Village of Chittenango, NY Article VII Off-Street Parking and Sign Regulations

§ 148-38 Requirements by usage.

A. In all districts except the General Business District, every industrial, business, institutional, recreational, residential or any other use shall provide, at the time any building or structure is erected, enlarged or increased in capacity, off-street parking for motor vehicles in accordance with the requirements of this and other applicable sections of this chapter. All such space shall be deemed to be required space on the lot on which it is situated and shall not be encroached upon or reduced in any manner.

B. Whenever there is a change in use or an increase in floor area or other unit of measure and such change or such increase creates a need for an increase of more than 10% in the number of required off-street parking spaces, as determined by the requirements of this section, additional off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with this section for that addition or change in use.

C. None of the off-street parking facilities as required in this chapter shall be required for any existing building or use, unless said building or use shall be enlarged.

D. Access drives or walkways to any business or industrial district through any residential district shall not be permitted.

E. Area variance. In case of practical difficulty or special conditions arising out of the parking and loading requirements of this Article VII, such requirements may be modified through an application to the Zoning Board of Appeals for an area variance in accordance with the provisions of § 148-54A(4) of this chapter.

F. The number of off-street parking facilities required shall be set forth in the following Parking Schedule:

	Land Use or Activity	Spaces Required
	Auditorium	1 for each 5 seats
	Automobile or machine sales and service	1 for each 300 square feet of gross floor area
	Bank or business and profession- al office	1 for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
	Bowling alley	5 for each alley plus the necessary space as set forth in this section for affiliated uses such as bars, restaurants and other commercial uses
	Church	1 for each 5 seats in places of worship
	Dance hall and assembly hall without fixed seats; or exhibition hall, except church assembly rooms in conjunction with auditoriums	1 for each 100 square feet of gross floor area used for assembly or dancing
	Dwelling	2 for each family or dwelling unit
	Funeral home or mortuary	1 for each four seats in the auditorium
	Hospital	1 for each 3 beds
	Rooming house or lodging house	1.5 for each 2 bedrooms
	Library, museum or gallery	1 for each 600 square feet of gross floor area
	Manufacturing plant, research or testing laboratory or bottling plant	1 for each 300 square feet of gross floor area
	Medical and dental clinic or of- fice	3 for each examination room
	Motel and hotel	1 for each living or sleeping unit
	Restaurant, cafe and nightclub	1 for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
	Retail store, shop, etc.	1 for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
	Sanitarium, convalescent home or home for the elderly	1 for each 3 beds
	Theater or assembly hall, other than schools	1 for each 5 seats
	Wholesale establishment or warehouse	1 for each 3,000 square feet of gross floor area

§ 148-39 Design standards for parking areas.

A. Size and access. The size of off-street parking areas shall be at least nine feet wide and 18 feet long exclusive of passageways and driveways appurtenant thereto. Each parking space shall have direct and usable access to a street.

B. Location. Off-street parking facilities shall be located as hereinafter specified. Where a distance is specified, such distance shall be measured from the nearest point of the parking facility to the nearest point of the building or use such facility is required to serve.

(1) For uses located in the GB and SB Districts, facilities shall be located not more than 300 feet from the building they are required to serve.

(2) For all other uses, facilities shall be located not more than 200 feet from the building they are required to serve.

(3) Unless otherwise restricted elsewhere in this chapter, an off-street parking space may be located in any required yard area. Notwithstanding the above, a required yard area adjacent to a street in any residential district may not be used for parking, except in driveways for one- and two-unit dwellings.

(4) For nonresidential uses located in the design overlay districts, parking facilities shall be located to the rear or side of the principle building structure pursuant to § 148-31.1 of this chapter and Section 2.2 of the Village of Chittenango Site and Architectural Design Standards for Commercial Design Overlay Districts document.[1]

[Added 10-26-2010 by L.L. No. 7-2010]

[1] Editor’s Note: Said document is on file in the Village offices.

C. Turnover. To determine the total number of off-street parking spaces available in a public parking area, the number of physical spaces actually existing shall be multiplied by a factor of five to account for daily vehicle turnover. Thus, a facility containing 50 actual spaces would have 250 spaces which could be assigned to meet the off-street parking requirements of § 148-38F.

D. Surfacing. All parking areas, passageways and driveways, except where provided in connection with one- or two-family dwellings, shall be surfaced with a dustless, durable, all-weather pavement and clearly marked for car spaces and shall be adequately drained, all subject to the approval of the Enforcement Officer.

E. Combined facilities. The collective provision of off-street parking areas by two or more buildings or uses located on adjacent lots is permitted, provided that the total of such facilities shall not be less than the sum required of the various buildings or uses computed separately and further provided that the land upon which the collective facilities are located is owned or leased by one or more of the collective users.

F. Lighting. All parking areas and appurtenant passageways and driveways serving commercial uses shall be illuminated adequately during the hours between sunset and sunrise when the use is in operation. Adequate shielding shall be provided by commercial users to protect adjacent residential zones from the glare of such illumination and from that of auto-manufactured headlights. Light standards for uses within the Design Overlay Districts shall be in compliance with § 148-31.1 of this chapter and Section 2.4.3 of the Village of Chittenango Site and Architectural Design Standards for Commercial Design Overlay Districts document.[2]

[Amended 10-26-2010 by L.L. No. 7-2010]

[2] Editor’s Note: Said document is on file in the Village offices.

G. Landscaping. Off-street parking areas located in commercial zones, and which provide parking for 20 or more vehicles, shall be provided with shade trees of a type approved by the Enforcement Officer. For uses located within the design overlay districts, landscaping within and around parking off-street parking facilities shall be in compliance with § 148-31.1 of this chapter and Section 2.3 of the Village of Chittenango Site and Architectural Design Standards for Commercial Design Overlay Districts document.

[Amended 10-26-2010 by L.L. No. 7-2010]

§ 148-40 Loading spaces.

A. General. Truck-loading and unloading areas shall be provided in the amount sufficient to permit the transfer of goods and products in other than a public street, off-street parking area or front yard.

B. Location. Loading space shall be provided and maintained, on the same lot with the land use it is intended to serve, for any use involving the receipt or distribution by vehicles of material or merchandise. Such space shall not be occupied by or considered as any part of the required off-street parking.

C. Size and number. All business and industrial districts shall include a ten-by-twenty-five-foot loading space with a fifteen-foot height clearance for every 20,000 square feet or fraction thereof of building floor or land use for the above-mentioned purposes. This requirement may be modified by the Planning Board as part of the site plan review process.

§ 148-41 (Reserved)

§ 148-42 Signs.

A. Signs permitted in all districts without a permit. The following signs are permitted in any appropriate district without a permit:

(1) Professional nameplates that shall not exceed one square foot in area on each of two sides.

(2) Signs denoting the name and address of the occupants of the premises, which signs shall not exceed one square foot on each of two sides.

(3) Signs denoting the architect, engineer or contractor placed on the premises where construction, repair or renovation is in progress, which signs shall not exceed 12 square feet in area on each of two sides. This sign must be removed from the premises within seven days after such construction, repair or renovation is completed.

(4) Signs advertising the sale, lease or rental of the premises upon which the sign is located, which sign shall not exceed six square feet in area on each side. Lettering, symbols, designs, insignia and other advertising are only permitted on up to two sides of any sign. No more than one such sign shall be permitted for each street contiguous to the premises, with the total of such signs not to exceed two on any premises. Such sign must be removed from the premises within seven days after the premises is sold or leased.

[Added 2-27-2007 by L.L. No. 1-2007]

(5) Temporary political signs, which shall not exceed 12 square feet in area on each side or the same size as commercial signs allowed without permit for the zoning district within which such property is located, whichever is larger. No more than one such sign per political party and no more than one such sign per political candidate shall be allowed facing each street or public right-of-way upon which the parcel abuts, for each separately assessed parcel of real property.

[Added 12-17-2013 by L.L. No. 8-2013]

(6) Temporary free-speech signs shall be permitted to the greater of 12 square feet in area on each side or the same size as commercial signs allowed without permit for the zoning district within which such property is located, whichever is larger. No more than one such sign shall be allowed facing each street or public right-of-way upon which the parcel abuts, for each separately assessed parcel of real property.

[Added 12-17-2013 by L.L. No. 8-2013]

B. Signs permitted in all districts with a permit. The following signs are permitted in any appropriate district but require a permit as provided herein:

(1) Signs advertising the sale, lease, or rental of the premises upon which said sign is located, which signs are in excess of six square feet in area on any side. Such signs shall not have lettering, symbols, designs, insignia, or other advertising on more than two sides. Such signs shall not exceed 10 square feet in total area. Such sign must be removed within seven days after the premises is sold, or after the last available unit has been leased (if multiple-unit premises).

[Added 2-27-2007 by L.L. No. 1-2007]

(2) Signs, changeable-text signs or bulletin boards customarily incident to places of worship, libraries, museums, social clubs or societies and political party principal offices, which signs or bulletin boards shall not exceed 16 square feet in area on one side and shall be located on the premises of such institutions, provided that such signs or bulletin boards are erected or displayed not less than five feet from inside the property line.

[Amended 12-17-2013 by L.L. No. 8-2013]

(3) Any sign advertising a commercial enterprise, including real estate developments, apartments or subdivisions, permitted in a residential district shall not exceed 10 square feet in area on each of two sides and shall advertise only the name of the owner, trade name, products sold and/or the business or activity conducted on the premises where such sign is located, provided that no more than two signs shall be allowed for each such business or commercial activity conducted on the premises.

(4) Political and free-speech signs shall be allowed subject to the same requirements and restrictions as are set forth and provided for elsewhere in this article and chapter with respect to nonpolitical and non-free-speech signs.

C. Signs for which permits will not be granted. The following signs will not be granted permits:

[Amended 2-27-2007 by L.L. No. 1-2007]

(1) Roof signs in any GB District. (See § 148-9.)

(2) Advertising devices that contain or consist of banners, posters, pennants, ribbons, streamers, spinners or other similar moving or fluttering devices. Said devices, as well as strings of lights, shall not be used for the purpose of advertising or attracting attention when not part of a sign.

(3) To at any time erect, post, mount, hang or otherwise affix or for any duration to maintain, at any site or location, upon any utility pole or structure, streetlight, parking meter, traffic sign or other traffic control device or upon any publicly visible fence, tree, shrub, boulder or other natural object, any nonofficial sign or advertising materials; except that where, in the opinion of Village authorities, public safety or public convenience and necessity warrant such a display, permission may be granted, on either a temporary or permanent basis, for the affixation, maintenance and use thereon of certain suitable and approved hazard warning or directional signs.

[Amended 12-17-2013 by L.L. No. 8-2013]

(4) Signs painted on buildings, fences, etc., except those painted upon a constructed sign background structure.

D. Permitted signs in all residential districts. The following signs are permitted in any Residential District:

(1) All signs permitted in Subsection B, subject to the requirements specified therein.

E. Except as otherwise permitted in this chapter, permitted signs in business districts.

[Amended 2-27-2007 by L.L. No. 1-2007]

(1) Size and placement.

(a) Wall signs shall not exceed one square foot of area for each one linear foot of wall space upon which surface the sign is to be erected, provided that no wall sign shall exceed 48 square feet in area and shall not extend closer than two feet from the ends of the building or roofline of the building.

(b) Overhanging or projecting signs shall not exceed one square foot of area for each two liner feet of wall space upon which surface the sign is to be installed, provided that no overhanging or projecting sign shall exceed 16 square feet in area and shall not extend more than four feet from the surface of any wall.

(c) Freestanding signs shall not exceed one square foot of area for each three linear feet of frontage of the parcel in which it is to be located, provided that no freestanding sign shall exceed 32 square feet in area on one side. Such signs shall not have lettering, insignia, symbols, designs or any other advertising on more than two sides. Signs which also contain information of public interest, such as "time" and "temperature," are eligible for a special permit, which may be granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals, upon showing that the additional size beyond 32 square feet, in fact, is fully utilized for public information purposes. In that event, the total area of the sign shall not exceed 40 square feet on each side. In no event shall a sign hereafter be erected to extend into a public right-of-way, either on the ground or above such public right-of-way [see Subsection E(6)].

(d) A-type and portable signs. Professional quality, portable standing or A-type signs, with lettering, insignia, symbols, designs and other advertising on no more than two sides, which are less than 12 square feet in area on each side, and stand no higher than four feet above ground level at the front of the premises when in place. Such signs must be placed in such a fashion as to provide ample room for pedestrians to safely and conveniently pass the subject premises; and not create a hazard to motor vehicles or roadways. Such signs must be maintained in a good state of repair. Any sign which is damaged, has significantly deteriorated or has been materially disfigured must be repaired or replaced within seven days' oral or written notice, delivered to the applicant for the permit, or the permit for such sign may be revoked. If revoked, a new permit must be obtained prior to such sign being returned to the premises, or prior to it being replaced.

(e) Signs which provide information to the public, in the form of lights which form words that appear on the sign. Such signs shall be permitted by special use permit. Such permit shall only be granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals upon a showing that such sign will not be unduly distracting to pedestrians and the motoring public; will not jeopardize the health and safety of those in the area of the sign; and does not have lights that will unduly interfere with the use and enjoyment of properties within a reasonable radius of the sign.

(2) Number. Up to two advertising or identification signs, not including window displays, are permitted on one parcel of property, in accordance with the following:

(a) A business located on a parcel of property having 50 feet or less of road frontage will be granted a permit for one freestanding sign or one overhanging or projecting sign or one wall sign for each street frontage.

(b) A business located on a parcel of property having in excess of 50 feet of road frontage will be granted a permit for one freestanding sign and one wall sign or one projecting sign and one wall sign or one freestanding sign and one projecting sign for each street frontage, provided that the distance between the freestanding sign and the projecting sign is at least 40 feet.

(c) Where a parcel has frontage on more than one street or public right-of-way, the number of signs specified in Subsection E(2)(a) and (b) above shall be permitted on each street frontage, provided that the total area of all signs on all frontages of the parcel is not greater than 160% of the total area permitted on any single frontage.

(d) The Enforcement Officer may grant permits for the erection of directional signs, provided that the individual signs do not exceed two square feet in area and are limited to the text "office," "entrance," "exit" or "parking." Permits will be granted only if the applicant can show that the directional sign or signs are necessary because of the unusual access to the commercial business establishment.

(3) Height. The top of the sign, advertising structure or device shall not exceed 20 feet above the ground level on which the sign is located.

(4) Illumination. Only white, artificial and indirect lighting shall be used to illuminate a permitted sign. No flashing, intermittent or moving light or lights shall constitute a part of or be used to illuminate a sign. No light shall be placed in such a manner that it is a hazard to the traveling public or shall cause any objectionable glare, either direct or reflected.

(5) Window signs. No sign erected or maintained in the window of a building, visible from any public or private street or highway, shall occupy more than 20% of the area of said window.

(6) Sign setbacks. All freestanding signs must be placed at least 10 feet from the street right-of-way unless special circumstances require that they be placed closer. Special circumstances are the alignment of highway, terrain, existing trees or other natural features or structures located on other parcels of real property which might block or impair the view of the sign. Before a permit for a sign is granted, its location in relation to blocking visual access to existing signs is also considered.

(7) Unless otherwise specifically exempted or otherwise expressly authorized by the provisions of this section, it shall be unlawful, and a violation against this section, for any person to engage in or cause or allow another person to engage in the following conduct or activities anywhere within the territorial boundaries of the Village:

[Added 12-17-2013 by L.L. No. 8-2013]

(a) To at any time post, erect or affix or for any duration to maintain any sign, advertising material or windstream device, other than a prescribed or authorized official sign, traffic sign or traffic control device, either in, over or upon any public street, highway, sidewalk or other public right-of-way or in, over or upon the premises or grounds of any occupied or unoccupied government building, facility, structure or lands or upon any governmental vehicle, equipment or other such property; except where and when such activity, and the maintenance thereof, has been previously and specifically authorized by license, franchise or other written contract or approval of the government agency having jurisdiction over such real or personal public property.

(b) To at any time post, erect, hang, string or otherwise affix or for any duration to maintain, at any site or location, any publicly visible windstream device or any publicly visible sign with moving parts; except that an American flag or other national or state flag, when safely and properly flown or exhibited, may be displayed at any time; and except that suitable flags and bunting, when safely and properly flown or exhibited, may be temporarily displayed either for purposes of public mourning or to recognize and commemorate some national, state or local holiday or historic event or to recognize and celebrate a locally sanctioned public parade, public civic function or other organized public event.

(c) To at any time post, erect or affix or for any duration to maintain, at any site or location, any publicly visible sign which is constructed of or contains mirrored or mirror-like surfaces or other highly reflective elements which deflect and redirect, without substantial dispersion, sunlight or other relatively intense visible light (such as that emitted at night from a vehicle's headlights) at or onto the real property of another or at or onto the traveled portions of any public street, highway, sidewalk or other public place or right-of-way.

(d) To continue to maintain, for more than 120 days, at any site or location, any publicly visible sign (other than a landmark sign) which advertises, identifies or calls attention to either the name, enterprise, products and services of, or other information relating to, any business, commercial, professional or other type of entity which is then defunct or which has vacated or otherwise ceased to occupy the same said premises.

(e) To at any time post, erect or affix or for any duration to maintain, at any site or location, any publicly visible nonofficial sign, device or advertising material which, by virtue of any combination of its respective size, shape, color, wording or other symbols, lighting or other features, is apparently designed or intended to substantially resemble and/or to substantially imitate the function or effect of an official sign, traffic sign or traffic control device.

(8) All signs, authorized by this article and chapter, shall comply with the following safety standards. A sign:

(a) Shall not be constructed of inadequate or improper materials;

(b) Shall not pose a fire or electrical hazard or pose a threat of electrical shock, electrocution or other danger to the health and safety of any human being;

(c) Shall not remain in place once substantially damaged, deteriorated or dilapidated due to wear and tear, lack of timely and proper maintenance and repair or the accumulated adverse effects of weather and the elements;

(d) Shall not remain in place once substantially damaged or defaced due to accident, vandalism, mischief or other adverse human conduct, or due to fire, storm or other natural disaster or act of God;

(e) Shall not obstruct or impair the free and unencumbered ingress to and egress from any door, window, entryway, fire exit or other openings in a building or structure by any person or persons;

(f) Shall not obstruct or impair the movement or flow of natural light and air to any occupied or habitable space in a building or structure;

(g) Shall not obstruct or interfere with any architectural component of a building or structure, or with the proper functioning of its electrical, heating, plumbing or other systems, fixtures and devices; and

(h) Must conform to the provisions of this chapter and to all other laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of or appertaining to the Village of Chittenango to at any time be allowed or permitted as lawful structures and uses within the territorial limits of the Village.

F. Procedure for required sign permits.

(1) Application for permit. Application for the permit shall be made in writing, in duplicate, upon forms prescribed and provided by the Enforcement Officer and shall contain the following information:

(a) The name, address and telephone number of the applicant.

(b) The location of the building, structure or land to which or upon which the sign is to be erected.

(c) A detailed drawing or blueprint showing a description of the construction details of the sign and showing the lettering and/or pictorial matter composing the sign; the position of lighting or other extraneous devices; a location plan showing the position of the sign on any building or land and its position in relation to nearby buildings, structures or existing signs and to any private or public street or highway.

(d) Written consent of the owner of the building, structure or land to which or upon which the sign is to be erected, in the event that the applicant is not the owner thereof.

(e) A copy of any required or necessary electrical permit issued for said sign or a copy of the application therefor.

(2) Fees.

(a) Fees to be paid to the Village of Chittenango for the erection of each sign or alteration thereof erected in the Village as of the effective date of this chapter shall be:

	House "for sale" signs	No charge
	Signs not exceeding 10 square feet	$5.00
	Signs exceeding 10 square feet	$10.00
	Relocation permit	$5.00

(b) The Enforcement Officer or other designated Village official shall issue a tag for each sign, which shall be permanently attached to or displayed on each sign, billboard or structure so that it may readily be ascertained that a permit has been issued for each use.

(3) Issuance of permit.

(a) It shall be the duty of the Enforcement Officer, upon the filing of any application for a permit to erect a sign, to examine such plans, specifications and other data submitted with the application and, if necessary, the building or premises upon which it is proposed to erect the sign or other advertising structure. If it shall appear that the proposed sign is in compliance with all the requirements of this chapter and other laws and ordinances of the Village of Chittenango, the Enforcement Officer shall then, within 10 days, issue a permit for the erection of the proposed sign.

(b) If the sign authorized under such permit has not been installed within six months from the date of issuance of such permit, the permit shall become null and void but may be renewed within 10 days from the expiration thereof, for good cause, upon payment of an additional fee of $2.

G. Revocation of permit and removal of certain signs.

(1) No sign, whether new or existing, shall hereafter be erected or altered except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. However, notwithstanding any provisions contained herein, the sign must be kept clean, neatly printed and free from all hazards, such as but not limited to faulty wiring and loose fastenings, and must be maintained at all times in such safe condition so as not to be detrimental to the public health or safety.

(2) In the event of a violation of any of the foregoing provisions, the Enforcement Officer shall give written or personal notice, specifying the named owner of the land upon which the sign is located, sent to the addresses as stated in the application for the sign permit, to conform or remove such sign. The sign shall be brought into conformance by the owner of the sign and the owner of the land within 30 days from the date of receipt of said notice. In the event that such sign shall not be so conformed within 30 days, the Enforcement Officer shall thereupon revoke the permit, and such sign shall be removed by the named owner of the sign and/or the named owner of the land.

(3) Any sign existing on or after the effective date of these regulations which no longer advertises an existing business conducted or product sold on the premises upon which such sign is located shall be removed by the owner of the premises upon which such sign is located, after written notice as provided herein. The Enforcement Officer, after determining that any such sign exists, shall notify the owner of the premises, in writing, to remove the said sign within 30 days from the date of such notice. Upon failure to comply with such notice within the prescribed time, the Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized to remove such sign and shall assess all costs and expenses incurred in said removal against the land or building upon which such sign is located.

(4) If the Enforcement Officer shall find that any sign regulated by this chapter is unsafe or insecure or is a menace to the public, written notice shall be given to the named owner of the land upon which the sign is erected, who shall remove or repair said sign within 30 days from the date of said notice. If said sign is not removed or repaired, the Enforcement Officer shall revoke the permit issued for such sign, as herein provided, and may remove or repair said sign and shall assess all costs and expenses incurred in said removal or repair against the land or building on which the sign was located. The Enforcement Officer may cause any sign which is a source of immediate peril to persons or property to be removed summarily and without notice.

H. Temporary signs.

[Amended 12-17-2013 by L.L. No. 8-2013]

(1) Except as provided in § 148-42A(5) and (6), enacted pursuant to this local law,[1] all signs of a temporary nature, banners, promotional devices and other signs of a similar nature may be granted a temporary permit for a period not to exceed 60 days, provided that such signs comply with § 148-42E(7) and (8), enacted pursuant to this local law.

[1] Editor's Note: "This local law" refers to L.L. No. 8-2013, adopted 12-17-2013.

(2) No temporary free speech or temporary political sign relating to an event of limited duration may be erected more than 60 days before the commencement of such event, and such sign must be removed no later than 30 days after the conclusion of such event.

I. Amortization of nonconforming signs.

(1) To prevent hardship, owners are allowed to use signs which have been in existence prior to the effective date of this chapter until their value is depreciated, provided that such signs were registered prior to six months following the effective date of this chapter on standard forms for that purpose provided by the Enforcement Officer, whereupon permits are deemed to have been granted for the signs. The Enforcement Officer may require the owner of a sign to submit satisfactory proof of the date of erection of such sign and the remaining or undepreciated life of the sign. The normal depreciable life of a sign as approved by the Internal Revenue Service is 10 years. Except as otherwise provided in this section, nonconforming signs shall be made to conform to the provisions of this section or shall be removed when the value of the sign is depreciated.

(2) A nonconforming sign which is destroyed or which is damaged to an extent in excess of 50% of its replacement value shall not be replaced except by a sign which conforms to the regulations of this chapter.

(3) Any sign which existed on the first day of July, 1980, shall not be enlarged, rebuilt, structurally altered or relocated, except in accordance with the provisions of this section. For the purposes of this section, the refurbishing of nonconforming signs does not extend the useful life of the sign nor its value. Repairs are limited to those necessary to maintain the sign in a safe and attractive condition. Where nonconforming signs are registered and subsequently refurbished by replacing parts or portions of the sign or changing the text of the sign, such sign shall be considered illegal and in violation of this chapter.

J. Signs in historic districts. Any sign that is proposed to be erected on a structure that is listed on the National or State Register of Historic Places or is located in a designated historic district shall be submitted for review and approval by the Historic Review Board of the Village of Chittenango, if such board shall be established and so empowered. No permit for any such sign shall be issued until said sign has been approved by the Review Board.

K. Signs in design overlay districts. Any sign that is proposed to be erected on a nonresidential structure that is within the design overlay district’s boundaries shall be reviewed pursuant to the requirements of this chapter and in compliance with Section 2.4.5 of the Village of Chittenango Site and Architectural Design Standards for Commercial Design Overlay Districts document.[2] Where provisions of this chapter related to the SB and GB Districts conflict with the requirements of the design overlay district standards requirements, the design standards shall be enforced.

[Added 10-26-2010 by L.L. No. 7-2010[3]]

[2] Editor’s Note: Said document is on file in the Village offices.

[3] Editor’s Note: This local law also provided for the redesignation of former Subsection K as Subsection L.

L. Exception.

(1) None of the provisions of this section shall be construed as preventing or limiting any sign or directional device erected by the federal, state, county or local government or agency thereof.

(2) The limitations on sign area as set forth by this chapter shall not apply to parking lot markers, directional signs, entrance and exit signs and other such signs which are erected on the premises, provided that such signs do not exceed two square feet in area on any one side and do not contain any advertising of the use on the premises.