HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-2015-104-O-15Effective Date: September 6, 2015 7/15/2015
104-0-15
AN ORDINANCE
Amending Portions of Title 4, Chapter 10 of the City Code to Modify
Window Sign Regulations
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: That Section 4-10-9(H) of the Evanston City Code of 2012,
as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
(H) Maximum Sign Height. With the exception of tall building identification signs, all
signs shall be subject to the maximum height limitation of fifteen and one-half
feet (155). The height of a sign shall be measured from the adjoining ground
level or the elevation of the street upon which the sign faces, whichever is lower,
to the tallest portion of the sign.
r SECTION 2: That Section 4-10-10(C) of the Evanston City Code of 2012,
as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
(C) Permanent Window Signs.
1. Area. The sign surface area of permanent window signs in any window
shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of that window area.
2. Location. Permanent window signs must be confined within the
transparent glazed area of the window and shall not encroach upon the
frame, mullions or other supporting features of the glass.
3. Installation Considerations. All permanent window signs which have their
lettering or graphic elements directly on the glazing shall be painted, metal
leafed, vinyl transferred, or in some other manner permanently applied to
either side of the glass of an exterior building or window or door. No
application using a temporary adhesive shall be permitted unless the Sign
Administrator determines the application to be safe and will be permanent.
SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
0 SECTION 4: If any provision of this Ordinance 104-0-15 or application
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• thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such
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invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Ordinance that can be
given effect without the invalid application or provision; and each invalid application of
this Ordinance is severable.
SECTION 5: The findings and recitals contained herein are declared to
be prima facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as
provided by the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the courts of the State of Illinois.
SECTION 6: This Ordinance 104-0-15 shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced:_3_U\'\1 2015 Approved. -
Adopted: 111� 2015 �Uq� �� 2015
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EI' a eth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
Attest: Approved as to form:
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Rodney Gr e, City Clerk W. Grant Farrar Corporation Counsel
CPA