Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Ch. 35,
Advertising Materials, adopted 2-13-1931 as Ordinance 6 of the 1931
Village Ordinances, as amended.
Restrictions on posting advertisements. It shall be unlawful for
any person to post, erect or maintain any advertisement in the form
of a bill or sign or other device or display within the Village of
Poquott and for any owner of real property in the Village of Poquott
to permit the posting, erection or maintenance on his property of
any advertisement in such form.
Signs advertising real property to be for sale or for rent may be
placed on the real property so advertised, not nearer than five feet
to a public street or highway, or in the case of developed property,
not nearer to such street or highway than the building line thereof,
provided that no such sign shall be placed as to obstruct the clear
view of the highway from any direction and further provided that no
such sign shall be in greater dimensions than four square feet in
area and advertising only the property upon which it is erected.
Number or name or occupant of the premises or both: not to exceed
1.5 square feet. It may be attached to the building or, if on a post,
not to exceed four feet high and at least three feet from the street
line.
Subdivision and acreage signs. For each subdivision or for each parcel
of acreage, two signs, each not larger than 24 square feet in area,
advertising only the premises on which erected.
Advertising signs for contractors performing work on the premises:
signs must be removed either 30 days after the end of the work being
performed or the issuance of a certificate of occupancy if it was
for construction of a house. Such advertising sign is to be limited
to four square feet each, no more than three feet in height, and only
one per property.
Purpose. The Board of Trustees hereby finds that while the proliferation
of political signs during political campaigns is unsightly and distracting
to passing motorists, the use of political signs by candidates for
public office offers an inexpensive, yet effective means, for political
expression. Therefore, it is the intent and purpose of this provision
to permit signs to be located within the Village expressing political
messages in addition to those signs permitted herein, but subject
to certain limiting factors so that the visual and aesthetic impact
is minimized.
With the consent of the property owner, political signs not exceeding
four square feet in area may be located on privately owned residential
zoned property for a period not to exceed 30 days for each political
campaign. Only one sign shall be permitted per candidate for each
political campaign and said sign shall not be placed in a position
that will obstruct or impair vision or traffic in any manner or create
a hazard or disturbance to the health and welfare of the public.
Signs must be removed no later than seven days after the political
election for which said signs had been displayed.
Any person found guilty of a violation of the provisions of
this chapter shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $250,
imprisonment for up to 15 days, or both, for each offense.