEXT AMENDMENT: A change to a section or provision of the Sign Ordinance which
requires final action by the Village Board of Trustees following a recommendation and
public hearing by the Planning & Zoning Commission.
SECTION 17: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication in pamphlet form in the manner provided by law.
AYES:
Hoefert, Juracek, Kom, Polit, Zadel
NAYS:
None
ABSENT:
Matuszak
PASSED and APPROVED this 21st day of July, 2009.
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Mayor
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M. Li'sa Angell
Village Clerk
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