Northlake library hopes online Hulk campaign will bring in the green. (Franklin Park
Herald-Journal, 5/2/2013)
The
Northlake (Illinois) Public Library District hopes to raise $30,000 to purchase, among other items, a 9-foot statue of Hulk, the Marvel Comics superhero.
Being familiar with the strict requirements of many communities' sign ordinances, I wonder if everyone in
Northlake, their friendliness notwithstanding, has indeed signed off on this project.
For example, staff considering such an idea at the
Middleton (Wisconsin) Public Library would be first advised to take a look at the local ordinances. (And in Northlake's case, being a district library doesn't exempt it from the laws and regulations of the municipality in which the physical library is located.)
The
City of Middleton sign ordinance, which runs to 35 pages, includes nearly 5 pages of definitions, including one for any
"Attention-Attracting Object", statuary included.
The sign code applies to all of these various types of signs.
Forms must be filled out and fees paid.
Step 1. Obtain permit from Director of Planning and Zoning. That would be
Eileen Kelley for a City of Middleton proposal.
Step 2. Fill out the form. Information provided must include (but is not limited to)
- The configuration of the proposed sign listing the
- height,
- width,
- total square
footage,
- proposed copy,
- method of construction and attachment,
- method of
illumination and description of all electrical equipment,
- sign materials and
colors, and
- at least one image showing the location of the proposed sign and its
relationship to either the building to which it is to be mounted or the
surrounding lot if it is a ground sign.
Step 3. Application process and review by Planning and Zoning Director
Step 4. Plan Commission review and approval.
This isn't just a Middleton thing.
And sets forth its sign regulations in a series of 10 chapters.
Questions may be referred to the
Northlake City Clerk.
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