[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Poquott 11-14-2019 by L.L. No. 4-2019.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Ch. 35, Advertising Materials, adopted 2-13-1931 as Ordinance 6 of the 1931 Village Ordinances, as amended.
A. 
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.
B. 
Exceptions:
(1) 
Signs indicating an alarm system on the premises and no larger than one square foot.
(2) 
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.
(3) 
Professional signs: one sign not larger than two square feet in area, bearing only the name and profession of the resident practitioner.
(4) 
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.
(5) 
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.
(6) 
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.
(7) 
Signs on vehicles owned by residents displaying the name and identifying information of their business or enterprise if:
(a) 
Lettering is no larger than three feet high.
(b) 
Placed only on front door(s) of vehicle.
(c) 
Only one vehicle bearing signage allowed to park in front or side yard of residence overnight.
A. 
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.
B. 
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.
C. 
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.