Villa Park

In any district, one (1) real estate sign shall be permitted on any building site, unlighted and unilluminated, and not to exceed six (6) square feet in area.

The establishment and conduct of home occupations shall comply with the following requirements: a. There shall be no exterior evidence of the conduct of a home occupation.

Parking areas serving commercial, professional, public or community facilities shall be subject to the following regulations: a. Bumper or tire guards shall be provided along any property line which abuts a public walkway, street or alley except where screening is installed. b. Lights used to illuminate the parking area shall be designed and located so as to confine direct rays to the premises. c. All parking stalls shall be clearly outlined with double or hairpin lines on the surface of the parking facility.

All parking stalls and maneuvering areas shall be paved and permanently maintained with asphaltic or concrete surfacing... Parking area notices not to exceed two (2) square feet... Access drives leading to aisles within a parking area shall be a minimum width of twenty-eight (28) feet.

Minimum width of twenty (20) feet for two-way traffic and ten (10) feet for one-way traffic.

Off-street parking for elementary and junior high schools shall be provided on the same site at a ratio of two (2) spaces for each classroom.

Parking area shall be computed by adding the areas used for access drives, aisles, stalls, maneuvering, and landscaping within that portion of the premises that is devoted to vehicular parking.

The area of a sign shall be measured within a single continuous perimeter of not more than eight (8) straight lines enclosing the extreme limits of letters, emblems, logos, or any similar character, together with any material or background forming an integral part of the display or used to differentiate the sign from the background against which it is placed.

The height of a freestanding sign shall be measured from the highest part of the sign... When a sign is removed or replaced all brackets, poles, and other structural elements... shall be removed.

Neighborhood identification signs may be authorized by the Planning Department for residential areas that include at least five (5) acres of land area.

Gasoline service stations, because of their unique merchandising methods and easily recognizable design, are subject to the following requirements: 1. Wall Signs

Temporary signs ... shall not exceed six (6) square feet in total area for one (1) side. No sign shall exceed seven (7) feet in total height from the finished or natural grade where the sign is placed in a front yard setback and ten (10) feet in total height in a rear or side yard setback.

A variance or conditional use permit shall lapse and shall become void one (1) year following the date on which the variance or use permit became effective, unless prior to the expiration of one (1) year, a building permit is issued, or a certificate of occupancy is issued for the structure which was the subject of the application, or the site is occupied if no building permit or certificate of occupancy is required

The City Council may grant variances to the regulations prescribed by this chapter, in accord with the procedure prescribed in this section, with respect to fences, walls, hedges, screening, and landscaping; site area, width and depth; front, rear and side yards; coverage; height of structures; distances between structures; usable open space; signs; off-street parking facilities, or frontage on public street.

Alteration or expansion of a pre-existing conditional use shall be permitted only upon the granting of a use permit as prescribed in this section, provided that alterations not exceeding two thousand five hundred ($2,500.00) dollars in value as determined by the Building Official shall be permitted without the granting of a conditional use permit.

A list of all owners of property located within three hundred (300) feet of the exterior boundaries of the subject property; the list shall be keyed to a map showing the location of these properties.

Notice of a public hearing shall be given not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the hearing by posting the subject property and posting a public notice in a conspicuous place at the following locations: City Hall, Ralphs Market, Wells Fargo Bank.

An adjustment is any variance to the terms or requirements of the zoning chapter which, if granted, would result in a decrease of not more than twenty-five (25) percent of the required rear or side yard setback.

The following clear view requirements apply to all zones within the City: a. The maximum height of any wall or fence shall be three and one-half (3½) feet within twenty (20) feet of the point of intersection of two ultimate street right-of-way lines.

The maximum height shall be three and one-half (3½) feet within any required front setback area, to a depth of twenty (20) feet as measured from the front property line; and six (6) feet within any required rear or side setback area beyond the front yard area.