[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-16-1942]
[Amended 11-9-1948; 11-16-2010 by L.L. No. 9-2010]
A.
Flat signs, lights or transparencies parallel to the
front of the building to which they are attached, and fastened thereto
for their entire length, may be erected, provided that no such sign,
light or transparency shall be more than 30 inches in height or project
more than nine inches over the sidewalk.
B.
Signs perpendicular
to the front of the building to which they are attached may be erected,
provided that every such sign must not project more than 4 1/2 feet
from the building wall and must be at its lowermost part not less
than nine feet above the ground.
D.
Theater signs and fixed canopies or marquees shall
not be governed by the provisions of the preceding subsection but
shall comply with all the following requirements:
(1)
A fixed canopy or marquee may be erected over the
main entrance to a theater, provided:
(a)
That no part thereof shall be less than nine
feet above the sidewalk at any point thereof.
(b)
That no part thereof shall be nearer than two
feet to the perpendicular projection of the street curb.
(c)
That such canopy or marquee shall not be greater
in length along the front of the building of which it is a part than
60% of the total width of the building at the building line.
(d)
That the vertical height thereof shall at no
place exceed three feet.
(2)
A vertical sign bearing only the name of the theater
may be erected above such canopy or marquee; provided, however, that
such sign shall not:
The erection, after the adoption of this article, of any sign, light or transparency of any kind projecting over a sidewalk within the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, except those referred to in § 234-1 hereof, is prohibited.
[Amended 11-9-1948]
All permitted illuminated signs, including the
uprights, supports and braces for the same, shall be constructed of
metal or other noncombustible material, and shall be properly and
firmly attached to the building. Red, green and flash-type lights
are prohibited. No permitted sign shall be erected or maintained so
as to obstruct any window or fire escape.
No person, firm or corporation shall erect or
place in position any signs or lights except in accordance with the
provisions of this article. A permit signed by the Building Inspector
shall be obtained before any sign, light or transparency is erected.
A.
Every application for a permit shall be in writing
and signed by the owner or lessee of the building to which it is proposed
to attach such sign or lights, and shall be accompanied by a statement
of the specifications for such sign or lights and a plan of the same
showing the method of attachment to the building, which statement
and plan shall be in duplicate. The permit shall be issued to the
owner or lessee of the building.
B.
The owner or lessee of every existing sign that projects
over a street or sidewalk of the village, and every applicant for
a permit for a new sign, shall furnish a public liability bond issued
by an approved surety company in an amount to be determined by the
Village Board by resolution and set in the fee schedule.[1] The term of the bond shall be for the calendar year and
it shall be renewed annually not later than the first day of January
so long as the sign remains in place.
[Amended 9-21-1999 by L.L. No. 4-1999]
[1]
Editor's Note: The fee schedule is on file
in the village offices.
[Amended 4-17-1972]
A.
The fee for a permit to erect a sign, light or transparency
shall be determined by the Village Board by resolution and set in
the fee schedule.
[Amended 9-21-1999 by L.L. No. 4-1999]
B.
The Village Manager shall have the right to modify
or amend such fee, from time to time, and to establish the administrative
procedure regarding the application and payment for such permit.
No permit shall be issued for a sign with lights,
if the same is intended to be attached to a building which adjoins
a building occupied exclusively as a private dwelling, until the written
consent of the owner of such dwelling shall be obtained and filed
with the application for a permit.
Every person, firm or corporation violating
any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a penalty
not exceeding $10 for each offense. Each day a violation continues
to exist shall be deemed a separate offense.
[Adopted 4-29-1958]
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other
ordinance, only the following provisions shall apply to the erection,
alteration and maintenance of signs projecting from the wall of a
building occupied by a federal or state-chartered bank or savings
and loan association.
A.
Application for an erection permit must be made in
writing upon forms provided by the Building Inspector and must contain
or have attached thereto the following matter provided at the expense
of applicant:
(1)
The name, address and telephone number of the applicant,
who shall be the one for whose benefit the sign is being erected.
(2)
The address of the building from which the sign will
project.
(3)
Written consent of the building owner to erection
of the sign.
(4)
The name of the person, firm, association or corporation
erecting the sign.
(5)
Two blueprint or ink drawings of the plans and specifications
and method of construction and attachment to the building.
(6)
Two copies of stress sheets and calculations prepared
by a licensed professional engineer, giving dead-load and wind-pressure
specifications for the sign.
(7)
A certification by a professional engineer licensed
by the State of New York that the sign, including the uprights, supports
and braces for the same, has been designed, constructed and will be
erected under his supervision to resist wind, seismic and fire hazards.
(8)
A certification by an insurance company authorized
to do business in the State of New York that it has issued a liability
insurance policy which agrees to indemnify, save and keep harmless
the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson and/or any of its employees in the
amount of $250,000, from any and all costs, damages or expenses of
any kind whatsoever which may be suffered by said village and/or any
of its employees by reason of the granting of this permit or by reason
of the negligence of any person, firm, association or corporation
in constructing, erecting, altering or maintaining such sign. Such
policy must also insure the permittee in the amount of $250,000 against
any legal liability of the permittee arising from the construction,
erection, alteration or maintenance of such sign. The certification
shall also contain a promise by the insurance company to notify the
village of the termination, cancellation or change in any of the provisions
of the policy. This permit shall be valid only so long as the liability
insurance policy described herein is in effect.
B.
Fees, issuance and conditions of permit.
(1)
The fee for the erection permit shall be determined
by the Village Board by resolution and set in the fee schedule.[1] Thereafter, on the anniversary date of the issuance of
said permit, an annual fee to be determined by the Village Board by
resolution and set in the fee schedule shall be payable to the Village
Manager, who shall issue a receipt for the same.
[Amended 9-21-1999 by L.L. No. 4-1999]
[1]
Editor's Note: The fee schedule is on file
in the village offices.
(2)
No such sign may be altered except pursuant to a permit obtained from the Building Inspector. Application forms for such a permit may be obtained from him. An alteration application fee to be determined by the Village Board by resolution and set in the fee schedule shall be paid. Any information required in § 234-9 or subdivisions thereof may also be required in connection with the application provided for herein.
[Amended 9-21-1999 by L.L. No. 4-1999]
(3)
It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector, upon
the filing of an application for an erection or alteration permit,
to examine the plans, specifications and other data and the premises
upon which it is proposed to erect or alter the sign. If he finds
that the proposed sign complies with this article and all applicable
rules and regulations, he shall issue the permit. This permit shall
become null and void unless the erection or alteration of the sign
is completed within six months after date of issuance.
(4)
All fees are paid for the purpose of compensating
the village for the expense of processing the application form and
inspections of signs, and they may not be returned.
A.
The Building Inspector shall inspect such signs annually
and at such other times as he deems necessary. Access to any premises
necessary to make such an inspection shall be afforded at reasonable
hours.
B.
If the Building Inspector shall find that any such
sign is unsafe or insecure or has been constructed, erected, altered
or maintained in violation of the provisions of this article or any
applicable rules or regulations, he shall give written notice to the
offender. If the latter fails to remove, repair or alter the sign
or otherwise comply with this written notice within 10 days after
it is given, such sign may be removed or altered to comply by the
Building Inspector at the expense of the offender or owner of the
sign. The Building Inspector may remove any sign summarily and without
notice at the expense of the sign owner where it is an immediate peril
to persons or property.
C.
A violation of this article shall be punishable by
a fine not to exceed $100. Each day on which a violation continues
shall constitute a separate offense.
