O-65-11ORDINANCE NO. 0 -65 -11
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the question:of adopting the following amendment to the
zoning ordinance was referred to the Plan Commission for a public hearing',
and the Plan Commission held such public hearing after-due notice as
required by law, and recommended the adoption of the following amendment;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE' IT ,ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees
of the Village of Deerfield, Lake and Cook Counties, Illinois, that the
zoning ordinance of the Village of Deerfield be.and the same is hereby
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amended as follows:
The definition of "Signs" as contained in Section III thereof is
hereby amended to read as follows':
"SIGN': Any device designed 'to inform, or attract the attention of
persons.not on the premises on whiich the sign is located, provided,
however, that the following shall) not be included in the application of
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the regulations herein:
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(1) Signs bearing only property numbers, post box numbers, names
of occupants, of premises not having commercial connotations;
(2) Flags and insignias except when displayed in connection with
commercial promotion;
(3) Legal notices, identification, information.or directional signs
.erected or required by- governmental bodies;
(4) Signs on private property (not exceeding five square feet)
directing, guiding, and parking traffic but bearing no
advertising matter.
"Signs, Number and Surface Area. For the purpose of determining
number of signs, a sign shall be considered to be ,a single display ;surface
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or display device containing elements organized, related and composed
to form a unit: Where matter is'displayed in a random manner without
organized relationship of elements, - or where there is a reasonable doubt
about the relationship of elements, each element shall be considered to
be a single sign.
"The surface area of a sign shall be computed as including the
entire area within a regular geometric form or combinations of regular
geometric forms comprising all of the display area of the sign and.
including all of the elements of the matter displayed. Frames and
structural 'Members not besring advertising matter shall not be included
in computation of surface area.
"SIGN, ADVERTISING,(BILLBOARD): A sign which directs attention to
a profession, business, commodity, service, or entertainment other than
one conducted, sold, or offered upon the premises where such sign is
located, or on the building to which such sign is affixed.
"SIGN, BUSINESS: A sign which directs attention to a profession
or business conducted, or to a commodity „ service, or entertainment sold
or offered upon the premises where such sign is located, or on the building
to which such sign is affixed.
"SIGN, FLASHING: 'An illuminated sign on which the artificial light
is not maintained stationary or constant in intensity and color at all
times when such sign is illuminated.
"For the punpose of this ordinance any moving illumi.nated sign shall
be considered a flashing sign."
Paragraph B of Section XVII is hereby amended to read as follows:
"B. SIGNS
111. Signs in all districts shall be governed by the following
regulations and all signs not specifically permitted are
prohibited:.
a. Signs shall not be erected, constructed or maintained
over any public street, alley, sidewalk or other public
way in the Village.
b. No sign shall be located in a front yard or side yard
required by the provisions of this zoning ordinance,
except where specifically allowed in this section.
C. Fluttering or undulating signs, pennants, or streamers
shall not be permitted in any district,.unless a temporary
permit has been obtained from the Board of Trustees.
d. Signs may be illuminated by fixed lights, either
bnternal or external, provided that lighting must be
controlled to preclude glare, and that any-sign located
in the direct line of vision of any illuminated control
device
shall
be
illuminated only
by a clear
white light.
e. Siigns
in the
B2
district (Central
Business)
may be
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illuminated twenty -four hours. Any illumira ted sign
within 120 feet of,a residential zone shall be extinguished
at the close of business, or 11 :00 P.M.;, whichever is later.
f. Flashing or blinking signs, or flashing or blinking sign
lights shall not be permitted under any circumstances.
g. Where a sign is illuminated by light reflected upon it,
direct rays of light shall not heam upon any part of an
existing residential building, nor into a residence
district or into ajstreet.
h. Any sign located within three feet of a public driveway
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or parking area shall have a.bottom elevation not lower
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than twelve feet above curb level.
i. No sign shall. be permitted which, in any way, obstructs
a clear view of any street intersection; driveway or walkway.
j. No sign which is fixed to a wall of a building shall
extend above the top of such wall.
k. All electrical signs must be covered by an electric
permit and conformlto the National Electric Code.
1. For.the purpose of; selling or renting any lot or group
of lots, and /or for any existing or proposed bui ldi.ng
or group of buildings (structures or group of structures),
a billboard may be'erected on approval of location, size
and necessity, by the Board of Zoning Appeals for a period
of six months, after which time it may be renewed by the
Building Commissioner for an additional period•not exceeding
eighteen months upon a showing of necessity by the
petitioner.
M. Billboards, other than those specified in item.l above
shall not be permitted in any district.
n. No advertising device shall be erected, constructed,
relocated or maintained if such'advertising device, because
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of its location, size, nature or type, constitutes a
I-: hazard to the safe and efficient operation of vehicles
or creates a condition which endangers safety oe property.
112. Signs in all "R" residence districts shall be governed by
the following additional regulations and all signs not
specifically permitted are prohibited:
a. "For Sale" and "For Rent" signs are permitted subject
to the following regulations:
There shall be not more than one sign per lot,- except
that on a:.cocner lot two signs - one facing each street -
shall be permitted. No such sign shall exceed twelve
square feet in area nor be closer than twelve feet to
any side or rear lot line or closer to ;the front lot
line than one -half the depth of the front yard or fifteen
feet, whichever is less.
b. Identification signs for a church or school are permitted
subject to the -following regulations: One identification
sign, in addition to a church bulletin board,.which shall
not exceed eighteen square feet. No such sign shall be
closer than eight feet to any side or rear lot.line. nor
closer than one -half the depth of the required front
yard or fifteen feet, whichever is less.
"3• Signs -in all districts other than resiidential districts shall
be governed by the following additional regulations and all
signs not specifically permitted are prohibited:
a. Signs shall pertain to a use conducted within the building
to which the sign is affixed.
b. One identification sign for each separate business in
a building shall be permitted on each exposed wall of
the building.
C. Flat wall signs or signs on the face of'a marquee wall
-will.be permitted. No signs shall extend above or beyond
the building walls nor project more than one foot from
the front�::of i:�tiheostructure, except that signs on. a
marquee shall be permitted more than one foot from the
face of the building but not beyond the face of the marquee.
Such sign or signs may have an aggregate surface area of
not more than eight per cent of area of the building wall
upon which the sign or signs are affixed or eighty square
feet, whichever is greater.
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d. "Free- standing sign" means any sign supported by a pole
and not attached to any building. No more than one free-
standing si gn shall be permitted on any business property,
nor shall it exceed twenty feet in height. No such sign
shall exceed thirty -two square feet in area.
e. Shopping Centers. rIn addition to the above signs, there
shall be permitted;in each shopping center one free - standing
sign not over twenty -.five feet in height for each 50,000
square feet of floor area. The total area of each exposed
face of such sign 'shall not exceed one hundred and twenty
square feet. ,When only one sign is erected the total area
of each face may be increased by fifty per cent.
f. "For Sale" and "For Rent" signs located on the premises
are permitted subject to the following regulations:
There shall be not more than.one sign per lot or per
structure, except that on a corner lot, two signs - one
facing each street,- shall be permitted. No such sign
shall exceed fifteen square feet in area nor be located
closer to the front lot line than one -half the depth of
the front yard, or" thirty feet, whichever is less. No
such sign shall project higher than twelve feet above curb .
level.
114. Temporary Signs. Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed
as prohi bi ti;ng'-the "Boar'd of Trustees from issuing a temporary
permit for a period of not to exceed thirty days, for a temporary
sign giving notice of a', civic affair; such sign permit shall be
issued on such terms and conditions as are approved by the Board
of Trustees in the Motion or Resolution approving the permit."
Paragraph A of Section XVIII: is hereby amended to read as follows:
"A. A nonconforming use of land (outside of a building) shall
be made to conform to the provisions of the zoning ordinance
within a period of two years after adoption of the zoning
ordinance. This paragraph shall not affect signs."
Paragraph G of Section XVIII relating to nonconforming uses, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"G'. Normal maintenance may be provided on any nonconforming
sign of billboard legally established, but said sign or
billboard shall not be replaced or altered except in
compliance with the provisions of Section XVII, Paragraph
B, of this zoning ordinance.
Passed this 5th day of April, 1965:
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
VILLAGE CLERK
I. K. Hearn
VILLAGE PRESIDENT
PUBLISHED: April 15, 1965 in the Deerfield Review.
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ORDINANCE N0. 0-65 -11
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the question of adopting the following amendment to the
zoning ordinance was referred to the Plan Commission for a public hearing,
and the Plan Commission held such public hearing after due notice as
required by law, and recommended the adoption of the following amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees
of the Village of Deerfield, Lake and Cook Counties, Illinois, that the
zoning ordinance of the Village of Deerfield be and the same is hereby
amended as follows:
The definition of "Signs" as contained in Section III thereof is
hereby amended to read as follows:
"SIGN: Any device designed to inform, or attract the attention
of persons not on the premises on which the sign is located, provided,
however, that the following shall not be included in the application
of the regulations herein:
(1) Signs bearing only property numbers, post box numbers,
names of occupants, of premises not having commercial
connotations;
(2) Flags and insignias except when displayed in connection
with commercial promotion;
(3) Legal notices, identification, information or directional
signs erected or required by governmental bodies;
(4) Signs on private property (not exceeding five square feet)
directing, guiding, and parking traffic but bearing no
advertising matter.
"Signs, Number and Surface Area. For the purpose of determining
number of signs, a sign shall be considered to be a single display surface
or display device containing elements organized, related and composed
to form a unit. Where matter is displayed in a random manner without
organized relationship of elements, or where there is reasonable doubt
about the relationship of elements, each element shall be considered to
be a single sign.
"The surface area of a sign shall be computed as including the
entire area within a regular geometric form or combinations of regular
geometric forms comprising all of the display area of the sign and
including all of the elements of the matter displayed. Frames and
structural members not bearing advertising matter shall not be included
in computation of surface area.
"SIGN, ADVERTISING (BILLBOARD): A sign which directs attention to
a profession, business, commodity, service, or entertainment other than
one conducted, sold, or offered upon the premises where such sign is
located, or on the building to which such sign is affixed.
"SIGN, BUSINESS: A sign which directs attention to a profession
or business conducted, or to a commodity, service, or entertainment
sold or offered upon the premises where such sign is located, or on the
building to which such sign is affixed.
"SIGN, FLASHING: An illuminated sign on which the artificial light
is not maintained stationary or constant in intensity and color at all
times when such sign is illuminated.
"For the purpose of this ordinance any moving illuminated sign
shall be considered a flashing sign."
Paragraph B of Section XVII is hereby amended to read as follows:
"B. SIGNS
"14 Signs in all districts shall be governed by the following
regulations and all signs not specifically permitted
are prohibited:
a. Signs shall not be erected, constructed or maintained
over any public street, alley, sidewalk or other public
way in the Village.
b. No sign shall be located in a front yard or side yard
required by the provisions of this zoning ordinance,
except where specifically allowed in this section.
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c. Fluttering or undulating signs, pennants, or streamers
shall not be permitted in any district, unless a temporary
permit has been obtained from the Board of Trustees.
d. Signs may be illuminated by fixed lights, either
internal or external, provided that lighting must be
controlled to preclude glare, and that any sign located
in the direct line of vision of any illuminated traffic
control device shall be illuminated only by a clear
white light.
e. Signs in the B2 district (Central Business) may be
illuminated twenty -four hours. Any illuminated sign
within 120 feet of a residential zone shall be extinguished
at the close of business, or 11:00 P.M., whichever is later.
f. Flashing or blinking signs, or flashing or blinking sign
lights shall not be permitted under any circumstances.
g. Where a sign is illuminated by light reflected upon it,
direct rays of light shall not beam upon any part of an
existing residential building, nor into a residence
district or into a street.
h. Any sign located within three feet of a public driveway
or parking area shall have a bottom elevation not lower
than twelve feet above curb level.
i. No sign shall be permitted which, in any way, obstructs
a clear view of any street intersection, driveway or walkway.
j. No sign which is fixed to a wall of a building shall
extend above the top of such wall.
k. All electrical signs must be covered by an electric
permit and conform to the National Electrical Code.
1. For the purpose of selling or renting any lot or group
of lots, and/or for any existing or proposed building
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or group of buildings (structures or group of
structures), a billboard may be erected on approval
of location, size and necessity, by the Board of Zoning
Appeals for a period of six months, after which time it
may be renewed by the Building Commissioner for an
additional period not exceeding eighteen months upon
a showing of necessity by the petitioner.
m. Billboards, other than those specified in item 1 above
shall not be permitted in any district.
n. No advertising device shall be erected, constructed,
relocated or maintained if such advertising device,
because of its location, size, nature or type, constitutes
or tends to constitute a hazard to the safe and efficient
operation of vehicles or creates a condition which
endangers safety or property.
" 2. Signs in all "R" residence districts shall be governed by
the following additional regulations and all signs not
specifically permitted are prohibited :.
a. 44all4aminated "For Sale" and "For Rent" signs are permitted
subject to the following regulations:
There shall be not more than one sign per lot, except
that on a corner lot two signs - one facing each street -
shall be permitted. No such sign shall exceed twelve
square feet in area nor be closer than twelve feet to
any side or rear lot line or closer to the front lot
line than one -half the depth of the front yard or fifteen
feet, whichever is less.
b. Identification signs for a church or school are permitted
subject to the following regulations: One identification
sign, in addition to a church bulletin board, which
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shall not exceed eighteen square feet. No such sign
shall be closer than eight feet to any side or:.•rear
lot line nor closer than one -half the depth of the
required front yard or fifteen feet, whichever is less.
tt 3. Signs in all districts other than residential districts
shall be governed by the following additional regulations
and all signs not specifically permitted are prohibited:
a. Signs shall pertain to a use conducted within the building
to which the sign is affixed.
b. One identification sign for each separate business
in a building shall be permitted on each exposed wall
of the building.
c. Flat wall sigrid�or signs on the face of a marquee wall
will be permitted. No signs shall extend above or beyond
the building walls nor project more than one foot from
the front of the structure, except that signs on a
marquee shall be permitted more than one foot from the
face of the building but not beyond the face of the marquee.
Such sign or signs may have an aggregate surface area
of not more than eight per cent of area of the building
wall upon which the sign or signs are affixed or eighty
square feet, whichever is greater.
d. 'Free - standing si&i-means any sign supported by a pole
and not attached to`any building. No more than one
free - standing sign shall be permitted on any business
property, nor shall it exceed twenty feet in height.
No such sign shall exceed thirty -two square feet in area.
e. Shopping Centers. In addition to the above signs, there
shall be permitted in each shopping center one free- standing
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sign not over twenty -five feet in height for each 50,000
square feet of floor area. The total area of each exposed
face of such sign shall not exceed one hundred and twenty
square feet. When only one sign is erected, the total area
of each face may be increased by fifty per cent.
f. "For Sale" and "For Rent" signs located on the premises
are permitted subject to the following regulations:
There shall be not more than one sign per lot or per
structure, except that on a corner lot, two signs - one
facing each street - shall be permitted. No such sign
shall exceed fifteen square feet in area nor be located
closer to the front lot line than one -half the depth
of the front yard, or thirty feet, whichever is less.
No such sign shall project higher than twelve feet
above curb level.
"4. Temporary Signs. Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed
as prohibiting the Board of Trustees from issuing a temporary
permit for a period of not to exceed thirty days, for a
temporary sign giving notice of a civic affair; such
sign permit shall be issued on such terms and conditions
as are approved by the Board of Trustees in the Motion
or Resolution approving the permit."
Paragraph A of Section XVIII is hereby amended to read as follows:
"A. A nonconforming use of land (outside of a building)
shall be made to conform to the provisions of the
zoning ordinance within a period of two years after
adotpion of the zoning ordinance. This paragraph shall
not affect signs."
Paragraph G of Section XVIII relating to nonconforming uses, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
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"G. Normal maintenance may be provided on any nonconforming
sign or billboard legally established, but said sign
or billboard shall not be replaced or altered except
in.compliance with the provisions of Section XVII,
Paragraph B, of this zoning ordinance."
Passed this 5th day of April 1965.
APPROVED:
=� (/,, I c o
VILLAGE PRESIDENT
ATTEST:
- pltx-�_X_
VILLAGE CLERK
PUBLISHED: April 15, 1965 in the Deerfield Review
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