A nameplate or sign may be erected for the following
purposes and for no other:
A. One professional nameplate per dwelling, which sign
shall not exceed 144 square inches in area.
B. One nameplate per property bearing the name of the
resident owner or tenant, which sign shall not exceed 144 square inches
in area.
C. Real estate signs.
[Amended 12-21-1966; 4-10-1990 by L.L. No. 1-1990]
(1) One temporary real estate sign per property announcing
only that the property upon which the sign is maintained is offered
for sale or leasing and a telephone number at which the broker or
owner may be contacted. The sign shall not exceed four square feet
in area, shall be set back at least 10 feet from street or lot lines
and shall be removed within three days after the sale or rental of
such property. Placing the name or logo of the selling agent on the
sign is specifically prohibited.
(2) The permit issued under §
129-53 hereof shall be issued for a period of three months with a right to renew the same upon the property owner's reapplication for a second three-month period. After the expiration of the second three-month period, no further renewal permits for any such sign shall be granted for a period of one year from the expiration of the second three-month period unless a variance is granted to the property owner for maintenance of the sign for a longer period by the Board of Zoning Appeals pursuant to Article
XII hereof.
D. Subject to the approval of the Village Board of Trustees,
a noncommercial directional sign or marker, when proposed to be erected
by a public agency or a similar sign in a park or reservation, provided
that such sign shall not exceed 12 square feet in area and municipal
signs necessary to the public welfare of the Village.
E. Official notices displayed at or under the direction
of a public or court officer in the performance of his official duties,
provided that such notices shall be removed not later than one week
after their purpose is accomplished.
[Amended 4-12-1994 by L.L. No. 1-1994]
A permit for each nameplate or sign shall be required, except for those permitted under §
129-52B and
E. Such permit may be obtained from the Building Inspector upon written application and payment to the Village of a fee as set forth in Chapter
A132, Fees.
All nameplates and signs shall be properly secured,
supported and braced and shall be maintained clean, well painted and
in sound structural condition. When any nameplate or sign ceases to
be so maintained, the Building Inspector shall terminate the permit
and require or cause such sign to be removed at the expense of the
person maintaining the same. Upon any change in the ownership or occupancy
of the premises on which a nameplate or sign is erected, the permit
therefor shall terminate.